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Ukončeno v akademickém roce 2015/2016

Environmental Biotechnology

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 546-0477/01
Abbreviation EB
Course title Environmental Biotechnology
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Dr. Ing. Radmila Kučerová

Osnova předmětu

1. Biotechnology, their importance and distribution
2. Distribution of microorganisms used in mineral biotechnology
3. Bio-chemical oxidation of sulphides
4. Biotechnology minerals Cu, Fe, As, Zn, Sb, Pb, Al and Ti
5. Silicate microorganisms and their application in biotechnology
extraction of heavy metals from silicates and alumosilicates
6. Bioaccumulation, biosorption, bioprecipitation
7. Technology using the process of bioaccumulation, biosorption,
bioprecipitation, volatilization
8. Hybrid intrabiotechnology
9. Options biological-chemical removal of heavy metals from
industrial waste water with sulphate-reducing bacteria
10. Bioreactors
11. Disposal of old ecological burdens
12. Basic concepts and definitions, electrochemical corrosion, electrode
potentials, anodic and cathodic happening, galvanic cells, Faraday's laws,
Pourbaix diagrams
13. Biocorrosion mechanisms, aerobic and anaerobic conditions, biofilms, impact redox properties, interaction with metal
14. Prevention and protection against corrosion, the corrosion resistance of metals and alloys, the choice material and its significance in terms of economic losses and protection costs corrosion

Povinná literatura

Sborník: Mineral Raw Materials and Mining Activity of the 21st Century, VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2003
Videla, H.A.: Prevention and control of biocorrosion. Int. Biodeterioration &
Biodegradation, 49, 2002, s. 259-270

Doporučená literatura

Morton, L.H.G., Surman,S.B.: Biofilms in Biodeterioration - A Review.
Int. Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 1994, s. 203-221.
Beech, I.B., Sunner,J.: Biocorrosion: towards understanding
interactions between biofilms and metals. Current Opinion in Biotechnology,
15, 2004, s.181-186.