INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Paper Code: 
25DBTE601A
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.

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course

title

25DBTE601A

Industrial Biotechnology and Environmental Biotechnology

(Theory)

 

CO57A. Acquaint with the roles of microbes in solid and liquid waste management

CO58A. Assess the concepts of Biodegradation and Bioremediation, Bioaccumulation & Biomagnification

CO59A. Illustrate the various aspects of Biodeterioration & evaluate the techniques of Metal Bioleaching & MEOR

CO60A. Evaluate the various aspects of Biotechnological applications in Fermentation Industries

CO61A. Integrate scientific and technological knowledge and apply to bioprocesses for industrial products

CO62A. Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures,

Demonstrations

 

Learning activities for the students: Discussion,

Tutorials,

Assignments,

Reading journals

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

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: 
2025-2026
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