Water and waste chemistry

The topics covered are:

- Sources and consequences of chemical pollution in natural waters.

- Chemical criteria for evaluating pollutants: COD, BOD, ammoniacal nitrogen, Kjeldahl nitrogen, total phosphorus, etc.

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

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

Hourly volumes:

CM: 3 p.m.

Tutorial: 7.5 hours

Practical work: 22.5 hours

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

- Basics 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 physical-chemical water treatment techniques to address a problem in the field of water chemistry or to analyze a research paper or presentation on water chemistry.