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Biotechnological Project

Code:

MEBQB14

Sigla:

PB

Áreas Científicas
Classificação	Área Científica
OFICIAL	Biotecnologia
OFICIAL	Processos em Engenharia Química
OFICIAL	Engenharia Química e Industrial

Ocorrência: 2023/2024 - 1S

Ativa?	Yes
Unidade Responsável:	Departamento de Engenharia Química e Biológica
Curso/CE Responsável:	Master in Biological and Chemical Engineering

Ciclos de Estudo/Cursos

Sigla	Nº de Estudantes	Plano de Estudos	Anos Curriculares	Créditos UCN	Créditos ECTS	Horas de Contacto	Horas Totais
MEBQ	3	Study Plan	2	-	12	82,5	324

Língua de trabalho

Portuguese

Objetivos

This curricular unit (CU) aims to provide students with the skills to develop a biotechnological project, including the market analysis, the development of a process diagram, the determination of the mass and energy balances, the selection and sizing of equipment, and to estimate flow rates and characteristics of the generated effluents, as well as the control points of the instrumentation system. The student should know the fundamentals of the analysis of the economic viability and sensitivity of the project and should acquire basics on the evaluation of industrial risks and plan actions to improve the safety of plants and people.

Resultados de aprendizagem e competências

Not Applicable

Modo de trabalho

Presencial

Programa

Seminars:

Seminars will be organized on topics relevant to the development of biotechnological projects, namely:

1. Analysis of the viability of the project and its expected profitability, including the identification of critical parameters for return on investment and profitability sensitivity analysis on its variation, concluding with the degree of risk of the project on the basis of this analysis.
2. Industrial hygiene based on the evaluation of indoor air quality and working conditions. Basic Principles for ventilation. Good habits.
3. Safety prevention and emergency management. Risk assessment models (FMEA, HAZOP, etc.). Emergency plan.

These seminars can be held in person or remotely.

 

Theoretical-Practical Classes:

During Theoretical-Practical classes, the students will be monitored in their projects and the following themes will be introduced to be considered in the projects in execution:

1. Project Planning.
2. Market analysis, study and setting of the production capacity at the plant, site selection for implementation of the factory.
3. Process Diagram preparation and layout of the plant.
3.1. Preliminary mass balance and process block flowchart.
3.2. Combined mass and energy balances using commercial simulators.
3.3. Equipment sizing.
4. Analysis of the economic-financial feasibility of the project and its profitability.

Bibliografia Obrigatória

M.S. Peters and K.D Timmerhaus; Plant design and Economics for Chemical Engineers, Ed. Mc. Graw-Hill, 2004
R. Landau and A.S. Cohan ; The Chemical Plant - From Process Selection to Commercial Operation, Reinhold Pub. Corp., N.Y
Perry & Chilton ; Chemical Engineer’s Handbook, Ed. Mc. Graw-Hill, N.Y.
B. Atkinson, F. Mavituna; Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology Handbook, Stockton Press
S.E. Manaham; Toxicological Chemistry, Lewis Publishers Inc., USA
Sérgio Miguel; Manual de Higiene e Segurança no Trabalho, Porto Editora, Ltd
J.R. Welker, C. Springle; Safety, health and loss prevention in chemical processes, The Centre for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, N.Y.
Roger L. Brauer; Safety and Health for Engineers, John Wiley & Sons, Inc
F.P. Lees; Loss Prevention in the Process Industries (3 vols.), Butterworths, Londres
P.A. Carson & C.J. Mumford; The Safe Handling of Chemicals in Industry, Vol. 3, Longman Group Ltd.
D.A. Crowl, J.F. Louvar; Chemical Process Safety, Prentice Hall International Series in the Physical and Chemical Engineering Sciences.

Métodos de ensino e atividades de aprendizagem

The theoretical-practical classes will be used for the monitoring of the project of each group and elucidation of specific questions about each project. The fundamental concepts necessary for the elaboration of the projects will be taught by exhibition (using audiovisual media). Seminars about relevant specific themes will be available, normally presented by specialists in the field. This CU will only have continuous assessment which will be carried out based on a project of a biotechnology industry, prepared in groups of 3 to 4 students. The final evaluation will be obtained conjugating two distinct pathways:
- 30% of the evaluation will be based on the performance of the student throughout the semester. The evaluation will be composed by several components such as utilization of acquired knowledge obtained during the course, problem solving ability, student contribution to the project elaboration, etc.
- 70% of the evaluation will be based in the project presentation (written and oral English language), oral discussion of the work and project quality. This evaluation will be established by the responsible for the CU and other professors of the CU.

Software

SuperPro Designer

Tipo de avaliação

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Componentes de Avaliação

Designation	Peso (%)
Participação presencial	30,00
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	70,00
Total:	100,00

Componentes de Ocupação

Designation	Tempo (Horas)
Elaboração de projeto	181,50
Frequência das aulas	82,50
Estudo autónomo	60,00
Total:	324,00

Obtenção de frequência

Not Applicable

Fórmula de cálculo da classificação final

Final grade = 30% Performance + 70% Project

In terms of individual assessment of the group work, it is indicated that:
- Even if the student has signed the work, a null classification can be attributed to the student who does not appear in the oral presentation and discussion, or others considered relevant by the CUR.
- Students in the same group can be given a different classification, based on the performance of each element throughout the semester and the presentation and oral discussion of the project, considering the mastery of the content of the work carried out.