Environmental Physicochemical Processes

Undergraduate

The course covers fundamental and applied concepts of physical and chemical (“physicochemical”) processes relevant to water quality control. Topics include overview of water and wastewater treatment processes, fundamentals of chemical reaction engineering and mass balance concepts, and their application to the design of water treatment unit operations including coagulation, sedimentation, disinfection, filtration, oxidation, air stripping, membrane separation, adsorption, and ion exchange. Prerequisite: ENVE 120 or permission of instructor. TTh 2:35pm-3:50pm