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| CHIM0011-2 | Environment Chemical Engineering
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Substitute(s) : | Angélique Léonard, Laurent Fraikin |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| 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 :
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Filtration processes : deep bed filtration, crossflow and cake filtration.
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Settling processes : Grainy particle clarification, diffuse settling, zone settling, compression. Settler modelling : clarification and thickening. .
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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.
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| 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. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| A course "Génie chimique - opérations physiques unitaires" (e.g. CHIM0083-2 or a course with similar contents) should have been attended during previous years (or it should be attended the same year).
A course "Réacteurs chimiques" (e.g. CHIM0023-2 or a course with similar contents) should have been attended during previous years (or it should be attended the same year). |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The theoretical part of the course will be based on self learning, with the help of short introduction sessions or answers to questions.
15 hours will be dedicated to exercises and laboratory sessions.
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. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face + self-learning |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The course material is available on the eCampus website.
Additional information (exercises and laboratory notes) are also available on the eCampus website at the beginning of the year. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The written examination is organized in January. It concerns both theory and exercises.
The evaluation of the theoretical part 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 exercises to solve 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 written (50 % for theory and 25% for exercises), and the laboratory report (25 %).
The examination in August/September (retakes) is organized in the same way as in January. The mark obtained for the laboratory report is maintained. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course is organized during the first quadrimester. The calendar of laboratory sessions will be communicated at the beginning of the course.
Room : 3/70 - B6C.
4 courses beginning at 14h : 22/09, 13/10, 3/11, 1/12.
A visit of a wastewater treatment plan is organized (to be fixed) |
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Contacts :
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| Angélique LEONARD
E-mail : a.leonard@ulg.ac.be
Phone : 04 366 44 36
Laurent FRAIKIN
E-mail : laurent.fraikin@ulg.ac.be
Phone : 04 366 35 19
Saicha GERBINET
Laboratoire de Génie chimique, B5a
E-mail address: saicha.gerbinet@ulg.ac.be
Phone : 04 366 35 47 |
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