SAINTGITS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (AUTONOMOUS)
B.Tech Syllabus 2020 Scheme – Chemical Engineering
B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering Sixth Semester
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Code 20CHT394 Course Credit: 4
Course Name Advanced Wastewater Treatment Techniques
L-T-P 3-1-0
Pre-requisite Nil
Year of Introduction 2020
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1 To give knowledge regarding advanced wastewater treatment technologies
To impart knowledge in primary, secondary, tertiary and advanced methods of treatments of waste
2
water and the sludge disposal techniques
3 To give an understanding on the methodology for treating the effluents from different industries
To familiarize the regulatory standards of treated effluents from various industries and the
4
Legislations
REVISED BLOOM’S
COURSE OUTCOMES (COs)
TAXONOMY LEVEL
At the end of the course students will be able to:
Identify the environmental problems and the regulatory
CO1 2
requirements for treatment and disposal of waste water
CO2 Analyse conventional biological treatment methods 2
CO3 Apply advanced technologies in wastewater treatment 3
Explain different types of electrochemical treatment options for
CO4 2
wastewater treatment
CO5 Select treatment options for different types of industrial effluent 3
Correlation levels: 1- Low; 2-Medium; 3-High; No Correlation- “-”
CO-PO MAPPING
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
CO1 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - -
CO2 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - --
CO3 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - -
CO4 3 - - - - - 3 - - - -- -
CO5 3 - - - - 3 3 - - - - -
Correlation levels: 1- Low; 2-Medium; 3-High; No Correlation- “-”
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CO-PSO MAPPING
CO1 CO2 CO3 CO4 CO5
PSO1 - 3 2 - 3
PSO2 - - - - 2
PSO3 3 - 3 - 3
Correlation levels: 1- Low; 2-Medium; 3-High; No Correlation- “-”
COURSE IMPLEMENTATION CLOCK (IN HOURS)
Course introduction with thorough briefing of Course Objectives and
1 Hr.
expected Course Outcomes
Course content delivery hours 48 Hrs.
Internal Test
4 Hrs.
(2 Assessment Tests of two-hour duration)
SYLLABUS
Water pollution and treatment - Wastewater treatment – Legislations and regulations - Advanced treatment
options – Tertiary treatment - Electrochemical wastewater treatment processes - Industrial wastewater
treatment - Clean technologies - Water conservation
COURSE CONTENT
Module-I ESE
COs Hrs.
Module Title Water Pollution and Treatment Marks
Advanced Wastewater Treatment - Need and purpose of Advanced WWT 1 1
Characteristics of wastewater - Physical - Chemical - Biological characteristics 1 2
Environmental consequences of wastewater discharge and the regulatory
1 2 20%
requirements for treatment and disposal
Treatment levels and available technologies. 1 1
Legislations. 1 1
Module-II ESE
COs Hrs.
Module Title Wastewater Treatment Marks
Screening - Grit removal – Neutralization – Equalization - Sedimentation - Flotation
2 2
(oil & grease removal) - Air stripping
Secondary Treatment - Principles of waste treatment - Basic kinetic equation -
Continuous flow treatment models - Oxygen requirement in aerobic process - 2 2
20%
Production of sludge
Conventional biological process - Activated Sludge Process (ASP)- Development of
material balance equations - UASB and Trickling Filters - Biological waste treatment 2 3
– RBC
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Nitrogen removal - Nitrification and denitrification process - Phosphorous removal -
2 2
Tube aeration system - Anaerobic filters
Low-cost wastewater treatment - Aerated lagoons - Stabilization ponds - Oxidation
2 2
ditches.
Module-III ESE
COs Hrs.
Module Title Advanced Treatment Options Marks
Tertiary treatment - Ion exchange - Membrane separation Techniques - Brief
3 3
description of MF – UF - NF membranes.
Reverse osmosis principle - Membrane materials - Types of membranes - Plate & 20%
3 3
frame – tubular - hollow fibre - spiral wound membranes.
Evaporators - forces evaporation - Multiple effect evaporators - Falling film - Raising
3 3
film - Forced circulation - Agitated thin film driers.
Module-IV ESE
COs Hrs.
Module Title Electrochemical Wastewater Treatment Processes Marks
Electro-coagulation - Factors affecting Electrocoagulation - Electrode materials -
4 2
Reactor configurations.
Electrofloatation - Factors affecting electro floatation - Comparison with other
4 2
technology - Reactor configurations
Electro-oxidation - Electro oxidation process - Reactor configurations. . 4 2 20%
Advanced Oxidation Processes - Theory of advanced oxidation - Types of oxidizing
agents - Ozone based and non- ozone-based processes - Fenton and photo-Fenton 4 3
Oxidation
Solar Photo Catalytic Treatment Systems. 4 2
Module-V ESE
COs Hrs.
