Water and Waste Chemistry

The topics covered are:

- Sources and consequences of chemical pollution in natural waters.

- Chemical criteria for assessing pollutants: COD, BOD, ammonia nitrogen, Kjeldahl nitrogen, total phosphorus, etc.

- Chemical treatments (chemical oxidation, coagulation, flocculation) and physicochemical treatments (membranes, activated carbon, etc.),

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

Hourly volumes:

CM: 3:00 p.m.

TD: 7.5 hours

Practical training: 22.5 hours

To help students become self-reliant in the areas and methods related to water chemistry.

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Recommended prerequisites:

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

- Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry

Event:

Written 60%

TP 40%

- Apply fundamental concepts and technologies in analytical chemistry, chemical thermodynamics, solution chemistry, the physical chemistry of materials, and chemical and physicochemical water treatment techniques to address a problem in the field of water chemistry or to analyze a research paper or presentation on water chemistry.