Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

Information Of Programmes

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE / CM-302 - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Code: CM-302 Course Title: CHEMICAL UNIT OPERATIONS Theoretical+Practice: 3+2 ECTS: 5
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY 1, ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY 2,
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SERKAN ŞAHİNKAYA (serkansahinkaya@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The subject is to teach treatment mechanisms and designs of chemical processes.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Be able to summarize the chemical water and wastewater treatment processes. PO-1 In mathematics, science and engineering fields related to environmental engineering to have these fields in use for the solution of theoretical and practical knowledge of engineering,
PO-2 Environmental Science and Environmental Technology on the engineering problems to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, for this purpose, select and apply appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques,
PO-4 An ability to design and conduct experiments, data collection, analyze and interpret
PO-6 Individual and team work, ability to take responsibility,
Examination
Laboratory Exam
LO-2 Be able to design the chemical treatment units. PO-1 In mathematics, science and engineering fields related to environmental engineering to have these fields in use for the solution of theoretical and practical knowledge of engineering,
PO-2 Environmental Science and Environmental Technology on the engineering problems to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, for this purpose, select and apply appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques,
PO-4 An ability to design and conduct experiments, data collection, analyze and interpret
Examination
Laboratory Exam
LO-3 Be able to summarize the treatment mechanisms of the units. PO-1 In mathematics, science and engineering fields related to environmental engineering to have these fields in use for the solution of theoretical and practical knowledge of engineering,
PO-2 Environmental Science and Environmental Technology on the engineering problems to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, for this purpose, select and apply appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques,
PO-4 An ability to design and conduct experiments, data collection, analyze and interpret
Examination
Laboratory Exam
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Chemical kinetics, reactor design, neutralization, chemical oxidation, disinfection, chemical precipitation, chemical coagulation and flocculation, adsorption, ion exchange, the reaction speed determination, catalysis, of Fe (II) oxidation, the residual chlorine determination, breakpoint chlorination, chemical phosphate removal, adsorption, lime-soda method of neutralization.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Hardness in water and softening Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
2 Design softening-system by lime-soda process Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
3 Ion exchangers and ion exchange Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
4 Design ion-exchange systems Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
5 Adsorption, adsorption for water treatment Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
6 Design adsorption systems for water and wastewater treatment Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
7 Oxidation, oxidation for water and wastewater treatment Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
8 mid-term exam
9 Oxidation, oxidation for water and wastewater treatment Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
10 Disinfection, disinfection methods and its application in water treatment Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
11 Chlorination, its application in water treatment Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
12 Coagulation and Flocculation Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
13 Design of coagulation and flocculation systems Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
14 Chemical precipitation Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
15 Design chemical precipitation systems Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Muslu, Y. (2002). Çevre Mühendisliğinde Temel İşlemler ve Temel Prosesler: Cilt 1-2. Su Vakfı Yayınları.
2 Şengül, F. ve Küçükgül, E. (2012). Çevre Mühendisliğinde Fiziksel-Kimyasal Temel Süreçler (2012), Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Yayınları.
3 Reynolds & Richard, Çeviren: Bakır Öğütveren, Ü. (2021). Çevre Mühendisliğinde Fiziksel ve Kimyasal Temel İşlemler ve Süreçler. Palme Yayınevi.
Required Course instruments and materials
Computer, Blackboard, Projector, Projector Screen, Jar tester equipment, shaking incubator, pH meter, aeration equipment, mixer, magnetic stirer, Chemical consumables, book/supplementary textbooks

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 5 14 70
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 7 14
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 1 14 14
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 7 14
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 7 14
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 156