Biochemical Engineering
- Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
- Version
Version 1 of 23.02.2026.
- Module identifier
11B2138
- Module level
Bachelor
- Language of instruction
German
- ECTS credit points and grading
5.0
- Module frequency
only winter term
- Duration
1 semester
- Brief description
The bioprocess engineering module builds on the fundamentals of cell biology and biochemistry and examines the implementation of enzymatic and microbial processes on an industrial scale. The definition of kinetics and the establishment of balances enable the fundamental process models of biotechnology to be described mathematically. This allows statements to be made about the course of product formation.
The main key teaching content also includes the design and layout of bioreactors through the description of the flow pattern and the transport of matter and heat within them.The content learned is reinforced using many examples from industrial practice and practised in laboratory exercisees.
- Overall workload
The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").
- Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 30 Lecture Presence - 30 Laboratory activity Presence - Lecturer independent learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 10 Study of literature - 40 Work in small groups - 20 Preparation/follow-up for course work - 20 Exam preparation -
- Graded examination
- Written examination or
- oral exam or
- Project Report, written
- Ungraded exam
- Field work / Experimental work
- Exam duration and scope
Graded examination performance:
- Written examination: see the applicable study regulations
- Oral examination: see the general section of the examination regulations
- Project report, written: approx. 12-16 pages, accompanying explanation: approx. 20 minutes
Ungraded examination performance:
- Experimental work: Experiment: approx. 4 experiments
- Literature
- Bioprozesstechnik, Chmiel, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag Heidelberg (2011)
- Praxiswissen der chemischen Verfahrenstechnik, Christen, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg (2010)
- Bioverfahrensentwicklung, Storhas, Wiley-Verlag (2013)
- Applicability in study programs
- Bioengineering in the Food Industry
- Bioengineering in the Food Industry B.Sc. (01.09.2025)
- Person responsible for the module
- Schmitz, Ulrich
- Teachers
- Schmitz, Ulrich