Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ZGM2062016959REACTION KINETICSCompulsory243
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is to inform students about the basic concepts related with reaction kinetics, enzyme kinetics and microbial kinetics, the methods for analysis of kinetic data and the prediction of the change in quality of a particular food as a function of both time and environmental conditions during production and storage
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Know the basic concepts related with reaction kinetics, enzyme kinetics and microbial kinetics
2Have knowledge about the reactions in food systems and be able to make kinetic analysis of experimental data obtained from these reactions
3Develop ability to design experiments, analyze and interpret the data
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Reaction Kinetics: reaction rate, rate constants, half lives, reaction order, temperature dependence of reaction rates, kinetic analysis of experimental data: zero order, first order, second order and third order reactions, determination of reaction order, reactions in the gas phase: Lindemann-Hinshelwood mechanism, chain reactions, complex reactions, homogeneous catalysis. Enzyme Kinetics: Briggs Haldane approach and Michaelis Menten equation, kinetics of enzyme inhibition and activation, the effect of pH and temperature. Microbial Kinetics: kinetics of microbial growth, substrate utilization and product formation, kinetics of microbial death during thermal processing of foods
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Chemical reactions, rate of reaction, rate constant, half lives
2Reaction order, temperature dependence of reaction rates: Arhenius equation, and activation energies
3Kinetic analysis of experimental data: zero order, first order reactions
4Kinetic analysis of experimental data: second order reactions
5Kinetic analysis of experimental data: third order reactions
6Determination of reaction order
7Reactions in the gas phase: Lindemann-Hinshelwood mechanism, chain reactions
8Midterm exam
9Complex reactions, Homogeneous catalysis
10Enzyme reactions: Briggs Haldane approach and Michaelis Menten equation
11Kinetics of enzyme inhibition and activation
12Enzyme kinetics: the effect of pH and temperature.
13Microbial kinetics : Kinetics of microbial growth, substrate utilization and product formation
14Kinetics of microbial death during thermal processing of foods
15Kinetics of microbial death during thermal processing of foods
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Saçak M.,2011. Kimyasal Kinetik, Gazi Kitabevi ,Ankara Ders notları Shuler, M.L. and Kargı, F., 2006. Bioprocess Engineering, Moorpark: Academic Internet Publishers Inc., Missen, R.W., Mims, C.A., and Saville, B.A.,1999. Introduction to Chemical Reaction Engineering and Kinetics, John Wiley and Sons
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14228
Self Study10220
Individual Study for Homework Problems5315
Individual Study for Mid term Examination155
Individual Study for Final Examination155
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)77
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