BIO301: Industrial Bioprocessing and Bioremediation

Microbes play a key role in industrial and environmental bioprocesses such as pharmaceutical and food production, waste treatment, renewable energy generation and environmental bioremediation. The principles of these bioprocesses are studied using a problem-based approach. The unit investigates how microbial reactions can be predicted and controlled and how oxygen, pH and other conditions affect different bioprocesses. Example topics are: pollutant biodegradation, algae culture, vitamin, antibiotic and beer/wine production, bioleaching, bio-fuels, bio-electricity, bioreactor design and control.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal
Contact Time	Lectures: 3 hours per week; 5 laboratory/tutorial sessions and a group.
Prerequisites	PEC144 Principles of Chemistry and BIO152 Cell Biology.
School	School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
Unit Coordinator	Dr Ralf Cord-Ruwisch Position: Senior Lect in Fermentation Biology E-mail: R.Cord-Ruwisch@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Science and Computing Room 2.047 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2403
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Ralf Cord-Ruwisch Senior Lect in Fermentation Biology (R.Cord-Ruwisch@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2403 Murdoch Campus Science and Computing Room 2.047 MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)