Objectives and competences
The UC aims to get know-how about several processes used in the Bioprocess Engineering and Food Industry.
The student learns how to make the analysis of a process in terms of mass and energy balances.
Teaching Methodologies
Theoretical classes (1.5 h), where fundamental concepts are presented and some application examples are given, accompanied by tutorial classes (1.5 or 3 h), in which students solve exercises related to the CU.
Syllabus
- PROCESS/BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING
Process, Processual Unit and Unit Operation
Filtration: glomerular filtration; membrane separation
Centrifugation
Solid-liquid extraction
Flash separation
Fractional distillation
Evaporation
Drying
Operation with reaction; fermentation and biomass production
Heat transfer operations; heat exchangers
Applications
- ANALYSIS OF THE PROCESS: MATERIAL BALANCES
Types of equations of material balances
Application to: purification natural systems, filters, centrifuges, extractors, flash-chambers, evaporators, dryers
Material balances to a system
Material balances to a production process
Material balances to a process with recycle
Material balances with reaction
Material balances applied to the biomass production
Applications in biomedical and food areas
- ANALYSIS OF THE PROCESS: ENERGY BALANCES
Concepts of energy
Concepts of heat and work
Energy balances to continuous and discontinuous systems
Sensible heat and latent heat
Enthalpy calculation
Energy balances to: flash-chambers, evaporators, heat exchangers, dryers
Energy balances with reaction
Applications in biomedical and food areas
