INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY
cod. 04221

Academic year 2007/08
3° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Microbiologia agraria (AGR/16)
Field
Tecnologia alimentare
Type of training activity
Characterising
40 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
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course unit
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Integrated course unit module: FOOD MICROBIOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

Learning objectives

<br />The aim of the course is to provide a basic principles of  Industrial utilisation of microorganism and basic fermentation technology

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

<br />Basic principles of fermentation technology<br />Industrial utilization of microporganism (Batch culture, Feedbatch culture, Continuos colture) <br />Industrial fermentation processes (upstream, fermentation, downstream; scale up) <br />Design of  fermenter(instrumentation and  controls) <br />Microbial growth kinetics (Monod equation)<br />Proces Modellization

Full programme

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Bibliography

<br />Principles of Fermentation Technology ; Stanbury P.F. and Whitaker A. - Pergamon Press New York <br />Industrial Microbiology: an introduction; Waites M.J., Morgan N.L., Rockey J.S., Higton G.- Blackwell Science Inc USA -2001

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Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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