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23-Chem-B4 Biochemical Engineering: May 2018

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  1. Question 1 Immobilized-Enzyme Packed-Bed Column — Zero-Order, External- and Internal-Diffusion-Limited Sizing
  2. Question 2 The Air-On/Air-Off Method and the Principles of Batch Sterilization
  3. Question 3 Continuous HTST Sterilization — Flowsheet and Advantages Over the Batch Process
  4. Question 4 Approaches for Cell Disruption in Biochemical Engineering
  5. Question 5 Enzyme and Cell Immobilization — Methods, Advantages, Limitations, and an Industrial Example

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National Exam 16-Chem-B4, Biochemical Engineering — May 2018. 3 hours, Closed-Book Exam (any non-communicating Casio or Sharp calculator permitted). Per the exam notes, FIVE (5) questions constitute a complete paper and all five must be answered; most require a short-essay-format answer, and clarity/organization of the answer are explicitly marked.

Reference texts: Shuler & Kargi, Bioprocess Engineering: Basic Concepts, 2nd ed.; Bailey & Ollis, Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals, 2nd ed.; Madigan et al., Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 13th ed.