Module Title Industrial Wastewater Treatment Marks
Sources – Characteristics - Methodology and process for the treatment of industrial
wastes of sugar industry- Beverage industry – Tannery industry - Textile mill waste 5 3
industry - Fertilizer plant - Steel plant - Oil refinery - Paper and pulp mill
Sources – Characteristics - Methodology and process for the treatment of municipal
5 2 20%
waste water
Operational problems encountered in treatment plants - Typical problems arising in
5 3
various units - Trouble shooting
Cleaner technologies - Water conservation. 5 2
TEXT BOOKS
1 G. Tchobanoglous, F. L. Burton F and H. D. Stensiel, Wastewater Engineering: Treatment, Disposal
and Reuse, 4th Edition, McGraw - Hill, 2005, ISBN-13: 978-0-07-100824-2
T. J. Casey, Unit Processes in Water and Wastewater Engineering, Wiley Interscience, 1997, ISBN:
2
0471966932
3 W.W. Eckenfelder, Industrial Water Pollution Control, McGraw - Hill, 1999, ISBN -10 0070393648
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REFERENCE BOOKS
W. J. Weber, and F. A. DiGiano, Process Dynamics in Environmental Systems, Wiley Interscience,
1 1996, ISBN: 0471017116
P. McCarty and B. Rittmann, Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and Applications, McGraw - Hill,
2
2000, ISBN: 0072345535
M. J. Hammer and J. Jr. Mark, Water and Wastewater Technology, 6th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2008,
3 ISBN- 13: 978-0-13-159965-9
D.G. Rao, Wastewater Treatment: Advanced Processes and Technologies, 1st Edition, Taylor and
4 Francis, 2012, ISBN-13: 978-1-13-858335-1
C. A. Martínez-Huitle, M. A. Rodrigo and O. Scialdone, Electrochemical Water and Wastewater
5 Treatment, 1st Edition, Butterworth – Heinemann, 2018, ISBN- 13: 978-0-12-813160-2
MODES OF EVALUATION SCORE WEIGHTAGE / SPLIT MARKS
Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) 50
Internal Test - I 12.5
Internal Test - II 12.5
Assignments / Tutorial / Seminars etc. 15
Attendance 10
End Semester Examination (ESE) 100
Total 150
End Semester Examination Pattern
There will be two parts: Part A and Part B.
Part A: 30 marks
Part B: 70 marks
Part A contains 10 questions with 2 questions from each module, having 3 marks for each question. Students
should answer all questions. Part B contains 2 questions from each module of which student should answer
any one. Each question can have maximum 2 sub-divisions and carry 14 marks. The maximum mark for the
examination is 100 for duration of 3 hours.
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SAINTGITS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING KOTTAYAM, KERALA
(AN AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE AFFILIATED TO
APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM)
SIXTH SEMESTER B.TECH. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MONTH AND YEAR
Course Code: 20CHT394
Course Name: Advanced Wastewater Treatment Techniques
Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 Hours
PART A
(Answer All questions. Each question carries 3 marks)
Question CO BTL MARKS
1. Write the important environmental legislations in India. 1 1 (3)
2. Write the classification of wastewater treatment methods. 1 2 (3)
Draw the schematic diagram of a diffusion air floatation unit for oil and 2 2 (3)
3.
grease removal.
Explain the suspended culture systems and attached culture systems 2 2 (3)
4.
in biological wastewater treatment.
What is the principle of Reverse osmosis? Explain its application in 3 2 (3)
5.
wastewater treatment.
What are the different types of membranes used for membrane 3 2 (3)
6.
separation processes?
What are the advantages of electrocoagulation over conventional 4 2 (3)
7.
coagulation processes?
8. Explain Solar Photo Catalytic Treatment systems. 4 2 (3)
9. List the different stages of municipal wastewater treatment. 5 2 (3)
Write a short note on cleaner technologies available for wastewater 5 2 (3)
10.
treatment.
PART B
(Answer any one full question from each module. Each question carries 14 marks)
MODULE I
Explain the regulatory requirements for treatment and disposal
a) 1 2 (8)
of waste water.
11.
Explain physical, chemical and biological characteristic of
b) 1 2 (6)
wastewater.
OR
12. a) What are the major pollutants in wastewater and their effects? 1 2 (8)
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Explain the importance of advanced wastewater treatment
b) 1 2 (6)
systems.
MODULE II
Explain the different unit operations associated with primary of
a) 2 2 (8)
wastewater.
13.
Explain the working of any two anaerobic reactors used in the
b) 2 2 (6)
secondary treatment of wastewater.
OR
Differentiate between lagoons and ponds used for secondary
a) 2 2 (8)
treatment of wastewater.
14.
Explain nitrification and denitrification processes in wastewater
b) 2 2 (6)
treatment.
MODULE III
Explain the various processes involved in tertiary treatment of
a) 3 2 (8)
wastewater treatment.
15.
b) Explain cationic and anionic exchange process. 3 2 (6)
OR
Discuss about various membrane separation methods used for
a) 3 2 (8)
wastewater treatment
16.
Explain the working of any two types of evaporators used in the
b) 3 2 (6)
tertiary treatment of wastewater.
MODULE IV
Explain advanced oxidation processes based on different
a) oxidising agents used. 4 2 (6)
17.
Explain the various electrochemical treatment methods used in
b) 4 2 (8)
wastewater treatment
OR
a) Explain the electro-floatation with a neat sketch. 4 2 (6)
18.
Explain electro fenton process and photo fenton process with
b) 4 2 (8)
neat sketches.
MODULE V
Explain the characteristics, methodology and process for the
a) 5 2 (8)
treatment of effluent from pulp and paper industry.
19. Write sources and characteristics of effluent from a fertilizer
b) 5 2 (6)
industry.
OR
Explain the common operational problems encountered in
a) 5 2 (6)
treatment plants.
20.
Explain the characteristics, methodology and process for the
b) 5 2 (8)
treatment of effluent from beverage industry.
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