2021 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
Bioprocess Engineering
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Mina Okochi
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Thu (S321)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CAP.C314
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This Bioprocess Engineering course is intended for 3rd year students and focuses on the use of biocatalysts in production and material transformation. The aims of this course are for students to gain fundamental knowledge of enzymes and microorganisms used as biocatalysts, and reaction kinetics and fermentation balance from an engineering perspective. Also, process operation of bioreactor using microorganisms and sterilization process are explained.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) give an overview of microbial characteristics and its utilization in industrial process
2) explain characteristics of enzyme and its reaction kinetics
3) explain characteristics of microbial fermentation and its general kinetics
4) understand bioreactor design and its operation
5) explain sterilization methods and set treatment conditions
Keywords
Microorganism, Enzyme, Metabolism, Reaction kinetics, Fermentation balance, Bioreactor, Bioseparation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Toward the end of class, students are given exercise problems related to what is taught in the class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Bioprocess - Introduction and overall picture | Overview biocatalysts utilization in industrial process |
| Class 2 | Microbial metabolism | Explain carbon metabolism and energy metabolism |
| Class 3 | Enzyme characteristics and processes | Explain characteristics of enzyme and its reaction kinetics |
| Class 4 | Microbial fermentation | Explain characteristics of microorganisms and its growth kinetics |
| Class 5 | Fermentation balance, reaction kinetics | Explain fermentation balance and growth kinetics |
| Class 6 | Bioreactor, continuous culture | Explain characteristics of microbial fermentation using bioreactor and its operating condition |
| Class 7 | Sterilization | Explain sterilization methods and set treatment conditions |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Kenji Hashimoto. Hannou Kougaku. Tokyo: Baifukan. ISBN-10: 4563045187.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Hajime Unno, Kazuhiro Nakanishi eds. Yasunori Tanji, Masanao Imai, Masafumi Yohda, Hiroyasu Ogino. "Biological Chemical Engineering" 3rd edition, Tokyo:Kodansha, ISBN 978-4-06-139831-3.
Takeshi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Honda. "Biological Chemical Engineering" Tokyo:Tokyo Kagaku Dojin. ISBN 4-8079-1427-8.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Exercise problems (50%), report (50%)
Related courses
- CAP.C207 ： Introduction to Biotechnology
- CAP.C206 ： Chemical Reaction Engineering I (Homogeneous System)
- ZUJ.C301 ： Introduction to Biochemical Process
- CAP.C306 ： Chemical Reaction Engineering II (Heterogeneous System)
Prerequisites
None