Courses Offered
ChE 473: Biochemical Engineering I (3.00 credits)
- Introduction to Biotechnology
- Molecular Biology: Industrially Important Microorganisms
- Biomolecular Building Blocks: Amino Acids and Nucleic Acids
- Modelling in Biological System
- Enzyme Kinetics
- Enzyme Immunoassay Techniques
- Sterilization
- Fermentation: Fermenter, Biomass and Product Formation, Rates of Reaction, Growth, Mondo’s Equation
- Food Microbiology
- Wastewater Management using Biotechnology
ChE 475: Biochemical Engineering II (3.00 credits)
- Review of Biochemical Engineering I
- Biomaterials: Polymeric Biomaterials
- Diagnostics: Microfluidics
- Bioreactor, Biomass and Biorefinery
- Transport Phenomena in Bioprocess Systems
- Bioprocess Economics
- Environmental Biotechnology
- Pharmacology: Drug Design
- Medical Imaging and Signaling
- Instrumentation and Control in Biotechnology
ChE 441: Fertilizer, Pulp and Paper Technology (3.00 credits)
- The world fertilizer market.
- Fertilizer industries in Bangladesh.
- Nitrogen fertilizers (ammonia, urea): raw materials, reaction kinetics, manufacturing processes, design considerations, status of production, comparative economics of different nitrogenous fertilizers.
- Phosphate fertilizers (SSP, TSP): raw materials, reaction kinetics, manufacturing processes, design considerations, comparative economics of different phosphate fertilizers.
- Manufacturing process of different potash fertilizers and their uses.
- Complex and compound fertilizers and their economics.
- Waste disposal methods.
- The world pulp and paper market.
- Pulp and paper industries in Bangladesh.
- Types of raw materials, composition and chemical properties of wood.
- Preparation of raw material for pulping.
- Comparative assessment of the different pulping processes.
- Kraft process: chemistry, digesters, black liquor recover unit. Bleaching, beating and sizing. Paper making.
- Waste disposal methods.