Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Biotechnology

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	637-3031/01
Abbreviation	Bt
Course title	Biotechnology
Credits	6
Coordinating department	Department of Non-ferrous Metals, Refining and Recycling
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Silvie Brožová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to biotechnology
2. Development of biotechnology in the field of processing of metal-bearing raw materials
3. Basic knowledge of the chemical composition of the organism
4. Biogenic elements
5. Biopolymers
6. Cell
7. Characteristics of organisms used in biotechnology
8. Enzymes and biocatalysis
9. Cultivation of microorganisms
10. Sterilization and disinfection
11. Substances used in biological processes
12. Bioreactors
13. Fermenters
14. Safety of work with raw materials and their storage

E-learning

none

Literature

SUTHAR, S. Recycling of agro-industrial sludge through vermitechnolog. Ecological Engineering. 2010, 36 (8), 1028-1036.
ASHBY, M. F. Materials and the environment: eco-informed material choice. 2nd ed. Waltham: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2013. ISBN 978-0-12-385971-6.

Advised literature

KEETON, W.T. and J. GOULD. Biological Science. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1989. .

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