PROGRAMME : M.E. ENVIRONMENTAL … · SCH5634 Industrial Pollution Prevention and Cleaner...

SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF BIO AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

M.E. / M.Tech PARTTIME x REGULATIONS 2015

PROGRAMME : M.E. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

CURRICULUM SEMESTER - 1

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1. SCH5108 Hydraulics and Hydrology of Water and Wastewater 3 1 0 4 1

2. SCH5109 Principles and Design of Physico-Chemical Treatment Systems 3 1 0 4 2

3. SCH5110 Environmental Chemistry 3 1 0 4 3

PRACTICALS

4. SCH6533 Environmental Engineering Lab - I 0 0 6 3 10

TOTAL CREDITS: 15 SEMESTER - 2


1. SCH5111 Air Pollution Control 3 1 0 4 4

2. SCH5112 Environmental Microbiology 3 1 0 4 5

3. SCH5113 Principles and Design of Biological Treatment Systems 3 1 0 4 6



1. SCH5114 Occupational Health and Industrial Safety 3 1 0 4 7

2. Elective – I 3 1 0 4

3. Elective – II 3 1 0 4

PRACTICAL

4. SCH6534 Remote Sensing and GIS Lab 0 0 6 3 10


1. SCH5115 Environmental Management Systems 3 1 0 4 8

2. Elective –III 3 1 0 4

3. Elective – IV 3 1 0 4

TOTAL CREDITS: 12

L - LECTURE HOURS, T – TUTORIAL HOURS, P – PRACTICAL HOURS, C – CREDITS

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M.E. / M.Tech PARTTIME xi REGULATIONS 2015

SEMESTER - 5 Sl. No. COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE L T P C PAGE No.

1. SCH5204 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management 3 1 0 4 9

2. Elective – V 3 1 0 4

3. Elective – VI 3 1 0 4

PRACTICAL

5. SCH6536 Environmental Engineering Lab- II 0 0 6 3 10


7. S49PROJ Project Work - Phase I and II 0 0 40 20

TOTAL CREDITS: 20

TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE COURSE: 89 LIST OF ELECTIVES:


GROUP 1

1. SCH5618 Membrane Technology for Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 1 0 4 11

2. SCH5619 Environmental Reaction Engineering 3 1 0 4 12

3. SCH5620 Indoor Air Quality Monitoring and Control 3 1 0 4 13

4. SCH5621 Instrumental Monitoring of Environment 3 1 0 4 14

5. SCH5622 Environmental Policies and Legislation 3 1 0 4 15

6. SCH5623 Environmental Nanotechnology 3 1 0 4 16

7. SCH5624 Waste Management and Energy Recovery 3 1 0 4 17

8. SCH5625 Air and Water Quality Modeling 3 1 0 4 18

9. SCH5626 Climate Change and Adaptation 3 1 0 4 19

10. SCH5627 Separation Processes in Environmental Applications 3 1 0 4 20

GROUP 2

1. SCH5628 Mass Transfer in Air-Water- Soil Interaction 3 1 0 4 21

2. SCH5629 Environmental Remote Sensing and GIS 3 1 0 4 22

3. SCH5630 Environmental Sustainability 3 1 0 4 23

4. SCH5631 Ecological and Ecosystems Engineering 3 1 0 4 24

5. SCH5632 Bio Remediation Techniques 3 1 0 4 25

6. SCH5633 Disaster Management 3 1 0 4 26

7. SCH5634 Industrial Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production 3 1 0 4 27

8. SCH5635 Soil Pollution Engineering 3 1 0 4 28

9. SCH5636 Green Chemistry and Engineering 3 1 0 4 29

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M.E. / M.Tech PARTTIME 1 REGULATIONS 2015

SCH5108 HYDRAULICS AND HYDROLOGY OF WATER

AND WASTEWATER L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE To educate the students in detailed design concepts related to water transmission mains, water distribution

system, sewer networks and storm water drain.

UNIT 1 FUNDAMENTAL HYDRAULICS 12 Hrs. Fluid Properties; fluid flow; frictional head loss in free and pressure flow, major and minor head loss, formula for estimation of head loss - pumping of fluids - selection of pumps- Flow measurement and Pressure measurement.

UNIT 2 WATER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION 12 Hrs. Planning factors - Water transmission main design-pipe material economics; water distribution pipe networks methods for analysis and optimization - Laying and maintenance, insitu lining – appurtenances – corrosion prevention, minimization of water losses – leak detection Storage reservoirs.

UNIT 3 WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND CONVEYANCE 12 Hrs. Planning factors - Design of sanitary sewer; partial flow in sewer, economics in sewer design; sewer appurtenances; material, construction, inspection and maintenance of sewer; Design of sewer out falls – mixing conditions; conveyance of corrosive waste-waters.

