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Ed. A. H. Scragg: Biotechnology for Engineers, John Wiley&Sons 1988

Eds. H. Weide, J. Paca, W. A. Knorre: Biotechnoloie, Gustav Fisher Verlag 1991

A.T. Jackson: Verfahrenstechnik in der Biotechnologie, Springer Verlag 1993

1. Scope of Biotechnology

2. Scope of Bioengineering. Bioprocess Structure

3. Enzyme Kinetics

4. Kinetics of Cell Growth and Product Formation

5. Factors Affecting the Growth Rate

6. Bioprocess characteristics - stechiometry, yields, productivity

7. Cell Cultivation Techniques

8. Continuous Cultivations

9. Control Systems - Chemostat and Turbidistat

10. One-Stage and Multi-Stage Continuous Culture Systems

11. Mixing in Biological Reactors

12. Aeration and Oxygen Transfer in Bioreactors

13. Bioreactors

14. Bioreactor Application Examples

Course requires basic knowledge of physical chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry and microbiology.