Examples of flow sheets and unit operations in water and wastewater treatment plants. Syllabus Aqueous chemistry introduction, including moles and equivalents, solubility, acids and bases, kinetics and equilibria. Introductory cell biology including taxonomy, introduction to microbiology and redox. Structure of biochemicals. Enzymes and their role in metabolism.
Process principles including mass balance, mass transfer.
Reactor theory and mixing. Flowsheeting and unit operations are discussed as key concepts. Flow in pipes, hydrodyamics. Syllabus Introduction to conventional techniques. Generic types of pollutants removable.