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CHIM0059-1

Industrial Microbiology


Duration :15h Th
Credits/ECTS :
5th year of the 5 year degree in civil engineering in chemist2
4th year of the 5 year degree in civil engineering in chemist for ""licenciées" in chemical sciences2
2nd "licence" chemical sciences2
Holder(s) :Philippe Thonart
Course contents : · General overview of a production
· Mass and energetic balance of a culture of microorganisms.
· Microbial growth and types of culture
· Chemical engineering applied to the production of microorganisms
· Description of fermentors and accessories
. Optimization of the biomass growth and of the metabolites production
Course objective : Allow the student to understand the graphic concerning growth of microorganisms and metabolites during industrial production and in a economical context
Prerequisites : Microbiology

Enzymology
Organization : The lectures are developped during 13 periods and follow the general overview. They are illustrated by a visit of the CWBI polite plant (fermentors and downstream).
Written notes : syllabus

SCRIBAN R. (1985) Biotechnologie, Technique et Documentation Lavoisier, Paris
Assessment : oral examination
Contacts : If student make request : with Prof. Thonart or one of the researcher of the CWBI, depending of the subject.

CWBI - Technologie microbienne, Bât. B40, boulevard du Rectorat, 29
4000 Liège 1 (Sart Tilman)
Tél. : 04/366.28.60 - Fax : 04/366.28.62 - email: P.Thonart@ulg.ac.be




ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 18/05/2007
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