ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL KINETICS
Fundamental molecular processes that govern the fate and transformation of organic contaminants in natural environmental systems and engineered treatment processes. Emphasizes the kinetics describing these processes and focuses on transformation mechanisms of organic contaminants in aquatic systems. Specific topics include partitioning between air, water, and solids; chemical kinetics; substitution, hydrolysis, and redox reactions; oxidation reactions encountered in ozone and chlorine-based disinfection systems; and photochemical and biological transformations. Knowledge of water chemistry [such as CIV ENGR 500 ] required.
Topics
- partitioning between air
- water
- and solids
- chemical kinetics
- substitution
- hydrolysis
- and redox reactions
- oxidation reactions encountered in ozone and chlorine-based disinfection systems
- and photochemical and biological transformations
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2022 Learning Outcomes: 1. Predict the environmental fate of organic compounds based on their structure Audience: Graduate 2. Estimate partitioning between air, water, organic phases, particles, and biota Audience: Graduate 3. Use the steady-state assumption to estimate reaction half-lives Audience: Graduate 4. Predict the kinetics and mechanisms of nucleophilic attack and hydrolysis reactions Audience: Graduate 5. Describe how temperature and ionic strength affect rate constants Audience: Graduate 6. Describe direct and indirect photolysis reactions Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Predict the environmental fate of organic compounds based on their structure Audience: Graduate 2. Estimate partitioning between air, water, organic phases, particles, and biota Audience: Graduate 3. Use the steady-state assumption to estimate reaction half-lives Audience: Graduate 4. Predict the kinetics and mechanisms of nucleophilic attack and hydrolysis reactions Audience: Graduate 5. Describe how temperature and ionic strength affect rate constants Audience: Graduate 6. Describe direct and indirect photolysis reactions Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027