Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology

School

Chemical Engineering School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

Internal

Class hours

TBA

Prerequisite

CHEE4002

Recommended prerequisite

Assessment methods

TBA

Course enquiries

A/Prof Bill Clarke (william.clarke@uq.edu.au)

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Course description

This course deals with the limited size of the resource pool and the impact humans are currently having on these pools. Students will develop the fundamental skills to analyse and engineer biological processes to produce desired commodities such as transport fuels, proteins, plastics and concentrate metals for harvesting and re-use. In order to analyse these bio processes, an understanding of metabolic pathways for bacteria, archaea and photosynthetic organisms are required. Mass and energy balances are applied to analyse various applications of biotechnology that move us towards the goal of sustainability.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2015 (02/03/2015 - 27/06/2015) St Lucia Internal Course Profile