 | | |
| CHIM0011-2 | Environment Chemical Engineering
|
|
| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr |
|
| Number of credits : |
|
|
| Lecturer : | Michel Crine |
|
Language(s) of instruction :
|
| French language |
|
Course contents :
|
| Application of chemical engineering concepts to analyse the operation of environmental processes. Examples of wastewater treatment processes are selected to illustrate the application of these concepts. Concept of primary, secondary and tertiary treatments.
Three types of unit operations are presented :
-
Filtration processes : deep bed filtration, crossflow and cake filtration.
-
Settling processes : Grainy particle clarification, diffuse settling, zone settling, compression. Settler modelling : clarification and thickening. .
-
Biological processes : General principles : heterotroph, autotroph, aerobic, anoxic and anaerobic metabolisms, catabolism and anabolism. Thermodynamic and kinetic descriptions : maintenance, growth. Main applications of biological processes. The case of activated sludge processes : modelling, design parameters.
|
|
Learning outcomes of the course :
|
| At the end of the course, students will be able to apply the theoretical concepts and the analysis methodology of environmental processes. They will be able to use this methodology to design and determine the size of environmental installations such as filtration, settling and biological processes for wastewater treatment. |
|
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
|
| "Génie chimique (opérations physiques unitaires et aspects non spécifiques des appareils)" (CHIM0083-2) (or a course with similar contents) should have been attended during previous years (or it should be attended the same year). |
|
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
|
| The course is based on ex-cathedra lectures (15 h) and practical courses (15 h) including exercises and laboratory sessions.
The ex-cathedra lectures are dedicated to the presentation of fundamental concepts necessary to the design and the performance determination of environmental processes of chemical engineering.
Practical courses include exercises sessions during which students learn how to solve problems related to the design of these processes.
During laboratory sessions, students work in (small) team. They have the opportunity to get familiar with different types of laboratory scale equipments representative of filtration and settling.
Participation to laboratory sessions is mandatory. Each of these sessions has to be prepared by carefully reading the corresponding laboratory notes. |
|
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
|
| Face-to-face |
|
Recommended or required readings :
|
| Additional information (exercises and laboratory notes) are also available on the eCampus website at the beginning of the year. |
|
Assessment methods and criteria :
|
| The examination is organized in June. It involves an oral part and a written part, concerning theory and exercises, respectively.
For the oral examination, students prepare answers on paper which they will then explain and develop orally. Evaluation relies essentially on the understanding of concepts and relationships between them rather on the capacity to make restitution. The examination proceeds with closed reference books and without calculator.
The written part consists in exercises to solve, which are similar to those presented during exercise sessions. Students can use the theory notes and a calculator. Exercise notes and formulas' lists are not accepted.
Moreover, a report of the laboratory sessions must be provided by the students within 30 days after these sessions. This report must present the obtained experimental results, their critical analysis as well as answers to the questions presented in the laboratory notes.
The global mark is a weighted average of the marks obtained at the oral test (50 %), the written test (25 %) and the laboratory report (25 %).
The examination in August/September (retakes) is organized in the same way as in June. The mark obtained for the laboratory report is maintained. |
|
Organizational remarks :
|
| The course is organized during the first quadrimester. The calendar of laboratory sessions will be communicated at the beginning of the course.
A visit of a wastewater treatment plan is organized. |
|
Contacts :
|
| Michel CRINE
E-mail address : m.crine@ulg.ac.be
Phone : 04 366 35 59 |
|
