Introduction to biochemical engineering processes, types of process units, process flow sheets, mass and energy balance calculations, process simulation, and basics of plant design economics.

Equilibrium thermodynamics and its application to chemical processes.

Engineering principles of heat, mass, and energy systems through experiential learning with focus on chemical/biochemical processes.

The fundamentals of engineering science and design related to chemical, environmental, and biocatalytic homogeneous reactions. An introduction to chemical and enzymatic kinetics, collection and analysis of rate data, isothermal reactor design, bioreactor design, energy balance, and runaway reactions.

Mass transport and rate phenomena in the analysis of engineering problems in biological systems.

Principles and applications of biochemical engineering processes and unit operations through experiential learning.

Theories and knowledge of chemical/biochemical process control systems focusing on dynamic behavior of processes, feedback control, and applications to biological systems.

Various aspects of biomass conversion to energy, chemical, and bioproducts. The presentations are linked to introduce the student to opportunities in the emerging bio-economy. Topics include biomass types and characteristics, technologies, systems analysis, economics, and environmental aspects of biorefineries.

Engineering science and design related to environmental modeling, solid waste management, and hazardous waste management. Concepts of risk assessment will also be introduced.

Design and analysis of enzymatic and microbial biological reaction systems.

Unit operations used for biological processing including filtration, centrifugation, cell disruption, isolation, purification, and polishing.

Design and modeling of chemical/bioprocess systems, including unit operations and reactor design principles. Process simulation and process economics applied to chemical/bioprocessing systems. Plant layout and process safety of bio/chemical plants will be included.