This course provides the insights and tools for the design of biotechnology processes in a sustainable way. Students will be challenged to design their own biotechnological process and evaluate its performance and sustainability. This course teaches how to apply these to the design of fermentation processes for the production of fuels, chemicals and foodstuffs, use of renewable materials and use of the unique properties of microorganisms.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
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Course Credit: TU Delft
Course Curriculum
Module 1: Biotechnology for Biobased Products | |||
1.1 Why develop the biobased economy? | 00:08:00 | ||
1.2 Industrial biotechnology | 00:06:00 | ||
1.3 Feedstocks for biobased products | 00:10:00 | ||
1.4 Process to bio-PDO | 00:07:00 | ||
1.5 The benefits for society | 00:07:00 | ||
Best Practice 1 – Self healing concrete | 00:16:00 | ||
Module 2: Balances and microbial rates | |||
2.1 Microorganisms and their function in nature | 00:09:00 | ||
2.2 Functional understanding of nutrient requirements for microbial growth | 00:11:00 | ||
Banana #1 | 00:06:00 | ||
Banana #2 | 00:08:00 | ||
Banana #3 | 00:07:00 | ||
Banana #4 | 00:09:00 | ||
Best Practice 2a – Exploiting natures biodiversity | 00:07:00 | ||
Best practice 2b – Application of mixed cultures | 00:11:00 | ||
Module 3: The black box model and process reaction | |||
3.1 The process reaction | 00:08:00 | ||
3.2 Basics of the black box model | 00:09:00 | ||
3.3 Energy consuming and energy producing products | 00:11:00 | ||
3.4 A PDO black box model: experiments for parameter identification | 00:08:00 | ||
3.5 Black box models: The PDO process reaction as function of mu | 00:10:00 | ||
3.6 PDO continuous process design: calculation of inputs and outputs using the process reaction | 00:11:00 | ||
3.7 Aerobic PDO process: improving sustainability | 00:11:00 | ||
Extra guest lecture balances | 00:18:00 | ||
Best Practice 3a – Industrial Process Development for Succinic Acid: Introduction | 00:06:00 | ||
Best Practice 3b – Industrial Process Development for Succinic Acid: The process | 00:07:00 | ||
Best Practice 3c – Industrial Process Development for Succinic Acid: Industrial scale | 00:04:00 | ||
Module 4: Fermentation Design | |||
4.1 Introduction to fermentation technology | 00:07:00 | ||
4.2 The large-scale fermenter | 00:08:00 | ||
4.3 Fermenter operation | 00:11:00 | ||
4.4 Gas transport | 00:10:00 | ||
4.5 Heat transport | 00:08:00 | ||
4.6 Mixing | 00:11:00 | ||
4.7 Basic approach to design and optimize a PDO fermentation process | 00:12:00 | ||
Best Practice 4a – Semi-synthetic Artemisinin Production | 00:09:00 | ||
Best Practice 4b – Semi-synthetic Artemisinin Production | 00:08:00 | ||
Module 5: Up- and Downstream Process Integration | |||
5.1 Towards an integrated bioprocess | 00:09:00 | ||
5.2 Upstream processing | 00:12:00 | ||
5.3 Separation and formulation | 00:07:00 | ||
5.4 Separation principles | 00:10:00 | ||
5.5 Conceptual process design for 1,3 PDO production | 00:09:00 | ||
5.6 Process integration for 1,3 PDO production | 00:11:00 | ||
Best Practice 5a – Bioethanol in Brazil | 00:13:00 | ||
Best Practice 5b – Production of 1G bioethanol in Brazil | 00:09:00 | ||
Module 6: Process Evaluation and Sustainability | |||
6.1 Designing a sustainable business case | 00:01:00 | ||
6.2 Process economics | 00:11:00 | ||
6.3 Environmental assessment of a process design | 00:12:00 | ||
6.4 Social assessment of a process design | 00:11:00 | ||
6.5 Technology improvement | 00:07:00 | ||
6.6 Sustainability in a global context | 00:11:00 | ||
Best practice 6a – sustainability of 1G bioethanol in Brazil | 00:11:00 | ||
Braskem’s green PE part I | 00:09:00 | ||
Braskem’s green part II | 00:08:00 | ||
Module 7: Closing lecture | |||
Closing lecture | 00:10:00 | ||
Assessment | |||
Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
Certification | 00:00:00 |
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