Biological reactor engineering

Objectifs

At the end of this module, the student will have understood and be able to explain (main concepts):
- the different types of biological catalysts and their working modes
- the stoichiometry, kinetic laws and their combination for the description of microbial cell behaviour for growth and production,
- the description and modelling of batch, fed-batch and continuous, single or multi stage biological reactors with or without recycling.

The student will be able to:
- identify the general metabolic scheme of microbial growth
- establish the stoichiometric equations and kinetic laws for biological reactions with respect to the environment conditions
establish an intrinsic kinetic law
- integrate and prioritize the mechanisms in order to model homogenous and heterogeneous biological reactors

Pré-requis

Microbiology and mass balances

Évaluation

L’évaluation des acquis d’apprentissage est réalisée en continu tout le long du semestre. En fonction des enseignements, elle peut prendre différentes formes : examen écrit, oral, compte-rendu, rapport écrit, évaluation par les pairs…