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Course Code: IN-BTY -905 Course Name: Enviornmental Biotechnology |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Ecology & Biodiversity Introductory concepts, The biological world and Ecology: Ecological balance and consequences of change, Biological word and eco-systems; Biochemical Diversity in ecosystem development; Diversity indices; Cellular diversity and the classification of living system – Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic organisms, General physical properties and Tolerance to environmental conditions; Microbial Biodiversity – strategies – bio-prospecting and recovery. Air Pollution Control Methods and Equipment Primary and secondary air pollutants, standards, sampling, basic ideas of air pollution control equipments, Bag Filter, Electrostatic Precipitators, cyclone separators, Wet-scrubbers, Bioscrubbers, Electrostatic precipitators, High volume sampler, RSPM Sampler, Control of specific gaseous pollutants. |
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| 2 | Wastewater Treatment by Biotechnological Processes Water pollution; sources and classification of pollutants, B.O.D, C.O.D, D.O, T.D.S, Oil and grease, Metals etc.Standards, sampling and method of analysis, Bacteriological measurements. Overview of treatment principles and theory of aeration, Municipal Sewer and Industrial Wastewater Treatment –Principles, operation and design aspects of: Activated Sludge process, Extended Aeration, Nitrification-denitrification, Trickling Filter, Mechanically aerated lagoons, Concepts of Waste stabilization ponds, Aquatic plant systems, Ranking of waste water treatment processes, common effluent treatment plant. Environmental Biotechnology: Specialized aspects Oil pollution – treatment with micro-organisms, Bioremediation- recovery of metals from waste water and sludge, xenobiotics, degradative capabilities of microorganisms with reference to toxicology, pesticides, herbicides, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, Anaerobic and aerobic composting, Vermiculture, Wetland Management, Membrane based waste water treatment processes – case studies. |
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