ChE Tulsa University

 
           

ChE 6563 Environmental Engineering
Required course for ChE program

Current Catalog Description:   Pollution control and waste management. Municipal and industrial water and waste water treatment. Ground water protection and remediation. Air pollution sources and remediation. Solid waste management. Hazardous waste management and treatment. Environmental law and regulations.

Prerequisite: Senior standing, or permission of instructor.

Prerequisites by Topic:   General and organic chemistry; solid-liquid-vapor equilibria

Recent Textbook:   Class notes and handouts from instructor and current literature

Other Required Materials:  None

Course Objectives:   Develop an understanding of basic principles of environmental science and engineering as applied to the remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater, industrial waste water treatment, mitigation of air pollution, and hazardous waste management and treatment.

Major Topics Covered in the Course:   Basic biochemistry and microbiology; aerobic and anaerobic degradation of hydrocarbons; forensic geochemistry; ex-situ treatment of contaminated soils; in-situ treatment of unsaturated soils; treatment of contaminated groundwater and saturated soils; phytoremediation; intrinsic bioremediation and risk-based corrective action (RBCA); industrial waste water treatment; remediation of brine-impacted soils; sources of air pollution and treatment of stack gases; air pollution dispersion models.

Class/Laboratory Schedule:  Lecture meets for two 75-minute sessions each week for 14 weeks.

Professional Component Contribution:  Three hours of Engineering Science and Design

Relationship to Program Outcomes: 

  • Outcome a:  Problems in this course build on a background of mass/energy balances, equilibria and general and organic chemistry.
  • Outcome b:   Several homework problems require analysis and interpretation of field data.
  • Outcome c:  Students design soil and groundwater treatment systems.
  • Outcome d:  Some homework problems are done in teams.
  • Outcome e:  Homework problems are designed to give the students experience in interpreting site characterization data and formulating remediation plans.
  • Outcome f:  Ethics of pollution prevention and “green” operation and cost-benefit analyses of treatment methodologies are included in the course.
  • Outcome g:  Each student is required to complete and submit homework assignments.
  • Outcome h: Students recognize the impact of their designs through analysis of actual site data.
  • Outcome i:  Students are reminded throughout the course that this is simply an introductory course and that there is more to learn in this field.
  • Outcome j:   Current events relating to the course are introduced as appropriate.
  • Outcome k:  Students are encouraged to use computers to solve problems throughout the course.

Prepared by:  Kerry Sublette (June 15, 2006)