GV2EGNU-Environmental Engineering

Module Provider: Geography and Environmental Science
Number of credits: 10 [5 ECTS credits]
Level:5
Semesters in which taught: Semester 1 module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
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Current from: 2023/4

Module Convenor: Prof Hong Yang
Email: h.yang4@reading.ac.uk

NUIST Module Lead: Tianling Li
Email: tianling.li@nuist.edu.cn

Type of module:

Summary module description:

This module is designed to provide a broad understanding of environmental pollutants and the control technologies. It advances the students’ understanding of the essential science that underpins the control technologies for water, air and solid waste pollution. The students will acquire detailed knowledge of the various control treatment methods, in terms of working principles, design processes and application conditions.

Aims:

This module aims to develop students’ ability to apply a variety of scientific and engineering principles to the technological treatment of environmental pollution, including wastewater, exhaust gases and solid waste. Skills in critical thinking and problem solving around environmental issues will also be developed.

Assessable learning outcomes:

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will:

1. Understand the essential chemistry and other scientific principles that underpin the basics of environmental engineering


2. Explain and discuss water pollution status and the main pollutants, the wastewater quality index and water quality standards.


3. Describe the main principles (physical, chemical and biological) of wastewater treatment, and the corresponding treatment technologies.


4. Explain and discuss air pollution status and the main particulate and gaseous air pollutants, the air quality index and air quality standards.


5. Describe the main principles and devices that explain and control particulate pollutants, the main gaseous emission control techniques, and dilution and diffusion of air pollutants.


6. Understand and describe solid waste pretreatment and treatment technologies, and the methods of ultimate disposal of solid wastes.

Additional outcomes:

It is expected that the students will be able to apply their study and learning skills, as well as their critical thinking skills, to related modules that focus on specific aspects of this module.

Outline content:

• Introduction to environmental engineering


• Foundation of environmental engineering principles


• Essential chemistry foundations in environmental engineering 1 – common physical quantity and thermodynamic chemistry


• Essential chemistry foundations in environmental engineering 2 – oxidation–reduction reactions and acid-base reactions


• Essential chemistry foundations in environmental engineering 3 – dissolution and precipitation reactions and gas phase laws


• Water and wastewater characteristics – status and water quality parameters


• Design of drinking water treatment systems 1 – coagulation and flocculation, air flotation


• Design of drinking water treatment systems 2 – filter and disinfection


• Design of wastewater treatment systems 1 – bar screens and grit chamber


• Design of wastewater treatment systems 2 – clarifier and secondary treatment


• Introduction to air quality and air pollution


• Air particulate pollutants control technology: principles and devices


• Air gaseous pollutants control technology: principles and devices


• Solid waste control technology: pretreatment technologies


• Solid wastes control technology: treatment technologies


• Disposal and utilization of solid wastes

Global context:

The knowledge and technologies are transferrable to environmental engineering needs worldwide.

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

The module includes blended teaching and learning methods, involving pre-reading and critical thinking.Ìý Lectures will be delivered using PowerP