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CHE
463
Wastewater Treatment
Characterization of industrial wastes, petroleum refinery wastes, treatment processes, solid-liquid separation, ion exchange, adsorption, biological treatments, reverse osmosis, economics, regulations, moral, legal and social implications.
Prerequisites:
Completion of 90 Credit hours
0640463
(3-0-3)

Prerequisites by Topic:

  • Mass transfer.
  • Fluid mechanics.
  • Reaction engineering.
  • Process control.

Textbook(s):

Wastewater Engineering; Treatment, Disposal and Reuse. Metcalf and Eddy, 3rd edition, McGraw-Hill, 1991.

Topics Covered:

  1. Wastewater characterization (3 hours)
  2. Pollutants and limitations (3 hours)
  3. Coagulation & flocculation (6 hours)
  4. Sedimentation (6 hours)
  5. Biological removal of oxygen demanding material (9 hours)
  6. Removal of ammonia nitrogen (9 hours)
  7. Disinfection, filtration, adsorption, ion exchange, and reverse osmosis (6 hours)

Course Objectives:

  1. Elements of wastewater treatment (1,2)
  2. Design of unit processes (1,2)
  3. Environmental and ethical issues (3)

Performance Criteria:

Objective 1:

  1. Categorize various types of water pollutants, water quality, treatment methods, and regulations, criteria (2, 4)

Objective 2:

  1. Ability to design unit process in wastewater treatment (1, 2)

Objective 3:

  1. Ability to apply understand relationship of engineering and pressing environmental and ethical issues (2, 4, 7)
  2. Prepare a term project on waste water treatment (1, 2, 3)

ABET Category Content:

Engineering Science: 2 credits or 67%

Engineering Design: 1 credit or 33%

Course Classification

Student Outcomes Level (L, M, H) Relevant Activities
1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics. M Particle settling velocity. Pressure drop in fixed beds. Complete mixing reactors. Pumping power. Dispersion of gases
2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. M Design of Filtration units (Sand filters, ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis). Design of Settling and aeration tanks. Design of softeners and coagulation tanks. Design of adsorption units. Pumps and pipeline design
3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences. L Write a term project report
4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts. M Assessment of the environmental problems generated by daily household activities, utilities and the industry. Need for proper treatment of effluents in various from municipal and industrial sites. Pollutant effects on water aquifers and the gulf.
5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies. M Collect data on material properties which are needed to design treatment units. Collect information on design and operating parameters of treatment units, such as diameter range of a settling tank, dose of chlorine treatment, contact times, etc.. Collect information on most common flow diagrams of treatment processes