Course: Environmental Biotechnology

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Course title Environmental Biotechnology
Course code UECHI/CA111
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mikulášek Petr, prof. Ing. CSc.
Course content
Modeling of biochemical processes taking place with the participation of enzymes, microorganisms and tissue cultures, enzyme and microbial kinetics, calculations and proposals of aerobic and anaerobic bioreactors, modern separation methods, modern bioreactor control, application of biotechnology in waste, chemical, food and pharmaceutical industry including use in environmental protection.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
To acquaint students with physical principles, mathematical models and solved problems from the field of biotechnologies focused mainly on their environmental use.
Students are able to accurately identify the essence of individual operations, analyze and synthesize whole process systems in engineering terms, and are familiar with methods that enable effective transfer and interpretation of laboratory test results into industrial practice.
Prerequisites
Completed master's degree in chemistry and chemical-technology study programs.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

Oral exam. The basic form of the exam is a discussion of the selected circuits.
Recommended literature
  • Scragg A. Environmental Biotechnology. Oxford. 2005.
  • Smith J. E. Biotechnology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-521-54077-1.


Study plans that include the course
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