Dept.

of Chemical Engineering Question Bank-Sixteen Marks Biochemical Engineering

Biochemical Engineering

Part – B

Unit-1:

1. Classify microbes and explain the functions of cell organelles

2. Discuss in detail the scope of biochemical engineering and explain any two industrial biochemical
processes.

3. Explain about the Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes with neat diagram and explain, its functions.

4. Explain in detail about cellular genetics and Write briefly about the methods strains classification and
structure.

5. Discuss in detail about chemical engineering and biochemical engineering processes.

Unit-2:

1. Explain in detail the system of classification of enzymes.

2. List the types of enzyme inhibition. Derive an equation for any one of the inhibition kinetics.

3. Explain in detail about the methods of immobilization of enzymes.

4. Write a detailed note on utilization of enzymes in the .Biochemical industries and drug industries and
explain the action of any enzymes on its substrate with the help of any mechanism.

5. Derive Michaelis-Menton equation and explain the methods of evaluation of parameters.

Unit-3:

1. Explain the growth kinetics of microbial cells.

2. Explain Monod model for the cell growth.

3. Explain in detail about any two immobilization techniques and Compare and contrast the various
methods of immobilization.

4. Explain in detail about the modifying batch and continuous reactors.

5. With the help of a typical growth curve, discuss in detail the growth cycle phase for batch cultivation.

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Dept. of Chemical Engineering Question Bank-Sixteen Marks Biochemical Engineering

Unit-4:

1. With a neat sketch explain the various resistances involved in gas liquid transport and explain the
design parameters affecting oxygen transfer.

2. Explain any two methods for the measurement of KLa and explain the scaling of mass transfer
equipment

3. Discuss in detail the purpose of agitation and mixing in microbial systems and Write about Power
Consumption in detail

4. Explain sterilization cycles and with example the role of heat addition to bioreactors with examples.

5. Describe the determination of O2 absorption rates in bioreactors.

Unit-5:

1. List out industrially important bioreactors and Explain in detail about fed batch reactor and
continuous stirred tank bioreactor.

2. Explain in detail scale up of bioreactors with suitable examples.

3. Discuss about various instruments and control apparatus used in bioreactors.

4. Explain the reactors in series with recycle.

5. Describe in detail about the continuous sterilization with graphs.

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