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636-0115-00L

Biotechnology of Microbes

VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-07-21 00:35:17

Abstract

The course covers the fundamentals of biotechnological products and implementing a microbial cultivation into reactors on laboratory and industrial scale. It also covers major methods of product purification.

Objective

The objective is to instruct students in the key concepts that are required for efficient application of biotechnological microbial cell systems for the production of chemicals and proteins.

Content

Biotechnological products – bacterial physiology - macrokinetics - model reactors - cell recycle - - mass transfer in heterogeneous systems - product purification (membrane processes; chromatography)

Resources

Lecture Notes

Handouts and text book references will be provided over the course.

Literature

Eg Pauline Doran, Bioprocess Engineering, Clark & Blanch, Biochemical Engineering, Harrison and Todd, Bioseparation Science and Engineering

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