Course Overview
This is the last course in the industrial wastewater treatment series. It examines additional physical/chemical unit processes including chemical coagulation, chemical precipitation of heavy metals, chemical phosphorus removal, absorption, ion exchange, membrane separation, chemical oxidation, and gas transfer. Practical and operational aspects would be emphasised.
Prerequisite(s)
- 50% in EENG 8753
Credits
1.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Discuss the principles of chemical coagulation and removal of suspended solids.
- Discuss the principles of chemical precipitation for the removal of heavy metals and phosphorus.
- Use key design criteria for sizing treatment system components.
- Design chemical feed systems.
- Estimate chemical sludge production.
- Describe adsorption theory and its application.
- Discuss the principles of ion exchange.
- Plot adsorption isotherms.
- Plot breakthrough curves (adsorption and ion exchange).
- Calculate adsorptive and ion exchange capacities.
- Describe the principles of membrane processes.
- Explain chemical oxidation and the concept of breakpoint chlorination for ammonia removal.
- Describe the principles of gas transfer and its application in air stripping.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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