UNIT 4 STORM WATER DRAINAGE 12 Hrs. Planning – run-off estimation, rainfall analysis, storm water drain design - rain water harvesting.

UNIT 5 WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE OF BUILDINGS 12 Hrs. Plumbing system, storage tank types, Principles of governing – Design of water supply in buildings, Design of water pipes - Traps – types, Use of computer software in water transmission.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Hauser B.A., Practical Hydraulics Hand Book, Lewis Publisher, New York, 1991. 2. Hammer M.J., Water and Wastewater Technology, Regents/ Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2007 3. Bansal R K Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines Laxmi Publication(P) Ltd,New Delhi, 2008 4. Manual on Water Supply and Treatment,CPHEEO,Ministry of Urban Development, Govt. of India,, New Delhi,1990. 5. Manual on Sewerage and SewageTreatment,CPHEEO, Ministry of Urban Development,Govt of IndiaNew Delhi,1999

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN Max. Marks : 80 Exam Duration : 3 Hrs. PART A : 6 Questions of 5 Marks each – No Choice 30 Marks PART B : 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice, carrying 10 Marks each 50 Marks

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SCH5109 PRINCIPLES AND DESIGN OF PHYSICO-

CHEMICAL TREATMENT SYSTEMS L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE To impart knowledge on the working principles, design of various physical and chemical treatment systems for

water and waste water.

UNIT 1 CLASSIFICATION OF POLLUTANTS 12 Hrs. Pollutants in water and wastewater – characteristics, Standards for performance Significance of physico-chemical treatment – Selection criteria-types of reactor- reactor selection-batch-continuous type-kinetics.

UNIT 2 PHYSICAL TREATMENT PRINCIPLES 12 Hrs. Selection of treatment systems, Principles of Screening – Mixing, Equalization – Sedimentation – Filtration – Modeling back washing – Evaporation – Incineration – gas transfer – mass transfer coefficient Adsorption – Isotherms – Principles, kinetics, regeneration membrane separation, Reverse Osmosis, nano filtration, ultra filtration and hyper filtration electrodialysis, distillation –stripping and crystallization – Recent Advances.

UNIT 3 CHEMICAL TREATMENT PRINCIPLES 12 Hrs. Principles of Chemical treatment – Coagulation flocculation – Precipitation – flotation solidification and stabilization – Disinfection, Ion exchange, Electrolytic methods, Solvent extraction – advanced oxidation /reduction – Recent Trends

UNIT 4 DESIGN OF MUNICIPAL WATER TREATMENT PLANTS 12 Hrs. Selection of Treatment – Design of municipal water treatment plant units – Aerators – chemical feeding – Flocculation – clarifiers – tube settling – filters – Rapid sand filters slow sand filter, pressure filter, Dual media inlets Displacement and gaseous type. Design of Industrial Water Treatment Units- Selection of process – Design of softeners – Demineralisers – Reverse osmosis plants – flow charts – Layouts – Hydraulic Profile PID construction and O&M aspects – case studies, Residue management – Upgradation of existing plants – Recent Trends – Software application.

UNIT 5 DESIGN OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS 12 Hrs. Design of municipal wastewater treatment units - screens - detritors-grit chamber - settling tanks – sludge thickening - sludge dewatering systems - sludge drying beds - Design of Industrial Wastewater Treatment Units - Equalization - Neutralization - Chemical Feeding Devices - mixers - floatation units - oil skimmer - flow charts – Layouts – Hydraulic Profile PID construction and O&M aspects – case studies, Residue management – Upgradation of existing plants – Recent Trends – Software application

Max. 60 Hours TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Metcalf and Eddy, Wastewater Engineering, Treatment and Reuse, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2003. 2. Qasim, S.R., Motley, E.M. and Zhu.G. Water works Engineering – Planning, Design and Operation, Prentice Hall, New Delhi,

2002. 3. Lee, C.C. and Shun dar Lin, Handbook of Environmental Engineering Calculations, Mc Graw Hill, New York, 1999. 4. Hendricks, D. ‘Water Treatment Unit Processes – Physical and Chemical’ CRC Press, New York, 2006.


