Water Essentials.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: MATH 121 and CHEM 121. This course examines the most important applications of water -- and outlines many water chemistry details -- for critical industrial processes including steam generation, heat exchanger and steam condenser cooling, high-purity water production, and wastewater treatment. Also included is information regarding impurities produced by fossil fuel combustion. The course provides practical information for engineers, chemists and other technical specialists preparing to enter industries such as refining, biofuels, power, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, electronics, environmental sustainability, and many others.