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Digital scale-up and optimization of microbial fermentations 

Fermentation engineering principles. Kinetic analysis. Knowledge simulation models. Digital optimization of batch, continuous and fed-batch fermentations 

ONLINE COURSE: On-demand

COURSE FEE: 350 € per session

COURSE ORGANIZATION

Course organized in 7 sessions

   Sessions can be taken individually

Scheduling: suggested one session per week

Effort: 3 - 6 hours per session

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course provides a comprehensive overview of the concepts and methodologies of bioprocess engineering for the digital design and optimization of microbial fermentations. It covers fermentation kinetics, oxygen transfer in fermentors, the development of knowledge-driven simulation models, the scale-up and optimal operation of batch, continuous and fed-batch fermentations. 

The course combines methodological review presentations with industrial fermentations case studies.

INSTRUCTOR

  • Jean-Marc Engasser, BioProcess Digital

DIGITAL LEARNING

  • Learning platform with course resources

  • Live or recorded slideshow presentations

  • Case studies on spreadsheet templates with guides and corrections

  • Online collective or one-to-one tutoring

COURSE PROGRAM

SESSION 1: FERMENTATION ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES

Fermentations influencing phenomena. Microbial kinetics. Mass transfer in fermentors. Mass balances

SESSION 2: FERMENTATION KINETIC ANALYSIS

Kinetic analysis in batch and continuous fermentors. Fermentation and microbial rates. Kinetic laws

SESSION 3: OXYGEN TRANSFER AND CONSUMPTION KINETICS

Kinetic analysis of oxygen transfer and microbial uptake. Oxygen solubility and transfer rate laws

 

SESSION 4: FERMENTATION SIMULATION MODEL ON SPREADSHEET

Simulation models mass balances, thermodynamic and kinetic relations. Numerical integration on spreadsheet

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SESSION 5: BATCH FERMENTATIONS SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION

Batch fermentations principles and modeling. Operational variables optimization for maximum productivity

SESSION 6: CONTINUOUS FERMENTATIONS SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION 

Continuous fermentations principles and modeling. Dynamics and steady-states. Operational variables optimization

SESSION 7: FED-BATCH FERMENTATIONS SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION

Fed-batch fermentations principles and modeling. Operational variables optimization 

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