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SCH5110 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE To develop an understanding of the chemical processes in the environment and for its remediation

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 12 Hrs. Significance of environmental chemistry for environmental engineers, Stoichiometry and mass balance-Chemical equilibria, acid base, solubility product(Ksp), heavy metal precipitation,amphoteric hydroxides, CO2 solubility in water and species distribution – Chemical kinetics, First order, Colloids and its environmental significance, electrical properties, double layer theory, coagulation

UNIT 2 PRINCIPLES OF AQUATIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMSITRY 12 Hrs. Water resources, sea water- composition, Ph of sea water, Humic substances, Aquatic chemical lreactions- microbial redox reaction, iron and manganese bacteria, nitrogentransformation bacteria, Enzymes-mechanism and factors influencing enzyme action,Biodegradation- biodegradation of carbohydrates, proteins , fats and oils and detergents, Colloidal state- stability, kinetic, optical and electrical properties

UNIT 3 ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY 12 Hrs. Structure of atmosphere –-chemical and photochemical reactions in the atmosphere– photochemical smog. Ozone chemistry,formation and depletion of ozone layer –greenhouse gases and global warming, CO2 capture – Acid rain,mechanism of formation and adverse effects - origin and composition of particulates. Air qualityparameters-effects and determination

UNIT 4 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS 12 Hrs. Chemical speciation – speciation of lead, mercury, arsenic and chromium. Structure and property- activity relationship, fate of organics in the environment – transformation reactionshydrolysis,elimination, oxidation, reduction and photochemical transformation. Risk evaluationof environmental chemicals, Toxic chemicals in the environment, impact on enzymes,Biochemical effects of arsenic, lead, mercury and pesticides.

UNIT 5 EMERGING AREAS 12 Hrs. Principles of green chemistry, Atom economy, mass index - Nano materials, Carbon nano tubes(CNT), titania, composites, environmental applications, Error analysis of environmental data.

Max. 60 Hours TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Sawyer,C.N., MacCarty, P.L. and Parkin, G.F., Chemistry for Environmental Engineering and Science, TMH, 5TH edition,

New Delhi 2003. 2. Colin Baird, Environmental Chemistry, Freeman and company, New York, 1997. 3. Manahan, S.E., Environmental Chemistry, Eighth Edition, CRC press, 2005. 4. Ronbald A. Hites ,Elements of Environmental Chemistry, Wiley, 2007. 5. G.W. Vanloon and S.J. Duffy ‘Environmental chemistry – a global perspective,Oxford University press, New York., 2000.


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SCH5111 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE The objective is to provide for prevention, control and abatement of air pollution to ensure clean and healthy

ambient air.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 12 Hrs. Sources and Classification of Air Pollutants: Natural contaminants aerosol - gases and vapor. Air quality standards-Meteorology and Air pollution: Atmospheric stability and Inversions – Mixing height - Plume rise estimation – Effluent dispersion theories – Iso kinetic sampling – Modeling.

UNIT 2 CONTROL OF PARTICULATES 12 Hrs. OBJECTIVE – Filters, Gravitational, Centrifugal - Multiple type Cyclones, Prediction of Collection efficiency, Pressure drop; Wet collectors, Electrostatic precipitator’s theory - Particle charging - Particle collection - ESP Design procedure.

UNIT 3 GASEOUS POLLUTANT CONTROL 12 Hrs. Absorption: Principles, Description of equipment-Packed and Plate columns, Design and Performance equations.Adsorption: Principle Adsorbents, Equipment descriptions - PSA - Adsorption cycle - Solvent recovery system-Continuous Rotary bed - Fluidized bed, Design and Performance equations. Condensation: Contact Condensers - Shell and tube condensers, Design and Performance equations. Incinerators, Hydrocarbon incineration kinetics, Equipment description,Design and Performance equations.

UNIT 4 CONTROL MEASURES FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION 12 Hrs. Control methods - Processes based control mechanisms - Mineral products - Asphalt concrete Cement plants and Glass manufacturing plants; Thermal power plants, Petroleum refining and Storage plants, Fertilizers, Pharmaceuticals and Wood processing industry. Field Study.

UNIT 5 NOISE POLLUTION AND CONTROL 12 Hrs. Noise Pollution- Various Sources, Noise Standards, Measurement, Control and Preventive measures.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Richard w. Boubel et al., Fundamentals of Air Pollution, Academic Press, 3rd edition, New York, 1994. 2. Noel De Nevers, Air Pollution Control Engg, McGraw Hill, 2nd edition New York, 1995. 3. Rao, C.S. Environmental Pollution Control Engineering, Wiley Eastern Ltd., 2nd edition New Delhi, 1996. 4. Anjaneyulu, D., Air Pollution and Control Technologies, Allied Publishers, 2nd edition Mumbai, 2002. 5. Heumann W.L, Industrial Air Pollution Control Systems, McGraw-Hill, 2nd edition New York, 1997


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SCH5112 ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE To provide general introduction to the diverse roles of microorganisms in natural and artificial environments.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY 12 Hrs. Micro organisms- classification, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, structure, characteristics, nucleic acids, DNA and RNA relation. Recombinant DNA – Genetic Engineering, Classical and modern methods and concepts; Domain and Kingdom concepts in classification of microorganisms; Criteria for classification; Classification of Bacteria according to Bergey’s manual

UNIT 2 METABOLISM OF MICROORGANISMS 12 Hrs. (Bacterial, Plant, Animal and Tumor viruses); Microbial physiology: Physiological adoption and life style of Prokaryotes; Unicellular Eukaryotes and the Extremophiles (with classical example from each group) Environmental factors, nutrition and metabolism, growth phases, enzymes, carbohydrate protein, lipids metabolism, respiration, fermentation, Glycolysis, Kreb’s cycle, Hexose mono phosphate pathway, significance of energetics.

