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Environmental Biotechnology
Paper Code:
ENV 302
Credits:
3
Contact Hours:
45.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
7.00
Unit I:
Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology
- Definition of Environmental Biotechnology
- Scope and importance of Environmental Biotechnology
- Need of Environmental Biotechnology
Unit II:
Genetic Engineering Recombinant technology
- Concept of Recombinant technology
-Molecular tools of genetic engineering
-Host cell-Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic
-Vectors-Plasmids(pBR322),Bacteriophages(λ)Cosmids, BAC and YAC
-Methods of gene transfer – Conjugation,Transformation,Transduction
10.00
Unit III:
Biological Treatment of wastewater
- Sewage composition and characteristics
- Aerobic Treatment Systems: Activated sludge process, Trickling filters, Rotating biological contactors, Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor MBBR, Sequencing batch reactor(SBR)
- Anaerobic Treatment System: Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor (UASB), Anaerobic fluidized bed reactor (AFB)
- Biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal
10.00
Unit IV:
Organic waste management
- · Aerobic treatment of solid waste
-Composting
-Vermicomposting
- Anaerobic digestion of solid waste: Biomethanation, Gasification
8.00
Unit V:
Applications of Biotechnology
- Biofuels (Bioethanol ,Biodiesel)
- Biofertilizers and biopesticides
- Biosensors
Essential Readings:
- Nester, Microbiology: A Human Perspective
- Allsopp,Dennis Introduction to Biodeterioration
- Borem, Aluizio Understanding Biotechnology
- Chatterji, A.K Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology
- Indu S. Thakur, Environmental Biotechnology: Basic concept and Applications. I.K. international Pvt. Ltd.
- Kurt Konhauser, Introduction to Geomicrobiology. Blackwell Publication USA.
- P.K. Mohapatra, Text book of Environmental Biotechnology.I.K. International pvt. Ltd
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