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| CHIM0059-1 | Industrial Microbiology
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| Duration : | 15h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Philippe Thonart |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| · General overview of a production
· Mass and energetic balance of a culture of microorganisms.
· Microbial growth and types of culture
· Chemical engineering applied to the production of microorganisms
· Description of fermentors and accessories
. Optimization of the biomass growth and of the metabolites production |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Allow the student to understand the growth curves of microorganisms and metabolite production at industrial level and from an economical perspective |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| - Microbiology
- Enzymology |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The lectures are developped during 13 sessions and follow the general overview. They include a visit of the CWBI pilot plant (fermentors and downstream). |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| - syllabus
- SCRIBAN R. (1985) Biotechnologie, Technique et Documentation Lavoisier, Paris |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| oral examination |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| If student make request : with Prof. Thonart or one of the researcher of the CWBI, depending of the subject.
CWBI - Technologie microbienne, Bât. B40, boulevard du Rectorat, 29
4000 Liège 1 (Sart Tilman)
Phone : 04/366.28.60 - Fax : 04/366.28.62
email: P.Thonart@ulg.ac.be |
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