UNIT 3 MICROBIOLOGY OF DRINKING WATER 12 Hrs. Role of microorganisms in natural system and artificial system; Influence of Microbes on the Earth’s Environment and Inhabitants; Ecological impacts of microbes; Symbiosis (Nitrogen fixation and ruminant symbiosis); Microbes and Nutrient cycles; Microbial communication system; Quorum sensing; Distribution of micro organisms, indicator organisms, coliforms – fecal coliform – Ecoli Streptococcus fecalis and Clostridium welchii, Differentiation of coliforms – significance. MPN index, M.F. technique, standards. Virus-concentration techniques. Algae in water supplies- problems and control.

UNIT 4 MICROBIOLOGY OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT 12 Hrs. Indicators and detection, Biological Oxygen demand and Eutrophication, Fundamentals of Biological treatment, Biofilms, Microbiology of on-site systems, Biodegradation of toxic pollutants - o-oxidation, p-oxidation, electron transport system and oxidative phosphorylation mechanism, Microbiology of biological treatment process.

UNIT 5 AQUATIC MICROBIOLOGY 12 Hrs. Eco toxicology - toxicants and toxicity – factors influencing toxicity, effects, acute, chronic, concentration-response relationships, test organisms, toxicity testing bio concentration bio accumulation - bio magnification – bioassay – biomonitoring, Microbial processes-production, optimization, screening, strain improvement, factors affecting downstream processing and recovery of products from aquatic environment.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Pelczar, Jr, M.J., Chan, E.C.S., Krieg, R.Noel., and Pelzar Merna Foss, Microbiology, 5th Edn., Tata-McGraw Hill, New

Delhi, 1996. 2. Stainer, R., Ingrahum, J.L., Wheelis, M.C. and Painter, Pro General Microbiology; MacMillan Edn., London, 1989. 3. Pichai, R. and Govindan, S., Biological Processes in Pollution Control, Anna University, Madras, 1988. 4. Maier, R.M., Pepper, I.L., and Gerba, C.P., Environmental Microbiology, Academic Press, 2000.


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SCH5113 PRINCIPLES AND DESIGN OF BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT SYSTEMS

L T P Credits Total Marks 3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE To provide basic understanding in the principles, practice and design of various biological treatment systems

UNIT 1 PRINCIPLES 12 Hrs. OBJECTIVE of biological treatment – significance – aerobic and anaerobic treatment kinetics of biological growth – Factors affecting growth – attached and suspended growth Determination of Kinetic coefficients for organics removal –selection of process- reactors-batch-continuous type-kinetics.

UNIT 2 DESIGN OF AEROBIC TREATMENT SYSTEMS 12 Hrs. Biological characteristics of waste water, sampling, flow measurement. Design of sewage treatment plant units – Activated Sludge process and variations, Sequencing Batch reactors, Membrane Biological Reactors - Trickling Filters - Bio Tower - RBC - Moving Bed Reactors - fluidized bed reactors, aerated lagoons, waste stabilization ponds – nutrient removal systems – natural treatment systems, constructed wet land – Disinfectant – disposal options – reclamation and reuse.

UNIT 3 ANAEROBIC TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER 12 Hrs. Attached and suspended growth, Design of units – UASB, up flow filters, Fluidized beds septic tank and disposal – Nutrient removal systems – Flow chart Layout and Hydraulic profile – Recent trends.

UNIT 4 SLUDGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL 12 Hrs. Design of sludge management facilities, sludge thickening, sludge digestion, biogas generation, sludge dewatering (mechanical and gravity) Layout PID hydraulics profile – upgrading existing plants – ultimate residue disposal – recent advances.

UNIT 5 CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ASPECTS 12 Hrs. Construction and Operational Maintenance problems – Trouble shooting – Planning, Organising and Controlling of plant operations – capacity building, Case studies – sewage treatment plants – sludge management facilities.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Arceivala, S.J., Wastewater Treatment for Pollution Control, TMH, New Delhi, Second Edition, 2000. 2. Manual on Sewerage and Sewage Treatment, CPHEEO, Ministry of Urban Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi, 1999. 3. Metcalf & Eddy, INC, Wastewater Engineering – Treatment and Reuse, Fourth Edition, Tata Mc Graw-Hill Publishing

Company Limited, New Delhi, 2003. 4. Qasim, S.R. Wastewater Treatment Plant, Planning, Design & Operation, Technomic Publications, New York, 1994.


