Environmental Biotechnology detail syllabus for Biotechnology (BT), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17BT833), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.
For all other bt 8th sem syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit BT 8th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. For all other Professional Elective-5 subjects do refer to Professional Elective-5. The detail syllabus for environmental biotechnology is as follows.
Course Objectives:
This objective of this course is to understand the basic concepts of environmental biotechnology.
Module 1
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Module 2
MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF WASTE WATER TREATMENT: Biological Treatment of anaerobic and aerobic; methanogenesis, methanogenic, acetogenic, and fermentative bacteria- technical process and conditions; Use of Genetically Engineered Organisms. emerging biotechnological processes in waste – water treatment; Applications include treatment of municipal and industrial wastewaters.
Module 3
BIODEGRADATION OF XENOBIOTIC COMPOUNDS & BIOREMEDIATION: Xenobiotic compounds: Aliphatic, Aromatics, Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Pesticides, Surfactants and microbial treatment of oil pollution. Introduction to Bioremediation, Types of Bioremediation, Bioremediation of surface soil and sludges, Bioremediation of subsurface material, In situ technologies, Ex-situ technologies, Phytoremediation.
Module 4
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Module 5
BIOOXIDATION & MICROBIAL LEACHING: Biooxidation – Direct and Indirect Mechanisms – Biooxidation Kinetics; Bacterial oxidation of Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite and Pyrite.; Extraction of metals from ores; Recovery of metals from solutions; Microbes in petroleum extraction; Microbial desulfurization of coal, gene
closing – use of genetically altered microorganisms for field biodegradation of hazardous materials.
Course Outcomes:
After studying this course, students will be able to:
- Understand the role of various environmental pollutants, biooxidation, biotransformation.
- Explain the involvement of microbes in waste water treatment, chemicals.
Reference Books:
- Biotreatment Systems, Vol. 22, D. L. Wise (Ed.), CRC Press, INC.
- Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste Water (14 th Education),
- American Public Health Association. TEXT BOOKS
- Environmental Microbiology, W.D. Grant & P.E. Long, Blakie, Glassgow and London.
- Microbial Gene Technology, H. Polasa (ED.) South Asian Publishers, New Delhi.
- Environmental Biotechnology by Bruce Rittmann and Perry McCarty
- Biotransformations : K. Faber (1995), Springer- Verlag.
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