0 or 3 credits
Spring 2025 Lecture Laboratory Upper Division
This course will focus on the design, synthesis, creation, evaluation, and optimization of processes to convert basic biological materials into a finished product. Concepts of materials and energy balances, thermodynamics, kinetics, transport phenomena of biological systems will be used to design processes to minimize energy and environmental impacts, and evaluate economic factors while maintaining product quality. Course will include group projects, oral and written reports.
Learning Outcomes1Develop an understanding of Bio and Food Separation Processes.
2Evaluate the economic aspects of product costs.
3Develop and conduct an experimental design to identify impact of process variables to improve product quality.
4Develop processes to minimize environmental and energy impact.
5Develop an understanding of optimization (zero discharge/minimum energy).
6Develop a business plan.
7Communicate technological information.
8Improve computer skills to operate and schedule processes (superPro Designer/Batches).
9Work in teams to design a biological/food process.
10Review technical and patent literature
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