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SCH5114 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND INDUSTRIAL

SAFETY L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE The main objective of this subject IS to identify factors that affect the worker productivity, occupational health and

safety in selected industries in a developing country.

UNIT 1 SAFETY & ERGONOMICS 12 Hrs. Parameters of Safety- Factors affecting the conditions of Occupational and Industrial safety - Safety regulations. Principles of Ergonomics: Role of Ergonomics in Designing work place. Effects of Work Environment, Physiological aspects of work, Principles of ergonomic design of work stations, Evaluation of ergonomic risks

UNIT 2 PHYSICAL HAZARDS 12 Hrs. Physical Hazards– Light -Ventilation - Vibration – Noise. Work physiology and its relevance to Safety. Performance evaluation of Systems involving Man and Environment. Noise, compensation aspects, noise exposure regulation, properties of sound, ocupational damage, risk factors, sound measuring instruments

UNIT 3 CHEMICAL HAZARDS 12 Hrs. Chemical Hazards. Occupational Diseases –Prevention and Control. Health Protection Measures for Workers - Health Education – Medical first aid. Management of Medical Emergencies. Recognition of chemical hazards-dust, fumes, mist, vapor, fog, gases, types, concentration, Exposure vs. dose, TLV - Methods of Evaluation, process or operation description, Field Survey, Sampling methodology, Industrial Hygiene calculations, Comparison with OSHAS Standard.

UNIT 4 BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS 12 Hrs. Industrial Classsifcation of Biohazardous agents – examples, bacterial agents, ricketsial and chlamydial agents, viral agents, fungal, parasitc agents, infectious diseases - Biohazard control program, employee health program-laboratory safety program. Root-Cause-Analysis concept Economic impact of injuries and accidents, cost/benefit calculations Human and management factors in accidents Overview on accident investigation techniques.

UNIT 5 SAFETY ANALYSIS 12 Hrs. Industrial Safety Standards. Accidents – Definition - Frequency rate - Prevention and Control. Work study – Work measurement - Measurement of skills. Safety Cost and Expenses. Principles of functions and Safety Management.Concepts of Safety Management Systems. International Safety Certification. OSHA Compliance. Tools of exposure evaluation and risk assessment, hazard analysis.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Fawcett H.H. and Wood W.S., Safety and Accedent Prevention in Chemical Operation, 2nd Edition, Inter Science, 1982 2. Blake R.P., Industrial Safety, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall Inc., New Jersey, 2006. 3. Deshmukh. L.M. Industrial Safety Management, 3rd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2008 4. Jain.R.K and Sunil Rao, Industrial Safety, Health and Environmental Management Systems, 1st Edition, Khanna Delhi 2006. 5. Shrikant Dawande, Chemical Hazards and Safety, 2nd Edition, 2007


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SCH5115 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE To expose the students to the need, methodology, documentation and usefulness of environmental impact

assessment and to develop the skill to prepare environmental management plan.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO EIA 12 Hrs. Historical development of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). EIA in Project Cycle. Legal and Regulatory aspects in India. Types and Limitations of EIA – Cross sectoral issues and terms of reference in EIA – Public Participation in EIA. EIA process- screening – scoping – Setting – analysis – mitigation

UNIT 2 COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR EIA 12 Hrs. Matrices – Networks – Checklists – Connections and combinations of processes – Cost benefit analysis – Analysis of alternatives – Software packages for EIA – Expert systems in EIA. Prediction tools for EIA – Mathematical modeling for impact prediction – Assessment of impacts – air – water – soil – noise – biological –– Cumulative Impact Assessment– Documentation of EIA findings – planning – organization of information and visual display materials – Report preparation.

UNIT 3 SECTORAL EIA 12 Hrs. EIA related to the following sectors – Infrastructure – construction and housing Mining – Industrial – Power Plants – River valley and Hydroelectric – coastal projects - Nuclear Power.

UNIT 4 LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT 12 Hrs. Life cycle analysis, Technology Assesment, LCA steps, Framework and Methodology, Use of LCA in TA, Limitations of LCA, Case Studies in LCA, Environmental auditing Report, Range of Audit OBJECTIVE and Audit Methodology.

UNIT 5 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 12 Hrs. Environmental Management Plan – preparation, implementation and review – Mitigation and Rehabilitation Plans– Policy and guidelines for planning and monitoring programmes – Post project audit – Ethical and Quality aspectsof Environmental Impact Assessment.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Lawrence, D.P., Environmental Impact Assessment – Practical solutions to recurrent problems, Wiley-Interscience, New

Jersey, 2003. 2. World Bank –Source book on EIA 3. Petts, J., Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment, Vol., I and II, Blackwell Science, London, 1999. 4. Canter, L.W., Environmental Impact Assessment, McGraw Hill, New York. 1996 5. Y.Anjaneyulu: Environmental Impact Assessment Methodologies, BS Pub. 2002.


