MB301705 Industrial Biotechnology

Course Code
MB301705

Course Name
Industrial Biotechnology

Credits
10.00

Target Audience
3rd years students at Marine Biotechnology

Prerequisites

General Chemistry and Biochemistry, or comparable

Objectives

Give the students a basic knowledge on biotechnological methods in the industry, with emphasis on techniques for the production, isolation and purification of biochemicals.

Topics

Conservation of marine raw materials
Fermentation technology. Primary and secondary metabolites. Instrumentation, sterilization, exchange of gas and mass. Scaling up
Immobilization of cells ans enzymes
Downstream techniques; isolation and purification of biochemicals
Production of vaccines. Diagnostic methods

Instruction

Lectures. Compulsory laboratory course. Exeercises. Simulations

Mandatory Assignments

Laboratory course and laboratory journals must be

Evaluation

Written exam, 4 hours

Grades
Letter grades A - F,; A is best, E is lowest to pass

Revised date
2005.04.22

Revised by
Harald Gjøsund