C25J [CHEM2501] BIOTECHNOLOGY IN THE CHEMICAL AND FOOD INDUSTRIES CHEM2501
(4 Credits) Semester 1 Level II

Pre-requisites:

C10J and C10K and Permission required.

Syllabus:

Industrial fermentation. Fermentation kinetics. Fermentor design and operation. Food processing plant sanitation and food spoilage. Selected food and animal feed produced by the action of microorganisms. Biogas.

A practical course of 36 hours.

Evaluation:

One 2-hour paper 60%

In course test 20%

Practical work 20%

Practical work is assessed throughout the duration of the course. Students whose practical work is considered to be unsatisfactory are required to sit a practical examination of not more than six hours duration. Candidates must provide the ORIGINAL notebooks of their laboratory work at the practical examination. These must be certified by the laboratory course Supervisor and may be taken into consideration by the Examiners.