INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Paper Code: 
24DBTE601A
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60
Objective: 

This course will enable students to learn various industrial and environmental biotechnology concepts and techniques and explore sustainable applications and solutions to global environmental problems.

12.00
Unit I: 
Liquid and Solid Waste Disposal

Different types of liquid waste treatment: Primary, Secondary and tertiary treatment. Aerobic process – activated sludge, oxidation ditches, and trickling filters, Anaerobic Process – anaerobic digestion, anaerobic filters, up flow anaerobic sludge. Solid Wastes: Sources and management (Sanitary landfills, incineration, composting, vermiculture, methane production).

11.00
Unit II: 
Biodegradation and Bioremediation

Biodegradation of natural compounds (cellulose, hemicelluloses, lignin, chitin), Bioremediation: Ex situ and in situ approach. Biodegradation of Xenobiotics: (Aromatic and Aliphatic Pesticides, and hydrocarbons), bioaccumulation and biomagnification

11.00
Unit III: 
Biodeterioration and Bioleaching

Biodeterioration of Course and Course pulp, wood, paint, textiles, leather, metals (corrosion). Control of biodeterioration. Bioleaching of metals, Microbial enhanced oil recovery.

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Industrial Fermentations

Microbial production of industrial products (microorganisms involved, media, fermentation conditions, downstream processing and uses): Ethanol, Vitamins (Riboflavin), Antibiotics (Penicillin), Amino acid (Glutamic acid), Organic acids (Citric acid), Enzymes (Amylase, Lipases).

 

14.00
Unit V: 
Industrial application of microbes

Biomass based products: Biopesticides (Thuricide and Trichoderma), Yeast: SCP, Microbial transformation of Steroids, Mushroom cultivation, Biofuels, Bioleaching, Mineral benefication and Oil Recovery.

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 
  • Crueger W and Crueger A. (2000). Biotechnology: A textbook of Industrial Microbiology. 2nd Edition. Panima Publishing Company, New Delhi
  • Patel AH. (1996). Industrial Microbiology .1st Edition. MacMillan India Limited
  • Publishing Company Ltd. New Delhi, India
  • Stanbury PF, Whitaker A and Hall SJ. (2006). Principles of Fermentation Technology. 2nd edition, Elsevier Science Ltd
  • Industrial Microbiology, E Casida, New Age International (P) Ltd. Publishers. 2005

 

REFERENCES: 
  • Fermentation Microbiology and Biotechnology. E. M. T. El-Mansi (Editor), C. F. A. Bryce (Editor), Arnold L. Demain (Editor). CRC Press. 2012.
  • Demain, A. L and Davies, J. E. (1999). Manual of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2nd Edition, ASM Press.
Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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