CBE641 ASSIGNMENT 1 EH/MARCH2016/CBE641

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

ASSIGNMENT & INSTRUCTIONS
GROUP EH2226C, EH2226D & EH2426E

COURSE : INDUSTRIAL BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY

COURSE CODE : CBE641
DISTRIBUTED ON : MARCH 2016
PREPARED BY : DR NIK RAIKHAN NIK HIM

PO1, CO3, C6

Given a task as a Chemical Engineer in your department, you need to produce

monoacylglycerols (MAG) via lipase-catalyzed esterification of glycerol with fatty acids
obtained from fish oil. You were supplied with thermostable lipase; Lip.nr-68 which was
purified from Geobacillus thermodenitrificans nr68 by Raikhan (2010). Create your own
MAG synthesis and report a full manuscript for journal preparation to your department.

Instructions:
1. Group is pair of 2 students.
2. Students MUST email progress on week 4. 10% marks are gone without the
submission of progress by Friday 8am, on week 4.
3. On week 10 students MUST upload their assignment in the TURNITIN to check for
plagiarism. Details will be provided later.
4. Dateline of submission in week 11, Friday 10am or 40% marks are gone.
5. Random sport check on the progress will be done from time to time.
6. Students MUST answer survey given in order to complete this assignments
instruction. Survey will be given later.
7. Marks of the survey will be 5% contributing to final assignment marks.

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