BME Vegyészmérnöki és Biomérnöki Kar

Nyomtatás

Biology, biotechnology

BMEVEMBM301

1. Introduction, special features of biotech: de novo fermentations and biotransformations.

2. Cell biology summary: cell structure and function 

3. Microbiology and physiology survey: kinds of industrial microorganisms, their biochemistry: aerobes és anaerobes, basic microbial metabolic paths.

4. Introduction to enzyme engineering.

5. Techniques and unit operations applied in bioindustries: cultivation methods of microorganisms, culture media, sterilization, bioreactors: mass transfer.

6. Special methods of product isolation and purification: cell homogenization, affin (biocpecific) methods.

7. Some examples in white and green biotechnology: ethanol, citric acid, lactic acid fermentations, etc., biotransformations (semisynthetic antibiotics, enzymatic resolution methods)

8. Biotechnological waste water treatments:removal of organic materials, removal of phosphorus and nitrogen.