# Biochemical engineering
## MicroSim spec
- **Recommended sim type:** kinetics ODE plot
- **Microsimmability score:** 58/100
- **Layout:** drawing region (canvas) on top; control region (sliders/buttons) below.
### Parameters (tunable controls)
- `Substrate concentration S - 0 to 50 g/L`
- `Max growth rate mu_max - 0.1 to 1.5 /h`
- `Dilution rate D - 0 to 1 /h`
### What animates
Cell-mass and substrate curves evolve in a bioreactor (Monod kinetics) as substrate and dilution rate change, with washout appearing when dilution exceeds growth.
### Learning objective
Relate cell growth and washout to substrate concentration and dilution rate.
## Links (Wikipedia order)
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`Alexander_Fleming` · `Artificial_organ` · `Auburn_University` · `Bacteria` · `Biofuel` · [[Biological_engineering]] · `Biopharmaceutical` · `Bioprocess` · `Bioproducts_engineering` · `Bioreactor` · `Bioreactor_landfill` · `Biotechnology` · `Biotechnology_in_pharmaceutical_manufacturing` · `Brown_University` · `Cell_culture` · `Cell_therapy` · [[Chemical_engineering]] · `Christian_Brothers_University` · `Colorado_School_of_Mines` · `East_Carolina_University` · `Ege_University` · `Electrochemical_energy_conversion` · `Enzyme` · `Erythropoietin` · `Federal_University_of_Paraná` · `Federal_University_of_Pará` · `Federal_University_of_São_João_del-Rei` · `Federal_University_of_Technology_–_Paraná` · `Fermentation` · `Fermentation_in_food_processing` · `Food_chemistry` · `Food_drying` · [[Food_engineering]] · `Food_packaging` · `Food_processing` · `Fruit` · `Gene_therapy` · `Genetic_testing` · `Golden_rice` · `Institute_of_Chemical_Technology` · `Insulin` · `Jadavpur_University` · `Karlsruhe_Institute_of_Technology` · `Louis_Pasteur` · `Mass_production` · `McMaster_University` · `Medication` · `Metabolic_engineering` · `Michigan_Technological_University` · `Microbiology` · `Milk` · `Mill_(grinding)` · `Mold` · `Monoclonal_antibody` · `Moss_bioreactor` · `National_University_of_Costa_Rica` · `North_Carolina_State_University` · `Nutritional_value` · `Obafemi_Awolowo_University` · `Organic_compound` · `PH` · `Pasteurization` · `Penicillin` · `Petrochemical_industry` · `Pharmaceutical_industry` · `Pharmacogenomics` · `Photobioreactor` · `Physical_chemistry` · `Pickling` · `Protein_engineering` · `Queensland_University_of_Technology` · `Rowan_University` · `Salting_(food)` · `Savannah_Technical_College` · `Silpakorn_University` · `South_Dakota_School_of_Mines_and_Technology` · `Sustainability` · `São_Paulo_State_University` · `Technical_University_of_Denmark` · `Technical_University_of_Munich` · `Technische_Universität_Berlin` · [[Tissue_engineering]] · `Unit_operation` · `Unit_process` · `Universiti_Malaysia_Kelantan` · `Universiti_Malaysia_Perlis` · `University_College_Dublin` · `University_College_London` · `University_of_Birmingham` · `University_of_British_Columbia` · `University_of_California,_Davis` · `University_of_Cape_Town` · `University_of_Colorado_Boulder` · `University_of_Georgia` · `University_of_Illinois_Urbana-Champaign` · `University_of_Indonesia` · `University_of_Iowa` · `University_of_Kuala_Lumpur` · `University_of_Minnesota` · `University_of_Natural_Resources_and_Life_Sciences,_Vienna` · `University_of_Queensland` · `University_of_Southern_California` · `University_of_Western_Ontario` · `University_of_Zagreb` · `Université_de_Sherbrooke` · `Villanova_University` · `Virginia_Tech` · `Vitamin_A_deficiency` · `Wheat` · `Yeast`
## From the Real GENERATIVE library
*Biochemical engineering — placed from the Real G.E.N.E.R.A.T.I.V.E. course library (Engineering room). Source: Wikimedia Commons (via Wikipedia article media). [Details & license](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BTEC_Bioreactors.jpg).*
> Biochemical engineering, also known as bioprocess engineering, is a field of study with roots stemming from chemical engineering and biological engineering. It mainly deals with the design, construction, and advancement of unit processes that involve biological organisms (such as fermentation) or organic molecules (often enzymes) and has various applications ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemical_engineering))
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> p5.js MicroSim stub · part of Process Engineering · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemical_engineering)
> Relation: subfield of process engineering.
## Concept summary
Biochemical engineering designs bioreactors and processes that use cells or enzymes to make products, governed by growth and substrate-uptake kinetics.
## Build checklist
- [ ] Claim it: set `status: in-progress` + `lease` + `leased_at`
- [ ] Write the child page explaining the concept (tie it back to process engineering)
- [ ] Finalize parameter ranges and defaults
- [ ] Implement the p5.js sketch (drawing + control regions)
- [ ] Add caption + the learning objective on the page
- [ ] Set `status: done`
## p5.js sketch
```javascript
// MicroSim: Biochemical engineering
let controls = {};
function setup() {
// createCanvas(...); create sliders for the parameters above.
}
function draw() {
// background(...); read controls; render kinetics ODE plot; respond live.
}
```
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Back to Process Engineering · Wikipedia: [Biochemical engineering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemical_engineering)
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## Wikipedia : Wikitube
**Strict pair:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemical_engineering) : [Wikitube](https://en.wikitube.io/wiki/Biochemical_engineering)
## Previous hub tags
Tree parents: [[Reliability_engineering]] · [[Systems_engineering]].
Legacy hubs: none.
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*Sources: 1 legacy note. Minted wave 1, 2026-07-30 (v1.6 order).*