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SCH5202 SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE

MANAGEMENT L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE To educate the students on the generation, collection, characterization, treatment and disposal of different solid

wastes generated.

UNIT 1 SOURCES, CLASSIFICATION AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 12 Hrs. Types and Sources of solid and hazardous wastes - Need for solid and hazardous waste management – Elements of integrated waste management and roles of stakeholders - Salient features of Indian legislations on management and handling of municipal solid wastes, hazardous wastes, biomedical wastes, lead acid batteries, electronic wastes , plastics and fly ash – Financing waste management. Problems and issues of solid and hazardous waste management, Waste management planning, Toxicology and risk assessment.

UNIT 2 WASTE CHARACTERIZATION AND SOURCE REDUCTION 12 Hrs. Waste generation rates and variation - Composition, physical, chemical and biological properties of solid wastes – Hazardous Characteristics – TCLP tests – waste sampling and characterization plan - Source reduction of wastes –Waste exchange – Extended producer responsibility - Recycling and reuse

UNIT 3 STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT OF WASTES 12 Hrs. Handling and segregation of wastes at source – storage and collection of municipal solid wastes – Analysis of Collection systems - Need for transfer and transport – Transfer stations Optimizing waste allocation– compatibility, storage, labeling and handling of hazardous wastes – hazardous waste manifests.

UNIT 4 WASTE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES 12 Hrs. OBJECTIVE of waste processing – material separation and processing technologies – biological and chemical conversion technologies – methods and controls of Composting - thermal conversion technologies and energy recovery – incineration – solidification and stabilization of hazardous wastes - treatment of biomedical wastes

UNIT 5 WASTE DISPOSAL 12 Hrs. Disposal site selection - design and operation of sanitary landfills- secure landfills and landfill bioreactors – leachate and landfill gas management – landfill closure and environmental monitoring – landfill remediation

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. George Tchobanoglous, Hilary Theisen and Samuel A, Vigil, Integrated Solid Waste Management, Mc-Graw Hill, 1ST Edition

, 1993. 2. Michael D. LaGrega, Philip L Buckingham, Jeffrey C. E vans and Environmental Resources Management, Hazardous waste

Management, Mc-Graw Hill International edition, 2001. 3. Richard J. Watts, Hazardous Wastes - Sources, Pathways, Receptors John Wiley and Sons, Mc-Graw Hill,2nd Edition ,1997. 4. Vesilind P.A., Worrell W and Reinhart, Solid waste Engineering,1st edition , Thomson Learning Inc., 2002.


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SCH6533 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY – I

L T P C Total Marks 0 0 6 3 100

1. Measurement of pH and Conductivity 2. Measurement of Total Dissolved salts 3. Estimation of Alkalinity 4. Estimation of Hardness by EDTA method 5. Estimation of Residual Chlorine. 6. Estimation of Optimum Coagulant Dose by Jar Test 7. Estimation of Ammonia Nitrogen 8. Estimation of Sulphate 9. Estimation of Chlorides 10. Estimation of D.O. by Wrinkler's methods 11. Estimation of Suspended, Settleable, Volatile and fixed solids. 12. BOD test for water and waste water. 13. COD test for water and waste water. 14. Determination of Turbidity by using Nephelometer. 15. Sampling and analysis of air pollutants ambient and stacks (SPM, RPM, SO2, NOX and CO). 16. Physiochemical analysis of solid wastes.

SCH6534 REMOTE SENSING AND GIS LABORATORY L T P C Total Marks 0 0 6 3 100

1. Creation of coverage and adding features by digitization 2. Editing map elements, cleaning, building and transportation 3. Attribute data entry and manipulation 4. Data analysis, overlay, buffer and map conversion 5. Grid analysis 6. AML Programming using basic commands 7. Introduction to Arc GIS modules 8. Case studies.

SCH6536 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY – II

L T P C Total Marks 0 0 6 3 100

1. Microbial analysis of soil & water i) Media preparation. ii) Sterilization. iii) Culturing techniques and growth curve determination. iv) Enumeration of total heterophobic microbial population in soil and water. v) Determination of coli forms in water by MPN

2. Determination of toxic pollutants in effluents. i) Determination of phenol. ii) Determination of heavy metals.

3. Determination of soil N, P, K analysis.

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SCH5618 MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY FOR WATER AND

WASTEWATER TREATMENT L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE To imPART Basics on design and operation of membrane systems in municipal, industrial and mining

applications.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 12 Hrs. Solid Liquid separation systems - Filtration systems - Theory of Membrane separation – mass Transport Characteristics Cross Flow filtration - Membrane Filtration - Types and choice of membranes, porous, non porous, symmetric and asymmetric – Plate and Frame, spiral wound and hollow fibre membranes – Liquid Membranes.

