Environment biotechnology

introduction

• Environmental biotechnology is the

application of biotechnology for solving
environmental problems, both in the
environment or in man made ecosystems.
 Contaminants released into the environment

• Solvents
• Pesticides
• Herbicides
• Fungicides
• Insecticides
• Petrochemicals
• Explosives
• Heavy metals
Environment biotechnology deals with

• Decontamination of environmental
components
• Production of chemicals biosensors
• Pollution prevention
• Waste minimization
 Environmental biotechnology
includes
• Bioremediation
• Biosensors
• Bioindicators
• Pollution prevention
 bioremediation
• A practice in which microbiological
process are used degrade or transforms
contaminants to less toxic or non toxic
forms
 Process considering in
bioremediation
• Physically removal of contamination
• Separation of contamination from medium
• Degradation
• immobilization
 Bioremediation includes
• Waste water treatment
• Soil bioremediation
• Solid waste bioremediation
• Biotreatment of gaseous streams
• Biodegradation of hydrocarbons
• Biosorption
 Biosensor
• Environmental biosensor are the analytical
device composed of biological sensing
elements and a physically transducer
which together relate to measure able
signal
 Types of biosensor based on transduction
signal
• Electrochemical
• Optical
• Piezoelectric
• Thermal sensor
 Types of biosensor based on
biorecogination principal
• Microorganism
• Enzymes
• antibody
 Bioindicators
• Biological indicators are the species that
can used to monitor the environment of
ecosystem
• Example is copepods
 Pollution prevention
• Use biotechnology approach to produce
products biologically and environment
friendly
 It includes
• Modification of bioremediation and
degradation
• Pulp and paper industry
• Chemicals
• Use enzymes in detergent
• Bioenergy from biomass
• Biorefinery
 Reference
• Research paper written by Maria
Gavrilescu
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