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        Core Information
	







                Course
                
			CEE 751/851 Physicochemical Treatment Processes

			Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits

			Fall Semester,ODU Campus
				
	

                Session
                Fall Session #1
	

                Prerequisite
                
The course draws on knowledge of chemistry, physics, and integral and
differential calculus. An introductory course in environmental
engineering at the undergraduate level is adequate preparation. Those
students without this background or a familiarity with water and
wastewater treatment processes will likely want to read introductory
material in these areas; the instructor will indicate sources of
information in the initial class.
		

	

                Instructor
                
			
			Dr. Gary C. Schafran, Professor, CEE
 
			
			KH 133B		
	

                Phone
                (757) 683-4673
	

                Fax
                (757) 683-5354
	

                e-mail
                <gschafra@odu.edu> 
		
	
	


			













        Course Description
	




 
 




Physical and chemical treatment processes used for the removal of
undesirable constituents (contaminants) from water and wastewaters will
be examined in this course. The treatment processes that will be
evaluated include all of the major processes used in domestic and
industrial water and wastewater treatment. 



The course examines the
mechanisms that are responsible for contaminant removal and the
quantitative representation (theoretical and empirical formulations) of
these processes that have been developed to predict treatment
performance and are used in process design. 



Problem sets (homework)
assigned during the semester generally reflect actual situations
obtained from engineering studies (full-, pilot-, or bench-scale
studies). These problem sets provide students the opportunity to
discover how quantitative relationships based on theory can be
integrated with actual situations in water and wastewater treatment
systems.



The following areas will be covered:




    

  1. Reactor Engineering (Material balances, kinetics) 

  2. Mixing

  3. Coagulation, Flocculation, and Chemical Precipitation 

  4. Sedimentation

  5. Flotation

  6. Gas Transfer and Aeration

  7. Filtration

  8. Carbon Adsorption

  9. Ion Exchange





I will also distribute a number of handouts during the 
semester to augment lecture notes and areas not 
covered by the text.















        Textbook and References
	




 
 
                  



        
Required Textbook:
	

        

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        Grading Policy
	



 


Students will be expected to participate in all class activities and to
complete all class assignments. Grading will be as follows:

















	
		 
	
		Grade Percent





	Mid-Term Exam 
	35





	Final Exam
	40





	Problem Sets
	25





	TOTAL
	100






















	


                  


                  








        Reading/Chapters from Text
	






 

                        


CEE 751/851 Physicochemical Treatment Processes

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits

ODU Campus

Fall Session

                        


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		Topics
	
		Material
	





	 
	
	Introduction; Reactor Engineering

		(Material balances, kinetics)
			
	Chapter 3, Handouts

		



	 
	
		Mixing
	
	
	Handouts
	

		



	 
	
	Coagulation and Flocculation
	
	Chapter 6

	



	 
	
	Sedimentation
	
	Chapter 7

	



	 
	
	Flotation
	
	Chapter 7

		



	 
	
	Gas Transfer and Air Stripping
	
	Chapter 5

		



	 
	
	Filtration
	
	Chapter 8

		



	 
	
	Carbon Adsorption
	
	Chapter 13

		



	 
	
	Ion Exchange
	
	Chapter 9

		












There will be a number of handouts so you may want to plan on having a
loose-leaf notebook to file/organize these handouts.