Terminated in academic year 2021/2022

Biotechnology

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	637-3031/02
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. Legislation
3. Development and importance of biotechnology
4. Micro-organisms
5. Enzymes
6. Biological methods of waste disposal
7. Aerobic processes
8. Anaerobic processes
9. Composting
9. Biogas stations
10. Vermicomposting
11. Biological wastewater treatment
12. Bioreactors
13. Fermentation
14. Safety of work with raw materials and their storage

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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