The objectives of this course are to educate students about the
fundamental concepts of bioprocess technology and its related
applications, thus preparing them to meet the challenges of the new and
emerging areas of biotechnology industry.
Students should be able to:
• Appreciate relevance of microorganisms from industrial context;
• Carry out stoichiometric calculations and specify models of their growth;
• Give an account of design and operations of various fermenters;
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Present unit operations together with the fundamental principles for
basic methods in production technique for bio-based products;
• Calculate yield and production rates in a biological production process, and also interpret data;
• Calculate the need for oxygen and oxygen transfer;
• Critically analyze any bioprocess from market point of view;
• Give an account of important microbial/enzymatic industrial processes in food and fuel industry
- Teacher: Prasad Wadegaonkar