Study Programmes 2016-2017
CHIM9241-1  
Purification and concentration techniques
Duration :
18h Th, 6h AUTR
Number of credits :
Bachelor in bioengineering2
Master in bioengineering : chemistry and bio-industries (120 ECTS)2
Lecturer :
Patrick Fickers
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
- Membrane technologies: electrodialysis, ultrafiltration microfiltration, reverse osmosis
- Centrifugation/decentation
- Protein chromatography
- Precipitation
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
This course developped the main principles of the purification and concentration techniques. Different examples related to food industries, bio-industries and depolluting industries are cited.
After completing the course the student is expected to
to choose the technology of separation and concentration adapted to a given application and to propose conditions of implementation of selected technology
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Knowledges in microbiology and biochemistry
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Lectures Exercices sessions
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :
Power-point files presented during lectures
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written examination 
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Prof. Patrick Fickers
Microbial Processes and Interactions (MiPI) 
 Ph: 081 622311 (direct),  081 622305 (secretariat)
E-mail: pfickers@ulg.ac.be
Items online :
notes on e campus
notes on e campus