Integrated Chemical Engineering Topics I: Introduction to Biocatalysis
MIT OpenCourseWare offers this short introduction to biocatalysis in the context of chemical process design. The course covers why and when biological systems make sense for chemical conversion, the tradeoffs between using free enzymes versus whole cells, and the practical issues involved in designing and developing bioconversion processes. Lectures work through both the biological and engineering sides of these problems, showing how solutions have to satisfy constraints from each domain at once. Materials come from MIT's OpenCourseWare archive and include course notes and readings consistent with its chemical engineering curriculum. The course is free to access, with no certificate offered, and suits students who already have basic chemical engineering or biology background and want a focused look at where biology and process engineering meet.