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Environmental Biotechnology [1]

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: 
  1. Nester, Microbiology: A Human Perspective                                                                           
  2. Allsopp,Dennis Introduction to Biodeterioration
  3. Borem, Aluizio  Understanding Biotechnology   
  4. Chatterji, A.K Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology
  5. Indu S. Thakur, Environmental Biotechnology: Basic concept and Applications. I.K. international Pvt. Ltd.
  6. Kurt Konhauser, Introduction to Geomicrobiology. Blackwell Publication USA.
  7. P.K. Mohapatra, Text book of Environmental Biotechnology.I.K. International pvt. Ltd
Academic Year: 
2018-2019 [2]

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