Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

Information Of Programmes

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE / CM-304 - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Code: CM-304 Course Title: BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES 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 None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer HAKAN DULKADİROĞLU (hakandulkadiroglu@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) SEVAL ARAS,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Biological Processes within the scope of this course, which is very important for waste water processing techniques, physical and biological processes, mechanisms and theories are detailed and provide alternatives, the associated design and project planning for Wastewater Treatment course and a basic knowledge of the principles and treatment technologies, and information on how and where to is intended to teach you how to use.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Be able to define the biological processes for the water and wastewater treatment 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-2 Be able to explain the mechanisms of biological 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
Examination
Laboratory Exam
LO-3 Be able to design the biological 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
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Biological processes, business types, batch, continuous and semi-continuous businesses biological processes with suspended biomass (activated sludge process, aerated lagoons, oxidation ditches, stabilization ponds), fixed film biological processes (trickling filters, rotating biyodisk systems, submerged biological filters, fluid bed biofilm reactors), anaerobic treatment processes (anaerobic contact process, fixed biofilm processes), nitrogen removal bioprocesses (suspended and biofilm nitrification and denitrification processes), biological phosphate removal processes, nutrient removal processes, natural treatment systems.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction, Overview of Wastewater Treatment Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
2 Equalization Flow and Concentration Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
3 Introduction to biological wastewater treatment Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
4 Activated Sludge Systems Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
5 Conventional Activated Sludge Systems and Design Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
6 Oxidation Ditch Systems and Design Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
7 Sequencing Batch Reactors and Design Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
8 mid-term exam
9 Operation of activated sludge processes Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
10 Trickling Filter Systems and Operating Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
11 Biofilm Systems Design and Operating Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
12 Types of Anaerobic Digestion Systems Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
13 Anaerobic Treatment Systems and Design Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
14 Anaerobic Treatment Systems, Applications, and operating Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
15 Natural Treatment Systems Description Method, Problem-Solving Method and Experimentation.
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Çevre Mühendisliğinde Temel İşlemler ve Temel Prosesler, Cilt 1 – 2, Prof. Dr. Yılmaz Muslu, Su Vakfı Yayınları, 2002.
2 Environmental Biotechnology, T. Srinivas, New Age International Publishers, New Delhi, 2008.
3 Biological Wastewater Treatment, 2. Baskı, G.P. Leslie Grady, G.T. Daigger ve H.C. Lim, Marcel Decker Inc., Basel, 1999.
4 Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse, George Tchobanoglous, Franklin Burton ve H. David Stensel, Metcalf&Eddy Inc., McGraw Hill, 2002.
5 Natural Wastewater Treatment Systems, R.W. Crites, E.J. Middlebrooks ve S.C. Reed, Taylor&Francis, 2006.
Required Course instruments and materials
Course notes, internet and books

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam 16 2 10
4.Presentation
5.Report 16 2 10
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 40

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 4 14 56
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       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 2 1 2
Own study for mid-term exam 2 7 14
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 2 7 14
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 146