CIVL 7230/7236 Physical
Chemical Processes For Water and Wastewater Treatment
(Syllabus)
Spring Semester 2002
Instructor: Don Zhao, Ph.D.
Assistant professor
Department of Civil Engineering
209 Harbert Engineering Center
Phone: 334-844 6277
Fax: 334-844 6290
E-mail: dzhao@eng.auburn.edu
Course objectives:
to develop fundamental skills to understand, analyze, describe and design
most common physical-chemical processes (adsorption, ion exchange, air-
stripping, and membrane) for water and wastewater treatment.
Prerequisite: unit operations in water and wastewater treatment, calculus, water chemistry, and ordinary
differential equations.
Primary Textbook:
American Water Works Association (1999), Water Quality and Treatment: a Handbook of Community Water Supplies, Fifth edition, McGraw Hill, Inc.
Compiled Class-notes
Supplementary Texts:
Walter J. Weber, Jr. (1972), Physicochemical Processes for Water Quality Control, Wiley Interscience.
James M. Montgomery (1985), Water Treatment Principles and Design, John Wiley & Sons.
Course Hours: 11 am– 11:50 am MWF
Course Credits: 3
Office Hours:
Grading: Homework: 20%
Mid-term
Exam
Mid-term
Exam
Final Exam: 40%
Course Policy:
For on-campus students, homework
is due by
University, college, and/or department policies will be applied.
Course Schedule (Tentative):
|
Class No. |
Day |
Date |
Topic |
|
1 |
W |
January 9 |
Introduction-Water Treatment |
|
2 |
F |
11 |
Adsorption Engineering |
|
3 |
M |
14 |
Activated Carbon, Gibbs equation |
|
4 |
W |
16 |
Manufacture of AC |
|
5 |
F |
18 |
Adsorption isotherms: 1 |
|
6 |
M |
21 |
No Class (MLK |
|
7 |
W |
23 |
Adsorption isotherms: 2 |
|
8 |
F |
25 |
PAC and GAC |
|
9 |
M |
28 |
Multi-component system equilibrium |
|
10 |
W |
30 |
Competitive equilibrium models |
|
11 |
F |
February 1 |
Fixed-bed adsorption |
|
12 |
M |
4 |
Breakthrough calculations |
|
13 |
W |
6 |
Column equilibrium modeling |
|
14 |
F |
8 |
Adsorption kinetics |
|
15 |
M |
11 |
Film vs intra-particle diffusion |
|
16 |
W |
13 |
Design of adsorption column process |
|
17 |
F |
15 |
Exam 1 |
|
18 |
M |
18 |
Ion Exchange: introduction |
|
19 |
W |
20 |
Types of IX reactions |
|
20 |
F |
22 |
IX equilibria |
|
21 |
M |
25 |
IX for softening and deionization |
|
22 |
W |
27 |
Multi-component equilibrium calculations |
|
23 |
F |
March 1 |
Chromatographic elution and predicting breakthrough times |
|
24 |
M |
4 |
Ion exchange selectivity |
|
25 |
W |
6 |
Resin synthesis |
|
26 |
F |
8 |
Swelling of resins, problems with IX processes |
|
27 |
M |
11 |
Design of IX processes |
|
28 |
W |
13 |
Exam 2 |
|
29 |
F |
15 |
Air stripping: introduction |
|
30 |
M |
18 |
Packed tower design 1 |
|
31 |
W |
20 |
Packed tower design 2 |
|
32 |
F |
22 |
A design example |
|
33 |
M |
25 |
No Class (Spring Break) |
|
34 |
W |
27 |
No Class (Spring Break) |
|
35 |
F |
29 |
No Class (Spring Break) |
|
36 |
M |
April 1 |
Membrane Processes: introduction |
|
37 |
W |
3 |
Terminology in membrane process |
|
38 |
F |
5 |
Development of membranes |
|
39 |
M |
8 |
Mechanism of water transport and salt rejection in RO process |
|
40 |
W |
10 |
Types of RO devices |
|
41 |
F |
12 |
Concentration polarization |
|
42 |
M |
15 |
Electrodialysis |
|
43 |
W |
17 |
RO and ED compared |
|
44 |
F |
19 |
Equivalent conductance |
|
45 |
M |
22 |
Energy consumption |
|
46 |
W |
24 |
Important design equations |
|
47 |
F |
26 |
Reactions at electrodes |
|
48 |
M |
29 |
Electrodialysis reversal |
|
49 |
F |
May 3 |
Final exam |