Study Programmes 2016-2017
CHIM9302-1  
Advanced Question in Chemical Engineering : Biotechnology
Duration :
30h Th, 10h Pr, 30h Proj., 1d FW
Number of credits :
Master in chemical and materials engineering (120 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
Frank Delvigne, Aurore Richel, Dominique Toye
Coordinator :
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Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
This lecture is aimed at providing students the  knowledge required to apply chemical engineering concepts to the field of biotechnologies.
Each professor is responsible for a part of the course :
Part 1 : biotechnologie microbienne (F. Delvigne) 
Part 2 : génie des réacteurs biologiques (D. Toye)
Part 3 : biorefining (A Richel)
 
 

   
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
At the end of the course, the student will be able to understand industrial biotechnological processes and assess the associated issues.
He/she will be able to propose solutions on the basis of his/her knowledge in chemical engineering.
 
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
1st Master in engineering (orientation chemical engineering and material science) or chemical sciences
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Part 1 : 4 x half-day course given by F. Delvigne
Volet 2 : 3 x half-day course given by D. Toye
Volet 3 : 3 x half-day course given by A. Richel
Visits to industrial companies and/or research labs will organised in relation to the 1st and the 3rd part.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face seminars combining theory, case studies,  and visits of industrial sites and/or research labs
Recommended or required readings :
Copy of slides
Assessment methods and criteria :
Part 1 (F. Delvigne)  - 40% of the global result
Paper presentation (50%) (scientific papers based either on scale-up/down and/or on single cell technologies)  - Report based on an industrial case study (50%)
Part 2 (D. Toye) - 30% of the global result
Oral examination in January
Part 3 (A. Richel) - 30% of the global result
 
 
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
The dates will be fixed in agreement with students.
 Room to be communicated
Contacts :
Coordination and organization
Prof. Dominique TOYE Dpt of Chemical Engineering PEPs - Products, Environment, Processes
Quartier Agora  Insititu de Chimie - B6c - Room 1.61 Tél. 04/366.35.09  Dominique.Toye@ulg.ac.be(A.Leonard@ulg.ac.be)