Biological production and processing
Also listed as: תהליכי ייצור ועיבוד ביולוגיים
Bioprocess engineering for mechanical engineers: transport, mixing and scale-up in systems where the working fluid is alive. A route into the Israeli biotech and food-tech sector without switching degrees.
- Semester
- Semester A
- Weekly hours
- 4h
- Counts as
- Department electives
- Interest areas
- Environment and energy · Flow and thermal design · Mechanical design
Comes after
No listed prerequisite.
What it covers
Topics
- Cell and tissue basics for engineers
- Bioreactor design and scale-up
- Transport in biological systems, mass transfer and oxygen uptake
- Mixing, aeration and sterilisation
- Downstream separation and purification
- Biomanufacturing: fermentation and cell culture
- Introduction to biomaterials and tissue-engineering processing
Results worth carrying out
Monod growth kinetics
Oxygen transfer rate
Figures worth knowing
- Bioreactor schematics
- Growth curves
- Monod kinetics plots
Quick answers
When is Biological production and processing taught?
Biological production and processing (0542-4124) is taught in Semester A (fall), 4 weekly hours. It counts toward “Department electives” in the Tel Aviv University Mechanical Engineering elective requirements.
What do I need before 0542-4124?
Biological production and processing has no listed prerequisite.
What software is used in Biological production and processing?
Biological production and processing is normally taught with MATLAB, COMSOL.
Which interest areas include Biological production and processing?
Biological production and processing sits in these interest areas: Environment and energy, Flow and thermal design, Mechanical design.
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