Kinetics and Bioreactor Design

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This course is an introduction to the reaction engineering. It addresses the selection of the optimal configuration and size of production scale bio and chemical reactors for specific process applications. Course topics include reaction kinetics and fundamental reaction parameters, the design of different reactor types (batch, semi-batch, continuous flow reactors (CSTR, Chemostats, PFR, PBR) Chemostats), substrate consumption kinetics, enzyme kinetics for bioreactions, mole/mass and energy balances on the bio and/or chemical reactors. The design of fermentation reactors and cell culture type bioreactors and their applications are discussed.