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Bangladesh Agricultural University | |
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ACHEM 2121 Agroindustrial Chemistry
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Department of Agricultural Chemistry
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Course Code: ACHEM 2121 |
Course Title: Agroindustrial Chemistry |
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Credit: 2 |
Contact Hours: 2 |
Level: 2 |
Semester: 1 |
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Rationale:
This course deals with the chemistry and technology of different agroindustrial crops, natural products as well as water and industrial waste management.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO):
- Explain manufacturing, processing, quality control, storage and use of different
agroindustrial crops.
- Identify the sources and explain purification methods for natural products.
- Justify the quality control and safety regulations for food products.
- Categorize water based on quality parameters to recommend water for different usage.
- Manage different industrial wastes to solve environmental problem.
- Select the agrowastes for bioenergy generation.
Mapping CLO with PLO
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Summary of Course Content
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Course Content |
Aligned CLO |
No. of Lectures |
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Chemistry of agroindustrial crops: Tea - manufacturing process, changes of chemical composition in tea leaves, tea infusion and aroma; liquoring quality of tea; Sugar - Classification of sugar, manufacture of plantation white sugar, quality control of sugar in manufacturing and storage, industrial utilization of sugar mill byproducts. |
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10 |
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Chemistry of natural products: Sources, classification and biosynthesis of chlorophylls, carotenoids, flavonoids and tannins with their changes during cooking and processing; biosynthesis of ethylene and its role on fruit ripening. |
2 |
5 |
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Chemistry of food preservatives: Sources, classification, usage and safety of common preservatives in food products. |
3 |
2 |
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Water chemistry: Physical, chemical, biological and radiological qualities of water; water quality assessment for drinking and agroindustrial usage; water pollution and its causes, fate of water contaminants in agroecosystem; water and wastewater treatment processes. |
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5 |
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Industrial waste management: Concepts of waste and waste management technologies; sources of toxic substances; inorganic and organic contaminants with their effects on plants and food products; accumulation of contaminants in a food chain and their effects on human health. |
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5 |
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Bioenergy: Concepts and applications of bioenergy; bioconversion processes of biomass - generation technology and utilization of bioethanol and biodiesel; production technology and utilization of biogas and bioslurry. |
6 |
4 |
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Class Test |
1 |
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Total Lectures |
32 |
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Teaching Strategy
- Lecture
- Multimedia presentation
- Video demonstration
- Discussion
Assessment Strategy
- Short question
- MCQ
- Assignment
Books Recommended:
Ayers, R.S. and Westcot, D.W. 1985. Water Quality for Agriculture.FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper 29 Rev., Rome, Italy.
Barnes, A.C. 1974. The Sugarcane. Intersciences Publishers Inc., New York, USA.
Cooper, R. and Nicola, G. 2015. Natural Products Chemistry: Sources, Separations and Structures. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, New York, USA.
Cutler, H.G. and Cutler, S.J. (eds.) 1999. Biologically Active Natural Products: Agrochemicals. CRC Press LLC, Florida, USA.
Hou C.T. and Shaw, J.F. 2008. Biocatalysis and Bioenergy.John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Jain, N.K. (ed.). 1999. Global Advances in Tea Science. Aravali Books International Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India.
Manahan, S.E. 2017. Environmental Chemistry. 10th edn. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
Mathur, R.B.L. 1987. Hand Book of Cane Sugar Technology. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Calcutta, India.
Motarjemi,Y. and Lelieveld, H. (eds.) 2018. Food Safety Management: A Practical Guide for the Food Industry, Elsevier Science, New York, USA.
Mital, K.M. 1997. Biogas Systems - Policies, Progress and Prospects. Published by Taylor and Francis, USA.
Todd, D.K. and Mays, L.W. 2005. Groundwater Hydrology. 3rd edn., John Wiley and Sons Inc., New York, USA.