Physical processes in biotechnology: education and design

Abstract

Physically-based processes are critical for Biotechnology applications, in stages such as, for example, the preparation of the substrates, the separation and purification of bioproducts or the energy transfer to or from the bioreactors. The most significant factors during the design of operations with physical base are discussed here, the specifics when working with bio-based molecules are dealt and how the design of the unit operations is to be taught in the Bachelor on Biotechnology at various Spanish universities is also analysed.