4th Sem, BIOTECH

Biochemical Thermodynamics BT 4th Sem Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme

Biochemical Thermodynamics detail syllabus for Biotechnology (Bt), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17BT42), 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 4th sem syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit BT 4th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. The detail syllabus for biochemical thermodynamics is as follows.

Course Objectives:

This course will enable students

  • To know the basic concepts of thermodynamics in process industry.
  • To understand the significance of zeroth, I, II & III laws of thermodynamics.
  • To be aware of concepts of thermodynamic properties of fluids & demonstrate various equations of state & their applications.
  • To illustrate the importance of partial molar properties & the concepts of phase equilibrium.
  • To illustrate the concepts of chemical reaction equilibrium.

Module 1

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Module 2

PVT BEHAVIOUR AND COMPRESSIBILITY CHARTS: PVT Behavior of pure fluids, equations of state & ideal gas law, Processes involving ideal gas law: Constant volume, constant pressure, constant temperature, adiabatic & polytrophic processes, Equations of state for real gases: Vander Waals equation, Redlich-Kwong equation, Peng-Robinson equation, virial equation. Numericals. Principles of corresponding states, generalized compressibility charts, Heat effects accompanying chemical reactions, Standard heat of reaction, formation, combustion, Hess’s law of constant heat summation, effect of temperature on standard heat of reaction. Numericals.

Module 3

PROPERTIES OF PURE FLUIDS & THERMODYNAMIC DIAGRAMS: Reference properties, energy properties, derived properties, work function, Helmholtz free energy, Gibbs free energy, Relationships among thermodynamic Properties: Exact differential equations, fundamental property relations, Maxwell’s equations, Clapeyron equations, modified equations for internal energy (U) & enthalpy (H), Effect of temperature on U, H & Entropy (S). Gibbs-Helmholtz equation. Concept of Fugacity, Fugacity coefficient, effect of temperature and pressure on fugacity, Determination of fugacity of pure gases, solids and liquids, Activity: Effect of temperature and pressure on activity. Numericals.
Thermodynamic diagrams – types of diagrams and construction of thermodynamic diagrams. Numericals.

Module 4

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Module 5

BIOCHEMICAL ENERGETICS:
Coupled reactions and energy rise compounds, Reaction Stoichiometry, criteria of biochemical reaction equilibrium, equilibrium constant and standard free energy change, effect of temperature, pressure on equilibrium constants and other- factors affecting equilibrium conversion – Le -chatelier’s principle, liquid phase reactions, heterogeneous bioreaction equilibria, phase rule for reacting systems, Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium diagrams. Numericals.

Course Outcomes:

After studying this course, students will be able to:

  • State & describe the concepts of system, surrounding, process, laws of thermodynamics & entropy.
  • Explain the PVT behavior of pure fluids & gases & derive equations of state for real gases.

  • Distinguish between work function, gibbs free energy & analyze the thermodynamic diagrams.
  • Determine the partial molar properties , activity coefficients of the solution.
  • Illustrate the phase rule for reacting systems and effect of temperature, pressure on
  • equilibrium constants

Reference Books:

  1. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics by Y.V.C. Rao, New Age International.
  2. A Textbook of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, 1st Ed (2001) by K.V. Narayanan, PHI.
  3. Principles of Biochemistry by Lubert Stryer, Freeman Int. Edition.
  4. Biochemistry by Mathews, Vanholde & Arhen, Pearson Education.
  5. Biochemistry by Garett & Grisham, Thompson Learning.

Text Books:

  1. Introduction to Chemical Engineering thermodynamics, 6th Ed (2003) by J.M. Smith ,H.C. Van Ness & M.M.Abbott. MGH.
  2. Biochemical Calculations, 2nd Ed,( 1976) by Irwin H.Segel, John Wiley & Sons.
  3. Engineering Thermodynamics by R K Singal, I K Intl.
  4. Engineering Thermodynamics by Spading and Cole, ELBS.
  5. Engineering Thermodynamics by Jones J.B. Hawkins, John Wiley.
  6. Principles of Biochemistry by Albert Lehninger, CBS publishers.
  7. Bioenergetics by L Eruster, Academic Press, New York

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