UNIT 2 MEMBRANE PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS 12 Hrs. Microfiltration – Ultrafiltration- Nano Filtration – Reverse Osmosis – Electro dialysis - Pervaporation – Membrane manufactures – Membrane Module/Element designs – Membrane System components – Design of Membrane systems - pump types and Pump selection – Plant operations – Economics of Membrane systems.

UNIT 3 MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS 12 Hrs. Introduction and Historical Perspective of MBRs, Biotreatment Fundamentals, Biomass Separation MBR Principles, Fouling and Fouling Control, MBR Design Principles, Design Assignment, Alternative MBR Configurations, Commercial Technologies, Case Studies.

UNIT 4 PRETREATMENT SYSTEMS 12 Hrs. Membrane Fouling – Pretreatment methods and strategies – monitoring of Pretreatment – Langlier Index, Silt Density Index, Chemical cleaning, Biofoulant control.

UNIT 5 CASE STUDIES 12 Hrs. Case studies on the design of membrane based water and wastewater treatment systems – zero Liquid effluent discharge Plants.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Mulder, M., Basic Principle of Membrane Technology, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996 2. Water Environment Federation (WEF), Membrane Systems for Wastewater Treatment, McGraw-Hill, USA, 2005 3. Symon Jud, MBR Book – Principles and application of MBR in water and wastewater treatment, Elsevier, 2006 4. Jorgen Wagner, Membrane Filtration handbook, Practical Tips and Hints, Second Edition, Revision2, Osmotic Inc., 2001 5. Noble, R.D. and Stern, S.A., Membrane Separations Technology: Principles and Applications, Elsevier, 1995


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SCH5619 ENVIRONMENTAL REACTION ENGINEERING L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE To introduce the students of various backgrounds to the basic reaction engineering principles with application to

environmental systems.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 12 Hrs. Reaction engineering principles with applications to environmental systems, general reaction mechanisms, Rate Relationships: Concepts and Applications to Homogeneous Systems and Heterogeneous Systems with respect to chemical and biological reactions.

UNIT 2 IDEAL REACTORS 12 Hrs. Ideal systems modeling and design, reactor concepts, ideal reactors, reaction rate measurements, Hybrid system modeling and design, Sequencing batch reactor, Reactors in series and reactors with recycle.

UNIT 3 NON-IDEAL REACTORS 12 Hrs. Non ideal system modeling and design, non ideal reactor behavior, RTD analysis, PFDR model

UNIT 4 HETEROGENOUS SYSTEMS 12 Hrs. Reactive interphase mass transfer, Fluid –solid surface reactions, Gas-liquid bulk phase reactions, adsorption in porous solids, Fluid solid processes and gas-liquid processes.

UNIT 5 BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS 12 Hrs. Biological reaction engineering; biological kinetics; enzyme kinetics; Michaelis-Menten equation; simple microbial kinetics; structured kinetic models biological reaction engineering; basic bioreactor concepts; bioreactor modelling; bioreactor operation; batch operation; semicontinuous operation; fed batch operation; continuous operation, and its environmental applications.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Weber, W.J. and Di Giano, F.A., Process Dynamics in Environmental Systems, John Wiley Sons Inc, 1996. 2. Dunn I.J, Elmar Heinzle, John Ingham, Prenosil J.E, ‘Biological Reaction Engineering, ‘Wiley inter science, 2005. 3. Martin A. A. and Robert P.H. Reaction Engineering for Pollution Prevention, Elsevier Science B.V., the Netherlands, 2000. 4. Octave Levenspiel, Chemical Reaction Engineering, John Wiley and sons. 3rd Edition, 1999.


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SCH5620 INDOOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING AND

CONTROL L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE To imPART An in-depth study of air pollutants, measurement and their control.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 12 Hrs. Indoor activities of inhabitants - Levels of pollutants in indoor and outdoor air - Design and operation of buildings, for improvements of public health - IAQ policy issues- sustainability

UNIT 2 AIR POLLUTANTS 12 Hrs. Air pollutants in indoor environments - private residences - offices - schools - public buildings - ventilation.

UNIT 3 POLLUTANTS CONTROL 12 Hrs. Control of several pollutant classes - radon - toxic organic gases - combustion byproducts – microorganisms such as molds and infectious bacteria..

UNIT 4 MODELLING FOR AIR QUALITY 12 Hrs. Concepts and tools - exposure - material balance models - statistical models.

