Bio-Kinetics and Bioreaction Engineering detail syllabus for Biotechnology (Bt), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17BT51), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.
For all other bt 5th sem syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit BT 5th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. The detail syllabus for bio-kinetics and bioreaction engineering is as follows.
Course Objectives:
This course will enable students
- To discuss the different models of chemical reactions and how various factors such as temperature can affect reaction rate.
- To study the performance and distinguish between the different types of ideal and non ideal reactors
- To determine the optimum pH, temperature and concentration of an enzyme’s catalytic power, its substrate affinity and inhibitor role
- To comprehend the fundamentals of Microbial growth kinetics and its stoichiometry
- To describe medium requirements and medium formulation to get optimal bioprocesses model
Module 1
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Module 2
BIOREACTORS: Design equations for homogeneous system – batch, stirred tank and tubular flow reactor, size comparison of single reactors, combination of reactor systems – Qualitative design for parallel and series reactors and recycle reactors. Conceptual numericals.
Module 3
NON-IDEAL BIOREACTORS: Non-ideal reactors, residence time distribution studies for pulse and step input, Exit age distribution of fluid in reactors, RTD’s for CSTR and PFR, calculations of conversions for First order reactions, tanks in series models. Conceptual numericals.
Module 4
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Module 5
KINETICS OF MICROBIAL GROWTH AND MEDIA DESIGN:
Monod model; Growth of Filamentous Organisms. Growth associated (primary) and nongrowth associated (secondary) product formation kinetics; Leudeking-Piret models; substrate and product inhibition on cell growth and product formation; Conceptual numericals.
Medium requirements for fermentation processes- Carbon, nitrogen, minerals, vitamins and other complex nutrients; oxygen requirements; Medium formulation for optimal growth and product formation – examples of simple and complex media; thermal death kinetics of microorganisms; Batch and continuous heat – Sterilization of Liquid media; Filter sterilization of liquid media.
Course Outcomes:
After studying this course, students will be able to:
- Understand the different importance of kinetic and thermodynamic considerations for the choice of feed temperature in reactor systems.
- Explain the different steps in reaction mechanisms on catalytic surfaces and identify the ratedetermining step.
- Comprehend the fundamentals of Microbial growth kinetics and its stoichiometry
- Analyze the kinetic study of enzymes and its regulation.
- Develop suitable environment for microbial growth by analyzing various parameters.
Reference Books:
- Bioprocess Engineering by Aiba, Humprey & Millis, Academic Press. Biochemical Engineering by James Lee, Prentice-Hall.
- Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals by Bailey and Ollis, McGraw Hill.
- Bioprocess Engineering Principles by Pauline M. Doran, Elsevier Science
- Principles of Biochemistry by Albert Lehninger, CBS publishers
- Bioenergetics by L Eruster, Greena Publishing Associates.
- Enzyme Kinetics by Plowman, McGraw Hill.
- Chemical Engineering Kinetics by Smith J.M., McGraw Hill. Wolf R. Vieth,
- Bioprocess Engineering – Kinetics, Mass Transport, Reactors and Gene Expression. A Wiley -Interscience Publication.
- Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design by Forment G F and Bischoff K B., John Wiley.
- Biocatalytic Membrane Reactor by Drioli, Taylor & Francis.
Text Books:
- Chemical Reaction Engineering by Levenspiel O., John Wiley.
- Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering by Fogler, H.S., Prentice Hall.
- Bioprocess Engineering by Shuler and Kargi Prentice Hall.
- Enzyme Kinetics and Mechanism by Paul F Cook & W W Cleland, Garland Science.
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