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Bioremédiation / Environmental engineering : current methods and practices
Course teacher(s)
David CANNELLA (Coordinator) and Michel VERBANCKECTS credits
5
Language(s) of instruction
english, french
Course content
Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Required and corequired courses
Teaching methods and learning activities
cours ex cathedraThe course consists of 27 hours of lectures that address main bioengineering concepts of bioremediation technologies. The course maintains a “frontiers of science” setting in which latest results in bioremediation of organic compounds, industrial and agricultural waste are discussed. During the lectures deep biochemistry or enzymatic catalysis will be shown, as such background knowledge on biochemistry is expected. Basic concepts of microbiology and bioengineering are a plus. The students will have to choose a topic and focus on that for a literature review on technological advances on bioremediation of the chosen contaminant. A personal short written report will have to be produced by the student at the end of the course, active discussion and understanding of the specific biodegradation strategies could be an integrating part of the classes. The final report could be written in English or French following the general guideline of a scientific manuscript preparation (abstract, introduction, detailed state-of-art, conclusions, references….).
References, bibliography, and recommended reading
Advances in biodegradation and bioremediation of industrial waste. Ram Chandra, CRC press, available at ULB library of sciences and technologies Solbosch
Other information
Contacts
david.cannella@ulb.ac.be
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
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Other
Students will conduct individual search of 30-50 scientific publication on a chosen thematic linked to the bioremediation, ultimately write a short personal report.
Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)
1/3 written report quality2/3 answers to the questions linked to personal report