CEV 301 - Chemical Processes

Course Objectives

1. To present basic chemical treatment processes (oxidation-reduction, precipitation, complexation, etc.)
2. To present major applications of chemical treatment processes in environmental engineering (softening, disinfection, taste & odor control, heavy metal and phosphorous removal, etc.)

Course Description

Introduction to chemical processes; chemical precipitation and crystallization; heavy metal removal; phosphate precipitation, hardness removal, fluoride removal; stabilization of water; chemical oxidation; oxidants; oxidation of iron and manganese, organics removal, color removal, odor and taste control, sulfide oxidation, cyanide oxidation, chromium reduction; fundamentals of corrosion and corrosion control methods; disinfection.