Pollution B-II

Code:

EQ513

Acronym:

POLBII

Instance: 2003/2004 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemical Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Chemical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LEQ	20	Plano Oficial EQ a partir 2003	5	3,5	6	-
		Plano para Bachareis EQ a partir de 1996	2	3,5	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To enable Chemical Engineering students to understand and design municipal and industrial wastewater treatment processes

Program

a) Physical and chemical treatment processes of waters and wastewaters: flocculent sedimentation, zone settling, neutralization, chemical coagulation and flocculation, flotation, filtration and disinfection.
b) Aerobic biological treatment of wastewaters: principles of biological oxidation, suspended-biomass and fixed-film bioreactors.
c) Conventional activated sludge treatment, extended aeration, contact-stabilization: process description and design.
d) Trickling filters and rotating biological contactors: description and design.
e) Introduction to anaerobic biological treatment processes: types of reactors and applications.
f)Lab work: chemical coagulation/flocculation, flotation and biodegradability studies.
g) Technical visits to Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants

Main Bibliography

W.W. Eckenfelder, "Industrial Water Pollution Control",McGraw-Hill International Eds. 2000
Metcalf. & Eddy, "Wastewater Engineering-Treatment, Disposal and Reuse.", McGraw-Hill International Eds., 2003
R.S. Ramalho, "Introduction to Wastewater Treatment Processes", Academic Press, 1977

Complementary Bibliography

F. Edeline, "L’épuration physico-chimique des eaux -théorie & technologie", Cebedoc. Ed., 1992
F. Edeline, "L’épuration biologique des eaux -théorie & technologie des réacteurs", Cebedoc. Ed., 1993

Teaching methods and learning activities

a) Theoretical expositions with resolution of illustrative problems
b) Laboratory work: chemical coagulation/flocculation (jar test), dissolved air flotation, biodegradability studies (group work)
c) Technical visits to WTPs and WWTPs.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

Attending classes, according to the rules established in FEUP

Calculation formula of final grade

0.7*final exam + 0.3*(laboratory work + reports on technical visits)
A minimum of 9/20 is required in each of the 2 items of evaluation

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Final exam

Classification improvement

Final exam