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BSEN 4970

BSEN 4970. Special Topics. (Bioprocessing Unit Operations taught Spring 2004). (3) Lec. 2 hrs/wk, Lab. 3 hrs/wk. Prerequisites: ENGR 2010, BSEN 3240. Rheology and Texture, Thermal Processing, Mechanical Separation, Membrane Separation, Mixing, Extrusion, Packaging, Novel Bioprocessing Methods. Spring.

Elective for Biosystems Engineering students.

Textbook: Handout Materials

Course Objectives: Acquaint students with unit process operations used in processing biological materials. The course is also designed to train students to identify, formulate and solve bioprocess operation problems.

• Fluid Rheology
• Solid Rheology
• Viscoelasticity and Small Strain Rheology
• Measurements of Texture and Rheology of Biological Materials
• Thermal Processing
• Filtration
• Sieving
• Membrane Separation
• Mixing
• Extrusion
• Packaging
• Novel Bioprocessing Methods

Course contributes to the professional component by serving as one of the engineering science and engineering design courses.

Course contributes to the following program outcomes:  b) design, conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data, c) design a system, component or process, e) identify, formulate and solve engineering problems, g) communicate effectively, h) broad education in understanding engineering in global and societal context, j) knowledge of contemporary issues, and k) techniques, skills and engineering tools for practice.