CIV 426 – Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology

Current Catalog Description

This undergraduate course covers the fundamental concepts of biological processes that are important in natural and engineered environmental systems. The course will incorporate basic fundamental microbiology into a quantifiable engineering context in order to describe, predict and control behavior of environmental biological systems.

Prerequisite

CIV 320 or permission of the instructor

Corequisite:

None

Textbooks and/or Other Required Material

Environmental biotechnology principles and applications, B.E. Rittmann and P.L. McCarty, 2001, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Boston Mass

This course is

Not Required

Technical Elective Option

Topics Covered

Basics of Microbiology
Stoichiometry & Energetics
Water Characteristics
Microbial Kinetics
Reactor Models
Suspended Growth Processes
Biofilm Kinetics and Processes
Nutrient Cycling
Anaerobic Processes
Emerging Issues

Course Learning and Student Outcomes

Characterize the biological processes within both engineered and natural systems

Utilize fundamental stoichiometry, kinetics, and material balances to analyze and quantify microbial processes in natural and engineered systems.

Solve biological process problems related to different reactor models of engineered and natural systems.

Get familiar with the processes for the protection, restoration, and treatment of water quality,

Develop skills on literature review and function effectively as a team member to write a scientific report.

Prepared by

Xinwei Mao (2020)

Last Updated:

4/2021