Valid for: 2024/25
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering LTH
Decided by: PLED B/K
Date of Decision: 2024-04-17
Effective: 2024-05-08
Main field: Biotechnology
Depth of study relative to the degree requirements: Second cycle, in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
Main field: Food Technology and Nutrition
Depth of study relative to the degree requirements: Second cycle, in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
Elective for: B5-pt, K4-p, MBIO1, MLAK1, MLIV2, W5-p
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English
This course has the primary goal of introducing students to the essential engineering principles involved in purifying bioproducts. Biochemical engineers are tasked with developing efficient and environmentally sustainable techniques for separating small and large biomolecules from complex fermentation mixtures.
The aim of this advanced course is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the systematic and quantitative design of integrated downstream processes. By the end of the course, participants will possess the tools and knowledge necessary to create a cohesive downstream process that effectively integrates multiple stages while achieving the required level of product purity.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
Bioproducts and raw materials, unit operations used in downstream processing, product and purity analysis, bioprocess design and economy, integration of product recovery with production process.
Grading scale: TH - (U, 3, 4, 5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: Written examination, written report and oral presentation of projects, and compulsory participation in laboratory exercises
The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.
Modules
Code: 0117. Name: Written Examination.
Credits: 3.5. Grading scale: TH - (U, 3, 4, 5).
Assessment: Written examination
Code: 0217. Name: Compulsory Assignments.
Credits: 2.5. Grading scale: UG - (U, G).
Assessment: Written and oral examination of Projects.
Code: 0317. Name: Laboratory Work.
Credits: 1.5. Grading scale: UG - (U, G).
Assessment: Laboratory Work
Admission requirements:
Course coordinator: Frank Lipnizki,
frank.lipnizki@chemeng.lth.se
Course coordinator: Roya Sardari,
roya.sardari@biotek.lu.se