Free MOOC Industrial Biotechnology

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Due to the Coronavirus many of us are working from home, worldwide. We have therefore decided to open the MOOC Industrial Biotechnology as of tomorrow, March 24, at 2 pm CET until the June 2nd. Feel free to distribute to your contacts. Participation is free.

https://www.edx.org/course/industrial-biotechnology-2

What will you learn in the MOOC:

Week 1: Biotechnology for Biobased Products

  • Transition from fossil fuels to biobased materials
  • Sustainable feedstocks to products by microorganisms
  • Introduction to the 1,3 propanediol (PDO) case

Week 2: Opportunities of microorganisms

  • Compound balances
  • Microbial rates
  • Nutrient requirements

Week 3: Black Box model

  • Basis of fermentation process
  • The process reaction
  • Performance of microorganisms
  • Optimization product formation

Week 4: Fermentation technology

  • Design of a fermentation process
  • Optimal conditions for product formation
  • Transport limitations

Week 5: Up and Downstream processing

  • Pretreatment of feedstock
  • Product separation
  • Product concentration

Week 6: Process evaluation and Sustainability

  • Economics of a production process
  • Environmental and societal impact
  • Life cycle assessment