INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Paper Code: 
DBTE 601A
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60
Objective: 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Upon completion of the course the learner will:

CO52A: Understand and know various aspects of the environment, its composition and interactions between organisms.

CO53A: Acquaint with role of microbes in solid and liquid waste management

CO54A: : Know the concepts of biodeterioration, Bioremediation, Biodegradation and bioleaching

CO55A: illustrate the various aspects of Biotechnological applications in Fermentation Industries.

CO56A: integrate scientific and technological knowledge on the use of bioprocesses for industrial products

 

Class lectures

Seminars

Tutorials

Group discussions and Workshops

Question preparation

 

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: 

 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

●     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.

e RESOURCES:

•   Fermentation & Bioreactors | Sartorius

•   Industrial Biotechnology - Course (nptel.ac.in)

JOURNALS:

•   Journal of Industrial Biotechnology

●   Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

●   Journal of Hazardous Management

●   Journal of Environmental Biotechnology

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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