COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOTECHNOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTS 3001 BIOTECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR SERKAN EKER

Offered to

Industrial Engineering
Textile Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mining Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Mining Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Geological Engineering
Geological Engineering

Course Objective

to give comprehensive information on biotechnological processes.In addition, general information about the principles of bio-catalysis and industrial applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defining the principles of bio-catalysis
2   Specifies the application areas of bioprocess technologies
3   to interpret the output of biotechnological process
4   to draw biotechnological processes in the draft
5   Evaluate the progression of different biotechnological
6   to distinguish the processes based on biotechnological processes

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definitions of the terms of biotechnology Basic concepts: Enzyme, organism, fermentation, etc.
2 Principles of Bio-Catalysis: Enzymatic catalysis Enzyme structure and a catalytic function, the enzyme kinetics
3 Principles of Bio-Catalysis: Microbial catalysis growth of microorganisms and product generation kinetics
4 Cell structure and types of organisms Bacteria, yeast, mold, algae, etc. general information. Intracellular components and functions
5 Bio-reactors and operating types Biyorektör types, operating methods, mix and ventilation
6 Bio-separation Bio-processes, product separation and purification methods
7 Bioprocesses control and instrumentation Bio-processes, pH, The dissolved oxygen, temperature, ORP controls. necessary instrumentation.
8 Chemical processing bioprocesses Organic acids, enzymes, production of butanol, production
9 Bioprocesses in food production acetone- Vinegar, yeast, lactic acid, gluconic acid
10 Fuel production bioprocesses Ethanol, methane, hydrogen gas, production of methanol
11 Environmental Biotechnology: Waste removal bioprocesses Aerobic and anaerobic wastewater treatment methods
12 Biotechnological applications in materials and metallurgy Biopolymers, bio-hidrometallurji, metal ions, extraction

Recomended or Required Reading

Biyoteknoloji: Temel prensipler ve uygulamalar. A. telefoncu- N.K. Pazarlıoglu Birleşik
Matbaacılık-Izmir
ISBN 978-605-125-192-9.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lectures and assignments

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assist Prof Dr Serkan EKER
Dept of Environmental Engineering
Dokuz Eylul University
Buca-Izmir
serkan.eker@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

interview during day

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 38

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.14
LO.2555
LO.35
LO.45
LO.54
LO.65

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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