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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2017/2018

2. Trends in Biotechnology
Assessment Methods: 3. Nature
Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60%
SIO 3003 RENEWABLE ENERGY
Medium of Instruction:
English This course addresses the science and engineering on
biorenewables (biofuels/bioenergy and chemicals and
Soft Skills: materials from biomass) with special emphasis on
CS4, CT3, TS3, bioenergy. Renewable resources (“biomass” - plant matter,
waste) can be converted into fuels and chemicals using a
Main References: variety of cutting-edge biotechnologies. It covers new
1. Acquaah, G. (2012). Principles of Plant Genetics and thoughts, new methods and new achievements that have
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Breeding; 2 edition: Wiley-Blackwell emerged in the biotechnology for renewable energy in
2. Bradshaw, J.E. (2016) Plant Breeding: Past, Present recent years. Related techniques i.e. optimized process
and Future. Springer . design, process control, pretreatment of substrates for
3. Bernado, R. (2014) Essentials of Plant Breeding higher conversion rates, operational and energy efficiency
Semma Press, Minnesota.. improvement and quantification and optimization of the
environmental benefits that is inherent in the process will
be introduced.
SIO 3001 BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY
Assessment Methods:
Introduction to fermentation technology: history, types of Continuous Assessment: 40%
fermentation, examples of fermentation industry. Kinetics Final Examination: 60%
studies: growth, substrate utilisation and product formation.
Fermentation media: formulation, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, Medium of Instruction:
minerals sources etc. Bioreactor design and sterilisation. English
Balance of material and energy in bioprocess: open and
closed systems, steady-state and non-steady state Soft Skills:
systems, reacting and non-reacting systems, stoichiometry. CT3
Physical processes in bioprocess: fluid flow and mixing,
mass and heat transfer. Bioreactor operation systems: Main References:
stirred tank reactor (batch, semi-batch, and continous), 1. Hinrich and Kleinbach (2002). Energy: Its Use and the
bubble column, airlift and packed bed. Environment. Brooks/Cole Thomson Learning

Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40% SIO 3004 BIOSEPARATION
Final Examinations: 60%
Introduction to bioseparation and characteristics of
Medium of Instruction: biological products. Methods of recovery, isolation,
English purification and polishing of bioproducts. Bioproducts
formulation. Recent techniques in bioseparation i.e.
Soft Skills: pervaporation, supercritical fluid extraction, reverse-micelle
CS3, CT3 etc.
Main References: Assessment Methods:
1.Doran, P.M. (2013). Bioprocess Engineering Principles. Continuous Assessment: 50%
2 ed. Academic Press Ltd. Final Examination: 50%
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2. Shuler, M.L. & Kargi, F. (2002). Bioprocess Engineering:
Basic Concepts. 2nd ed. Prentice Hall. Medium of Instruction:
3. Stanbury, P.F., Whitaker, A. & Hall, S.J. Principles of English
Fermentation Technology. (2003). 2nd ed. Butterworth-
Heinemann. Soft Skills:
CS3, CT3, TS2, LL2
SIO 3002 RESEARCH AND COMMERCIALISATION Main References:
IN BIOTECHNOLOGY 1. Harrison, R.G., Todd, P., Rudge, S.R. and Petrides, D.P.
(2013) Bioseparations Science and Engineering. Oxford
The course covers the current status in research and University Press.
commercialisation of all aspects of biotechnology both in 2. Stanbury, P.F., Withaker, A. and Hall, S.J. (2013)
Malaysia and internationally. Current topics such as patents Principles of Fermentation Technology, Butterworth-
and IPR are discussed. Heinemann, 5 Edition 2013.
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3. Butterworth-Heinemann (2012) Bioproduct Recovery in
Assessment Methods: Bioprocess Technology. Biotechnology. Open Learning.
Continuous Assessment: 100%
Medium of Instruction: SIO 3005 RESEARCH PROJECT IN
English BIOTECHNOLOGY

Soft Skills: The student will carry out a research project and then write
CT4, LL2, TS2, KK1, LS2, CS4, EM2 a thesis, guided by one or two supervisors. The student is
encouraged to write a project proposal which includes
sections on literature review and materials and methods,
Main References: before commencing the actual research. The project covers
1. Journals in Biotechnology

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