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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
CMU 507	FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY I	3 + 0	2nd Semester	6

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Master's Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	The major objective of the course is to present biological basics for environmental biotechnology. Major types of organisms, cellular components and their functions, enzymes and enzymatic reactions will be covered. Major metabolic pathways, microbial growth kinetics and stoichiometry of microbial growth and product formation will be emphasized. Special examples in biological wastewater treatment will be presented.
Course Content	This course contains the applications, principles and theoretical explanations of environmental biotechnology. Contents of the lecture are as following: Biological Basics, Types of microorganisms and intracellular components; Enzymes and their Functions, Soluble and immobilized enzyme kinetics; Major Metabolic Pathways, Aerobic metabolism of carbohydrates, hydrocarbons and nitrogenous compounds, Anaerobic metabolism of carbohydrates, Photosynthesis; Microbial Growth Kinetics, Suspended growth kinetics in batch, fed-batch and continuous systems, Kinetics of fixed film microbial growth; Stoichiometry of microbial growth and product formation; Applications in Biological Wastewater Treatment.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Explains the basic principles of environmental engineering microbiology, intracellular components and types of microorganisms.
2	Provides information about enzymes and their functions, and kinetics of soluble and immobilized enzymes.
3	Provides information about enzymes and their functions, and kinetics of soluble and immobilized enzymes.
4	Provides theoretical knowledge about; the kinetics of microbial growth that is required for the design of biological treatment systems, growth kinetics of batch, semi-batch and continuous suspended systems and growth kinetics of fixed film.
5	Provides information about the theoretical stoichiometry of microbial growth and product formation.
6	Describes practices used in biological wastewater treatment

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ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	3	42
Assignments	2	10	20
Mid-terms	1	15	15
Final examination	1	27	27
Presentation / Seminar Preparation	1	10	10
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			156 6

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