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Syllabus ( BENG 316 )


   Basic information
Course title: Bioseparation
Course code: BENG 316
Lecturer: Assist. Prof. Ayşe ASLAN CANPOLAT
ECTS credits: 5
GTU credits: 3 ()
Year, Semester: 3,5, Spring
Level of course: First Cycle (Undergraduate)
Type of course: Compulsory
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: none
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: The aim of this lecture is to give information about downstream processes and necessary equipments and engineering calculations regarding to separation and purification techniques
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Use the separation techniques in industrial biotechnological processes

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Acquire knowledge on current bioengineering applications from the industrial and scientific aspects
    2. Design processes for the investigation of bioengineering problems, collect data, analyze and interpret the results.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Term paper
  2. Describe the properties of separation processes

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Acquire knowledge on current bioengineering applications from the industrial and scientific aspects
    2. Design processes for the investigation of bioengineering problems, collect data, analyze and interpret the results.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Term paper
  3. Choose suitable tools and equipments for a given process.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Acquire knowledge on current bioengineering applications from the industrial and scientific aspects
    2. Design processes for the investigation of bioengineering problems, collect data, analyze and interpret the results.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Term paper
   Contents Up
Week 1: Introduction to bioseparation methods
Industrial and social importance of bioseparation
Week 2: Properties of Biological Materials Used in Separation Processes

Week 3: Biodegradation and pretreatment
Week 4: Precipitation methods

Week 5: Centrifugation
Week 6: Extraction
Week 7: Adsorption
Week 8: Midterm exam
Chromatography I
Week 9: Chromatography II
Week 10: Filtration
Week 11: Membrane based separation processes

Week 12: Electrophoresis
Week 13: Student presentations
Week 14: Student presentations
Week 15*: Student presentations
Week 16*: Final Exam
Textbooks and materials: Principles Of Bioseparations Engineerıng, Raia Ghosh, 2006 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd
Recommended readings: M.R. Ladisch, Bioseparations Engineering: Principles, Practice and Economics, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2001.

  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 0
Other in-term studies: 0
Project: 13,14,15 50
Homework: 0
Quiz: 0
Final exam: 16 50
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 16
Own studies outside class: 3 14
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 0 0
Term project: 2 3
Term project presentation: 2 3
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 0 0
Mid-term: 0 0
Personal studies for final exam: 3 3
Final exam: 3 3
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
*
  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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