Teaching

Nachwachsende Rohstoffe (NWR, 6BB, in German): In this course we focus on the energetic and material usage of renewable resources, such as corn, rapeseed and sugar (1st generation NWR, 1G) but also liquid manure and lignocellulose (2G), and their importance for the development of a sustainable bioeconomy.

Biobasierte Produkte Praktikum (BPP, 6BB, in German, coming soon): We are going to use a range of renewable resources to produce powerful microbial biosurfactans. The lab class will include production, extraction, purification and analysis of novel biosurfactants that are a sustainable alternative to petrochemically produced surfactants.

Industrielle Biotechnologie (IBT, 6BB, in German): Here we take a look at the enormous possibilities of using microorganisms to our advantage and producing valuable products for our daily lives, such as ethanol, butanol, lactic acid, succinic acid, citric acid, glutamic acid, lysine, penicillin, polymer products and many others.

Circular Economy (CECE, 2RBT, in English): In this course we will learn why we urgently need to transition from the current mostly linear, fossil-based to a circular, renewable economy and will discuss environmental, economic and ethical impacts, and potential advantages, from Industrial Biotechnology products. 

Renewable Carbon (RECE, 2BME-RBT, in English, coming soon): We will introduce the concept of renewable carbon as primary C feedstock for a sustainable chemical sector of the future and take a close look at its three potential sources: recycling, biomass and CO2. 

Scale-up (SCAE, elective for BME-RBT and BME-BST, in English, coming soon): Here we find out which factors are important for a successful scale-up in biotechnology, give an introduction to computational fluid dynamics, deal with scale-down, scale-out and computational modelling and discuss the increasing trend towards the use of single-use systems in biotechnology.