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BBE 4302/5302 Impacting Bio-based Products
(3 credits)
| Catalog Description: |
Organisms and importance to bio-based products: deterioration,
control, and bioprocesses for benefit.
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| Prerequisites: |
BP1002
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| Class/Laboratory Schedule: |
2 lectures and 1 lab per week
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| Location: |
TBA
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| Instructors: |
Yi-ru Chen
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| Text: |
Wood Microbiology (Zabel and Morrell); Lumber Defects
Caused by Insects,
Fungi, and Chemical Stains (Moore, et. al).
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| Grading: |
Student Performance Assessment: Exams, class participation,
lab (problem displays and field collection project).
Graduate Credit: Students taking the course for graduate
credit will be required to answer additional questions
in exams and/or graduate student project
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Topics:
- General microbiology: Fungi and bacteria: What they are, how
they operate, ecology
and bio-based product associations ; Non-fungal agents of bio-based product
deterioration
- Physiology and untrastructure of woody materials alterations
by biodeteriogens
- Non-biologic agents of lignocellulosic deterioration ;Signs,symptoms,
and detection of biodeterioration; Stain and mold of biomaterials-
agents and implications
- Chemical based problems with bio-based products: heat, acids,
bases, organics, metals
- Durable wood: natural and treated with preservatives
- Test methodology and resource guides, future needs and developments
- Wood composite interactions with biological systems
- Other wood destroying creatures: Insects, mollusks, and crustaceans
- Bioprocess influence on wood and fiber systems: raw materials,
enzyme applications, biopulping, storage problems, microbiology
of deposit control in papermaking
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