Using Berkeley Madonna for model development in Chemical Engineering education

Abstract

Modelling is a fundamental methodological procedure used to solve engineering problems. It consists of representing the problem so that the actual system can be replaced by a more suitable one that allows its formal treatment. This is the reason why to learn modelling is important in the study of Chemical Engineering and is part of the competences comprised in the module of specific technology, Industrial Chemistry (Order CIN/351/2009). In this paper, the use of the software Berkeley Madonna for Modelling study of bacterial growth on one or more substrates is proposed for its use in Biotechnological Process subject of the Degree in Biotechnology.