Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences
Learning Methods
Lecture
Practical
Workshop
Module Offerings
7105BTBMOL-SEP-CTY
Aims
To give an insight into Industrial Microbiology and Biochemistry. This module will show how fundamental principles can be applied to industrial processes and will examine the wide range of microbial processes and products.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Design a fermentation process from strain selection and improvement to product recovery and purification.
2.
Compare practical fermenters and appreciate the need for instrumentation and control.
3.
Construct and operate small scale and pilot plant fermentation equipment.
4.
Synthesise knowledge of the biochemistry of industrially important organisms and their products
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Characteristics of industrial microorganisms: biochemical diversity, overflow metabolism, enzyme production.
Isolation and improvement of organisms: isolation techniques, strain selection, improvement of organisms by
rational and random approaches, breeding programmes and protoplast fusion.
Fermentation Processes: media design, inoculate development, fermenter or design, fermentation instrumentation and control and scale-up.
Analysis of process efficiency: batch, fed-batch and continuous culture.
Downstream Processing: harvesting, fermentation broth extraction and purification of products.
Microbial products: antibiotics, enzymes, single cell protein etc.
Module Overview:
The aim of this module is to give you an understanding of microbiology and biochemistry principles in industrial biotechnology applications. It shows how fundamental principles can be applied to industrial processes and examines the wide range of microbial processes and products.
The aim of this module is to give you an understanding of microbiology and biochemistry principles in industrial biotechnology applications. It shows how fundamental principles can be applied to industrial processes and examines the wide range of microbial processes and products.
Additional Information:The module gives an insight into Industrial Microbiology and Biochemistry, showing how fundamental principles can be applied to industrial processes. A wide range of microbial processes will be examined and used to illustrate how complex products can be made economically from microorganisms.
Employability: The practical sessions in this module are based upon the work undertaken by scientists working in the biotechnology industry sector and those pursuing research career in the life sciences. They will give the student the necessary skills and experience to meet the workplace needs of biotechnology companies involved in upstream and downstream processes. They have been developed in consultation with employers of biotechnology graduates who have confirmed that the practical sessions are suitable and applicable to the industrial and biomedical workplace.
Inclusivity: A conscious effort will be made to elevate the contributions of scientists from underrepresented groups, incorporating their research papers into the lecture material, showing photographs of diverse researchers, exploiting the EDIpedia database and highlighting good practice.