Industrial Effluent Treatment detailed syllabus for Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering (BBE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the BBE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit BBE 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-VIII scheme and its subjects refer to BBE Professional Elective-VIII syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of industrial effluent treatment is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
Introduction to industrial effluents and their treatments, Waste water constituents (Physical, Biological and Chemical). Metallic and Non metallic constituents.
Unit II
Mixing, types of mixers. Screening, types of industrial screening devices. Grit removal, Sedimentation and their Processes
Unit III
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Unit IV
Adsorption – Types of natural adsorbants, Chemical Adsorption for phosphorous removal, removal of heavy metals (Cadmium,Lead,Mercury) by adsorption techniques.
Unit V
Biological treatment and processes involved for effluents- Activated Sludge process, Oxidation ponds, Attached growth and biological trickling filters.
Course Outcomes:
The students will be able to
- Gain basic knowledge on waste water treatment.
- Understand the principles to design equipments for waste eater treatment.
- Apply principles on real time environment.
- Analyze conceptually the need for the effluent treatment.
- Evaluate the volumetric flow rates and output rates of the treatment devices.
- Create basic parameters or equipments for using in the effluent treatment processes.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Mark J. Hammer.: “Water and waste water technology” – 5thEdn”, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Limited, New Delhi, 2007
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