Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : BM6631 : Industrial Biotechnology { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Angana Sarkar
Syllabus
Introduction and history, Isolation and screening, Strain characterization, Strain improvement (molecular Breeding, rDNA Technology), Production media, Inoculum preparation and inoculum Development, Industrial sterilization, Scale up and Scale down for bioprocess, Bioreactors, Bioprocesses and their optimization, Product purification and recovery, Details of Industrially relevant productsantibiotics (penicillin, streptomycin etc), enzymes (amylases & proteases), hormone, pharmaceuticals, growth factors, food products, bioenergy (alcohols-acetone-butanol, production of ethanol), aminoacids production, production of L- glutamic acid, production of vitamin B12, production of single cell proteins, production of yeast/ mushrooms, production of fermented foods, production of microbial insecticides, production of Biopolymers, Biofuels, biogas, production of Bioplastics, Biosurfactants, and Biofertilizers, General rules in patents and practices.
Course Objectives
- To gain knowledge regarding sustainable product development and technology transfer to the Industry.
Course Outcomes
Extensive knowledge and critical awareness of current issues arising in the practice of industrial biotechnology. <br />In-depth understanding of new sustainable product development and technology transfer to the Industry. <br />Understanding the need for sustainable innovation and the role biotechnology and bio-based production in this.
Essential Reading
- Prescott, S.C. and Dunn, C.G, Industrial microbiology, McGraw-Hill
- Casida, L.E, Industrial microbiology, John Wiley & Sons Inc
Supplementary Reading
- Stanbury, P.F., Whitaker, A. and Hall, S.J, Principles of fermentation technology, Elsevier
- Waites, M.J., Morgan, N.L., Rockey, J.S. and Higton, G, Industrial microbiology: an introduction, John Wiley & Sons