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.