Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who complete the module must be able to

• describe microbial physiology
• account for optimal medium design
• explain reactor configuration (batch, fed batch, continuous processes) and control systems
• account for applications of bio- and fermentation processes and industrially important microorganisms
• describe microbial metabolic pathways from a systems biology perspective
• account for fundamental microbial growth kinetics and models
• explain process improvement through metabolic manipulation

Skills

• apply biological and bioengineering principles in microbial fermentation systems.
• carry out preservation of microorganisms, propagation, and inocula
• setting up bioreactors and cultivation in bioreactors
• describe growth kinetics and characteristics mathematically
• perform mass balance calculations based on experimental data

Type of instruction

• Lectures
• Workshops
• Exercises
• Mini-projects

Extent and expected workload

150 hours

Exam

Exams