546-0437/05 – Mineral Biotechnology I (MB I)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Iva Janáková, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Iva Janáková, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type A |
| Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The goal is to broaden students' knowledge in the field of mineral biotechnology, focusing on biotechnological processes for the treatment of sulphide ores and coal. Particular attention is paid to the environmental processes in deposits with sulphide mineralization, biological leaching and micro-organisms used to biological leaching. Students will be able to work with this content and be able to compare them with practice. Newly acquired knowledge is the basis for optimization, measurement and control of biological process.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Experimental work in labs
Summary
The course of “Mineral Biotechnologies I” is focused on introductory information on utilization and application of mineral biotechnologies in research as well as operational practice. The course deals in detail with the ssue of mineral biotechnologies. The individual lectures concentrate on environmental biogenic processes, basic principles of mineral biotechnologies, general characteristics of microbial metabolisms of the individual microorganisms. Next, it deals with the study of potential application of biogenic processes into technological procedures of treatment and processing of selected sulfitic ores.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Na laboratorních cvičeních je vyžadována příprava. Na závěr semestru vyhodnocení laboratorních prací. Zápočet je udělen na základě odevzdání protokolů. V přednáškách je průběžná kontrola znalostí vedena formou diskuze k probírané látce. Na závěr semestru písemná a ústní zkouška.
E-learning
Other requirements
Regular participation in laboratories. Making of laboratory protocols.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1.Biotechnology and Mineral Development, Environmental biogenic happening as the basic principle of mineral biotechnology; kinetics of the process.
2. Biogenic elements, chemical and biological nature of the cycle of elements in the biosphere.
3. Course of environmental processes in deposits with sulphide mineralization, bioleaching, microorganisms used in the bioleaching.
4. The genus Thiobacillus, Biological - Chemical oxidation of metals (in general).
5. Bio - chemical leaching of pyrite and arzenopyritu.
6. Bio - chemical leaching of copper sulfides.
7. Bio - chemical leaching of sphalerite, galena and stibnite.
8. Application of bio-chemical methods in mining and mineral processing.
9. Classification of coal - physical properties, makropetrographic classification.
10. Micropetrographic classification - brown coal, hard coal microlithotypes.
11. Forms of behavior of sulfur in coal, sulfur removal from coal using microorganisms.
12. Technological aspects of biological desulfurizace sulfur from coal.
13. Biodegradation of black and brown coal - split ties.Biological treatment of coal for power production purposes.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction