CE 560 - Unit Operation Processes (4)

The study of various physical, chemical and biological operations and processes used in the professional practice of environmental engineering (water treatment, wastewater treatment, and soil remediation). Topics covered will be selected from areas such as reactor hydrodynamics, oxidation-reduction, coagulation-flocculation, chemical precipitation, ion exchange, adsorption process, biological oxidation, anaerobic digestion, activated sludge.

Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate course in introduction to environmental engineering or water and wastewater engineering; undergraduate course in chemistry; and graduate standing.
Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.