ENGCB322-22B (HAM)

Chemical and Biological Operations

15 Points

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Division of Health Engineering Computing & Science
School of Engineering

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Convenor(s)

Isuru Abeykoon Udugama

Isuru Abeykoon Udugama
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EF.3.02
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isuru.abeykoonudugama@waikato.ac.nz

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Administrator(s)

: mary.dalbeth@waikato.ac.nz
: natalie.shaw@waikato.ac.nz

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: cheryl.ward@waikato.ac.nz

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Paper Description

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This paper will take a chemical engineer's approach to understand Chemical and biological operations and cover the following fundamental areas.

  • Industrial Fermentation Technology
  • Separation and Thermal Technologies
  • Process Design for Chemical and Biological Operations

The learning outcomes for this paper are linked to Washington Accord graduate attributes WA1-WA11. Explanation of the graduate attributes can be found at: https://www.ieagreements.org/

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Paper Structure

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Lectures/Tutorials

There will be weekly face to face tutorial/workshop sessions on Wednesdays from 11-12 AM in G3.33.

Laboratory/Project Work

Bioprocess engineering laboratory will be held in LSL1.16 and E.G.01. The date will be advised during the course.

International Students

For international students in New Zealand under student visas, regular attendance is part of your visa obligation and is checked as a requirement on the University under the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students, to which the University is a signatory. Academic staff are formally required to monitor attendance in classes and submission of compulsory assessment events/items and to report to Waikato International in the event that any problem with irregular attendance or non-submission is not resolved.

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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the paper should be able to:

  • Industrial Fermentation Technology
    • Create fermentation models based on reaction engineering and kinetic fundamentals (WA1,WA5)
    • Apply reactor design principle to fermentation and enzyme-based production operations (WA1,WA2)
    Linked to the following assessments:
  • Thermal and Separation Technologies
    • Evaluate the effectiveness of key seperation, thermal treatment (including freezing) process in food, dairy and biotech production. (WA2)
    Linked to the following assessments:
  • Process Design for Chemical and Biological Operations
    • Apply fermentation, separation, and thermal processing technologies to solve design challenges (WA3)
    • Evaluate the technology readiness and economics of food, dairy and biotech production processes (WA6,WA10)
    Linked to the following assessments:
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Assessment

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Samples of your work may be required as part of the Engineering New Zealand accreditation process for BE(Hons) degrees. Any samples taken will have the student name and ID redacted. If you do not want samples of your work collected then please email the engineering administrator, Natalie Shaw (natalie.shaw@waikato.ac.nz), to opt out.

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Assessment Components

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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 50:50. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 50% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 50:50 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 50% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Quiz on Kinetics
5 Aug 2022
5:00 PM
5
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
2. Fermentation Modeling assignment: Part 1
26 Aug 2022
1:00 PM
10
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
3. Fermentation modelling assignment: Part 2
16 Sep 2022
5:00 PM
12.5
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
4. Test 1: Thermal and Separation Technologies
4 Oct 2022
2:00 PM
12.5
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
5. Assignment: Process design for chemical and biological operations
21 Oct 2022
6:00 PM
10
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6. Exam
50
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Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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Required and Recommended Readings

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Recommended Readings

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Introduction to food process engineering P.G Smith (Chapters 10-12)

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Other Resources

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Readings and resources required to support student's learning will be supplied via moodle.
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Online Support

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This paper has a Moodle page (http://elearn.waikato.ac.nz) where you will be able to access lecture notes, lecture recordings, and assessment materials. There are also discussion forums where you can both ask and answer questions.
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Workload

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Up to six contact hours per week. Students are expected to spend 10-12 hours per week reading, assignments and independent study. Overall it is expected that 150 hours are devoted to this paper by each student.

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Prerequisite(s)

Prerequisites: 30 points of level 200 ENGCB or BIOMO coded papers

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