Water and waste chemistry

The areas covered are :

- Sources and consequences of chemical pollution of natural waters.

- Chemical evaluation criteria for pollutants: COD, BOD, ammonia nitrogen, Kjedahl nitrogen, total phosphorus....

- Chemical treatment (chemical oxidation, coagulation, flocculation) and physico-chemical treatment (membranes, activated carbons, etc.),

- Specific treatments: ion exchange resins, solvent extraction, electrochemical methods.

Hourly volumes:

CM: 15h

TD: 7.5h

Practical work: 22.5h

To enable students to be self-sufficient in areas and measurements relating to water chemistry.

No

Recommended prerequisites :

- Solution chemistry: acid-base, redox, complexation and precipitation equilibria in aqueous solutions

- Fundamentals of analytical chemistry

Test :

Written 60% of the time

TP¨40%

- Mobilize fundamental concepts and technologies in analytical chemistry, chemical thermodynamics, solution chemistry, physical chemistry of materials and chemical and physical-chemical water purification techniques to tackle a problem in the field of water chemistry or analyze a research or presentation document on water chemistry.