Course Code L T P J C

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
CLE1006 2 0 2 4 4
Syllabus version
Pre-requisite MAT1011 Calculus for Engineers
1.0
Course Objectives:
1. To teach students the basic principles and concepts of unit operations and processes involved in
water and wastewater treatment
2. To develop a student’s skill in the basic design of unit operations and processes involved
in water and wastewater treatment
3. To develop a student’s skill in evaluating the performance of water and wastewater treatment
plants
4. To teach students the various methods of sludge management
Expected Course Outcome:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to
1. Quantify water required for a given population
2. Examine the type and size of reactor required for various unit operations and processes
involved in water and wastewater treatment
3. Able to design individual unit operation or process appropriate to the situation by applying
physical, chemical, biological and engineering principles.
4. Able to identify the type of unit operations and processes involved in water and
wastewater treatment plants based on the water quality
5. Prepare the layout of water and wastewater treatment plants.
6. Evaluate the water and wastewater treatment plants
7. Investigate the performance of various unit operations and processes to meet the desired health
and environment related goals.
8. Understand sludge management and disposal
Student Learning Outcomes (SLO): 5, 9, 14
Module: 1 Introductions to water and wastewater treatment 3 hours SLO: 9, 14
Basics of water supply – Networks - forecasting methods. On site and centralized treatment systems,
Water and wastewater quality parameters, Role of water and wastewater quality parameters and their
standards
Module: 2 Water and wastewater quality enhancement 5 hours SLO: 5, 9
Unit operations and unit processes, Concept and application of mass balance in reactor design,
Fundamentals of process kinetics
Module: 3 Physical treatment of surface water and groundwater 5 hours SLO: 5, 9
Sedimentation, filtration, adsorption and ion exchange, membrane
Chemical treatments of surface water and
Module: 4 4 hours SLO: 5, 9
groundwater
Coagulation-flocculation; Chemical Softening; Chlorination; Oxidation
Module: 5 Pre-and primary treatment of wastewater 3 hours SLO: 5, 9
Process flow sheet; Screen, grit removal, oil and grease removal, primary sedimentation
Module: 6 Secondary Treatment of wastewater 6 hours SLO: 5, 9, 14
Activated sludge process, conventional and extended aeration, trickling filters and bio-towers; UASB
process; other low cost system
Module: 7 Wastewater and Sludge Disposal 2 hours SLO: 9
Reuse systems, wastewater disposal on land and water bodies, and disposal of sludge

Module: 8 Contemporary issues 2 hours

Total Lecture hours 30 hours
Text Book(s)
1. Peavy, H.S., Rowe, D.R. and Tchobanoglous, G., “Environmental Engineering”, McGraw Hill,
2013
Reference Books
Davis, M.L. and Cornwell, D.A., “Introduction to Environmental Engineering”, McGraw
1.
Hill.,2013
Masters, G.M., “Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science”, Prentice Hall of India,
2.
2008
3. Arcievala, S.J., “Wastewater Treatment for Pollution Control”, Tata McGraw Hill., 2009
Metcalf and Eddy , Wastewater Engineering, Treatment and reuse, Tata McGraw-Hill Edition,
4.
Fourth edition., 2007
Hammer, M.J. and Hammer, M.J., “Water and Wastewater Technology”, 7th Ed., Prentice Hall of
5.
India, 2011
Mode of evaluation: Continuous Assessment Test, Quizzes, Assignments, Final Assessment Test
Recommended by Board of Studies 04.03.2016
Approved by Academic Council 40th ACM Date 18.03.2016

LABORATORY COMPONENTS

Sl. No. Experiments Hrs. SLO

Determination of pH, Turbidity and conductivity (IS 3025 Part
1
11, 10 and 14)
Determination of Hardness (IS 3025 Part 21); Determination of
2
Alkalinity (IS 3025 Part 23)
3 Determination of Chlorides (IS 3025 Part 32)
4 Determination of Sulfates (IS 3025 Part 24)
Determination of fluoride (Standard Methods for examination 30 14
5
of Water & Wastewater, APHA)
6 Determination of Optimum Coagulant dosage
Determination of residual chlorine and available chlorine in
7
bleaching powder (IS 3025 Part 25 and 26)
8 Determination of Oil, and Grease (IS 3025 Part 39)
 Determination of suspended, settleable, volatile and fixed solids
9
(IS 3025 Part 15, 17, 18, and 19)
Determination Dissolved Oxygen and BOD for the given
10
sample (IS 3025 Part 38 and 44)
11 Determination of COD for given sample (IS 3025 Part 58)
Determination of SVI of Biological sludge and microscopic
12
examination
Determination of MPN index of given water sample (IS 5401
13
Part 1)
14 Estimation of Nitrate a in water using UV-Visible Spectrometer
Combined estimation of anions (Fluoride, Chloride, Bromide,
15 Nitrate, Phosphate, Sulphate) in water using Ion
Chromatography

J COMPONENTS (60 HOURS)

SL. No. Project areas

1. Design of advanced water and wastewater treatment units
2. Application of software in design of treatment units
Design and execution of experiments to generate data needed for
3.
design of various treatment reactors
4. Process development/modification
5. Application of nanomaterials in water and wastewater treatments
Understanding the problem of excessive use of nanomaterials –
6.
how this effect conventional treatment units
Water and wastewater quality analysis – identification of source of
7.
pollution with the help of mathematical models / software
8. Water quality modeling
9. Selection of treatment units – developing management models
10. Groundwater quality monitoring
Fabrication and evaluation of treatment units for diverse liquid
11.
waste
12. Integrated treatment units
Cost –benefit analysis of various treatment units – this will be done
13.
using existing data
14. Health monitoring of local Rivers
15. River water quality management