546-0438/03 – Mineral Biotechnology II. (MBII)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Vladimír Čablík, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Vladimír Čablík, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type A |
| Year | 2 | 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
Knowledge of mineral biotechnology, focusing on biocorrosion and effects of biodeteriogens on constructions and focusing on the application of biopolymers and bioreactors. Being able to distinguish different approaches to estimate and find best solutions for specific biocorrosion, biopolymers, and bioreactors issues. Students will be able to obtain information for work experience, demonstrate a general overview and evaluate the issue. Compare different approaches and the practical side of it. Being able to produce results and solve them independently.
Demonstrate ability to communicate (active both writing and speaking), manage technical terminology.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Other activities
Summary
The course deals in detail with the issue of mineral biotechnologies. Lectures focus on environmental biogenic processes, basic principles of mineral biotechnologies, biological-chemical methods of heavy metal recovery from industrial waste water, (bioaccumulation, biosorption, bioprecipitation), potential biological-chemical elimination of heavy metals from industrial waste water by sulphate-reducing bacteria. Application of sulphate-reducing bacteria and study of bacterial reduction of sulphates. Next, the course concentrates on the study of potential application of biogenic processes into technological procedures.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
test, presentation of a semestral task, discussion of topics being taught, written and oral exam.
E-learning
Other requirements
Study of supplementary literature.
Prerequisities
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Biological corrosion of building materials
2. Conditions for biodeteriogens impingement
3. Process origin and development of building biodeterioration
4. Influence of microorganisms on building materials
5. Exploration and diagnosis of building materials distortion because of biocorrosion
6. Causes of degradation processes in building materials
7. Concrete biocorrosion - Analysis of microorganisms in biocorrosion
8. Sulphate corrosion of concrete caused by sulfur bacteria
9. Overview of microorganisms involved in biocorrosion
10. Influence of microorganisms on building works
11. Characteristics of algae used in biometallurgy and environmental biotechnology
12. Biodegradable composite materials
13. Types of bioreactors: fermentors, membrane bioreactors, etc.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction