Environmental biotechnology (CH762)
Programme:
M.Tech (IBT)
Semester:
First
Category:
Programme Core (PC)
Credits (L-T-P):
04 (4-0-0)
Content:
Qualitative and Quantitative characterization of wastes; Waste disposal norms and regulations; Waste water treatment-aerobic & anaerobic processes; Biological means of stabilization and disposal of solid wastes; Treatment of hazardous and toxic wastes; Biodegradation of xenobiotic substances; Bioremediation; Phytoremediation; Bioaugmentation; Biostimulation; Sampling of air and water pollutants.
References:
Environmental Biotechnology by C.F.Froster&D.A.J.Wase, PHI 1987
Environmental Biology for engineers and Scientists by DA Vaccari et al. Wiley Interscience 2006.
Waste water Engineering, Treatment, Disposal & Reuse by Metcalf & Eddy,.
Martin Alexander, Biodegradation and Bioremediation, 2nd Edition, Academic Press, 1999.
Bruce Rittman, Perry L. McCarty. Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and Applications, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2000.
Department:
Chemical Engineering