CEE 5164 : ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
Course Description :

The course will examine foundation in microbiology and engineering principles for biotechnology application to address environmental pollution control.Recent development of environmental biotechnologies such as ANAMMOX, membrane bioreactors, and algal bioreactors will be discussed in details. This course will aid your understanding of the interesting and complex environmental topics related to sustainable environmental remediation and protection. The course is valuable as a prerequisite to more advanced research in environmental engineering, as a technical education to stimulate graduate students' interest in environmental sustainability, and as an introduction to environmental constrains that are increasingly important to other engineering disciplines.

Specific Course Objectives :
  • Introduce the kinetics of microbes and biofilm involved in environmental remediation.
  • Introduce the latest development of environmental biotechnologies for treatment of water, wastewater and hazardous wastes.
  • Identify the challenges in applying environmental biotechnologies and their further development.
  • Strengthen the ability of literature review and presentation.
Course Prerequisite :
Graduate Student Standing
Hours & Credits :
3H, 3C