637-2031/01 – Biotechnological processes (BP)
Gurantor department | Department of Non-ferrous Metals, Refining and Recycling | Credits | 5 |
Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Silvie Brožová, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Silvie Brožová, Ph.D. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Optional |
Year | 3 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2016/2017 | Year of cancellation | 2021/2022 |
Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
-students will learn the basic concepts in environmental biotechnology, the processes and technologies-acquired knowledge is a basis for process optimization, measurement and process control-information about the production of biologically active substances biotechnology manner that apply mainly to protect the environment
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Project work
Other activities
Summary
The subject is focuses on both the basic concepts of biotechnology. Information to enable an understanding of processes occurring in living organisms in metallurgical processes. Attention is paid bioprocesses use in hydrometallurgy. It also presented the possibility of using biotechnology processes in metal production and reduce its energy demands.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
[1] KEETON,W.T., GOULD, J. Biological Science, Fourth Edirion, w.w. Norton and Company, New York, 1989.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Vypracování semestrálního projektu, absolvování průběžných testů, laboratorní práce.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology
2. Metals and environments
3. Classic technology for metal removal
4. Biolouration
5. Basic principles of bacterial action in biolouration
6. Mushroom leaching
7. Bioaccumulation
8. Phytoremediation
9. Biosorption
10. Balance of biosorption process
11. Bioprecipitation
12. Biovolatilization
13. Other biotechnological processes suitable for metal removal
14. Biological treatment of fuels
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction