PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL TREATMENT PROCESSES

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This course presents the physical and chemical principles for the treatment of dissolved and particulate contaminants in water and wastewater. These concepts will provide an understanding of the design of commonly used unit operations in treatment systems. Topics in the course include water characteristics, reactor dynamics/reaction kinetics, filtration, coagulation/flocculation, sedimentation, adsorption, disinfection, chemical oxidation, particulate removal, phase transfer processes, and redox processes. The level of coursework expects an undergraduate background in chemistry, physics, integral and differential calculus and an introductory course in environmental engineering at the undergraduate level. (3 credits)