BCHE 4510/6510 - Biochemical Engineering

Assignments, Notes and Handouts


Assignment # Description Due Date
HW 1 History Assignment Wednesday, January 21
HW 2 book probs 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.9, 2.11 Wednesday, January 28
HW 3 book prob 3.3 Friday, February 6
HW 4A Enzyme Problem Set 1: A, B, E, F, G Monday, February 9
HW 4B Enzyme Problem Set 1: C, D, H Wednesday, February 11
Test #1 Wednesday, February 18 - 8:30 - 9:30
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HW 5 Enzyme Problem Set 2 Wednesday, February 25
Paper (1) Paper - Part 1 Friday, February 27
HW 6 Enzyme Article Review #1 Monday, March 2
---- Itoh et al.pdf
HW 7 book probs 3.5, 3.6, 3.9, 3.10b Wednesday, March 4
HW 8 Interlude Handout Probs 1, 2 p. 12 Friday, March 6
HW 9 Enzyme Problem Set 3 Friday, March 20
Test #2 Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Paper (2) Paper - Part 2 Friday, April 3
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HW 10 book probs 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 (corrections) Friday, April 3
HW 11 Cell Growth Problem Set 1 (Prob A data) TBA
HW 12 Cell Growth Problem Set 2 TBA
HW 13 book prob 6.8 TBA
HW 14 Cell Growth Problem Set 3 TBA
Test #3 TBA
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Literature Reviews (BCHE 6510 only)

Due Date
Lit Rev 1 Article Review #1 February 2 - February 5
Lit Rev 2 Article Review #2 March 16 - March 19
Lit Rev 3 Article Review #3 April 13 - April 16

Lectures and other stuff


Lectures:Biotechnology Today - comments during first day
EC 7: translocases
Plot of Michaelis-Menten Equation - Compare Initial S
Some Historical Videos:Penicillin video #1
Penicillin video #2
Xanthan Gum video #1
Xanthan Gum video #2
Some Useful Enzyme Links:Brenda
Enzyme Nomenclature (ExplorEnz)
GenomeNet
Enzyme Specifications:alpha-amylase
glucoamylase
papain
Handouts/Plots:Figure of Internal Substrate Concentration
Figure of Actual Thiele Modulus
Figure of Observed Thiele Modulus
High Shear Mixer
Homework Solutions:Simple Enzyme Kinetics Least Squares Fit - R
Data for R script
Enzyme Problem 1B
Enzyme Problem 1D
Enzyme Problem 1F
Enzyme Problem 1H
Interlude Problem 1
Enzyme Problem 3B
Enzyme Problem 3C
Complete Notes:Section 1
Section 2
Section 3A-D
Section 3E-F
Section 3G-H
Section 3I - Interlude
Section 3Ia
Section 3Ib
Test Information:Test 1 - Guidance
Test 1 - A couple example problems
Test 1 - Solution to example problems
Test 2 - Guidance
How to Solve Immobilized Enzyme Problems
Test 2 - A couple example problems
Test 2 - Solution to example problems
Test 3 - Guidance
Test 3 - A couple example problems
Test 3 - Solution to example problems
An Extra Mass Transfer Problem
Solution to Extra Mass Transfer Problem
Final - Guidance