CS4008:03
Environmental Engineering 4
Townsville
Prerequisites: (CL1010 or EG1010) CS2002
39 lectures, 13 tutorials, 26 hours practical and field work. Second semester.
Available to engineering students.
Chemistry for water treatment – methods of expressing concentration; physical properties of water; inorganic and organic chemical properties of water; solubility; carbonate system; thermodynamic basis for equilibrium; acid-base chemistry; organic and biochemistry; analysis and constituents in water.
Water and wastewater treatment – screening and sedimentation; mass transfer and aeration; coagulation and flocculation; filtration; physical-chemical treatment for dissolved constituents; disinfection; aerobic treatment; anaerobic treatment.
Learning Objectives:
- to provide the understanding of chemistry for water and wastewater treatment;
- to introduce the background for design of water and wastewater treatment systems;
- to develop the skills for design of water and wastewater treatment plants.
Assessment by assignment and practical reports (30%); a three-hour examination (70%).