UNIT 5 AIR QUALITY MEASUREMENT 12 Hrs. Indoor air pollution from outdoor sources - particulate matter and ozone - Combustion byproducts - Radon and its decay products - Volatile organic compounds - odors and sick - building syndrome - Humidity - Bio aerosols - infectious disease transmission - Special indoor environments - A/C units in indoor - Measurement methods – Control technologies - Control strategies

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Thaddes Godish, Indoor air and Environmental Quality, CRC press, 2000. 2. Nazaroff W.W. and L. Alvarez-Cohen, Environmental Engineering Science, Wiley sons, New York, 2001


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SCH5621 INSTRUMENTAL MONITORING OF

ENVIRONMENT L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE To focus on the principle involved in the operation of instruments for regular monitoring of the environment along

with their interpretation and practical applications

UNIT 1 BASICS OF MEASUREMENT 12 Hrs. Classification of instrumental methods, Selection of Instrumental method, Error and its types, Precision and Accuracy, Signals and noise-sources of noise, noise reduction, sensitivity and detection limit, Errors in measuring signals, Calibration curves, theory of standard addition and internal standard methods.

UNIT 2 SPECTRO ANALYTICAL METHODS 12 Hrs. Electromagnetic radiation- properties, emission and absorption of radiation, Fluorescence and Phosphorescence, Atomic absorption and emission spectrometry, Fluorimetry, nephelometry and turbidimety, Beers law ,principle and instrumentation of Ultraviolet-visible and IR spectrophotometry ,Colorimetry and its applications.

UNIT 3 CHROMATOGRAPHY 12 Hrs. Principle and classification of Chromatography , column efficiency and resolution, band broadening, principle,instrumentation and applications of Paper chromatography,Thin layer chromatography, gas chromatography,high performance liquid hromatography. Ion exchange chromatography and size exclusion chromatography.

UNIT 4 ELECTROANALYTICAL METHODS 12 Hrs. Potentiomety- electrochemical cell, reference electrodes, Glass electrode, Measurement of pH ,Potentiometric titrations,Ion – selective electrodes, Conductomety- electrolytic conductivityspecific,equivalent and molar conductance, Conductance cells, conductivity meters,Conductometric titrations, Coulometry and polarography

UNIT 5 MONITORING INSTRUMENTS 12 Hrs. NDIR for CO, chemiluminescent analyzer for NOx, Fluorescent analyzer for SO2 Auto analyzer for water quality using flow injection analysis

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Willard. H.., Menitt, L., Dean. D.A and Settle F.A.’ Instrumental methods of analysis, CSS publishers, New Delhi, 1986. 2. Ewing C.W., ‘Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analyser, 5th Edn., McGraw-Hill, 1995. 3. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edn., APHA, 1998. 4. .Skoog D.A, West D.M and T.A Nieman, Principles of Instrumental Analysis, 5th Ed.Thomson Asion (P) Ltd. Singapore, 2004 5. Mendham J, Denney R.C, Barnes J.D and M.Thomas, Vogel’s Textbook of Quantitative Chemical analysis, 6th Ed. Pearson

Education Ltd, New Delhi 2002.


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SCH5622 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND

LEGISLATION L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE To develop a basic knowledge about the environmental policies and legislation.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 12 Hrs. Basics of jurisprudence, Environmental law relation with other disciplines, Criminal law, Common law, Relevant sections of the code of civil procedure, Criminal procedure Code ,Indian Penal Code.

UNIT 2 INDIAN CONSTITUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 12 Hrs. Introduction, Fundamental Rights, Directive, Principles of state policy – Articles 48(A) and 51 - A(g) Judicial enforceability, Constitution and Resource management and Pollution control, Indian forest policy (1990), Indian Environmental Policy(1992)

UNIT 3 ADMINISTRATIVE REGIME & LEGAL REGIME 12 Hrs. Administrative regulations - Constitution of Pollution Control Boards, Powers, functions, Accounts, Audit, etc.,Formal Justice Delivery mechanism, Higher and Lower of Judiciary - Constitutional remedies, Writ Jurisdiction Articles 32, 226, 136, Special reference to Mandamus and Certiorari for Pollution abatement - Equitable remedies for Pollution control.

UNIT 4 POLLUTION CONTROL LAWS 12 Hrs. Administrative regulation under recent legislations in water pollution control. Water (Prevention & control of pollution) Act 1974 as amended by Amendment Act 1988. Water (Prevention & control of pollution) Rules 1975 Water(Prevention & control of pollution) Cess Act. 1977 as amended by Amendment Act 1991. Air (Prevention & control of pollution) Act 1981 as amended by Amendment Act 1987 and relevant notifications.

UNIT 5 OTHER LEGAL ASPECTS, ENACTMENTS AND NOTIFICATIONS 12 Hrs. Environment (Protection) Act 1986, Relevant notifications in connection with Hazardous Wastes (management and handling), Biomedical wastes (management and handling), Noise pollution, Eco - labeling, and E.I A. Coastal zone Notification (1991) 3 amendments and Supreme Court judgment in the Indian Council for Enviro-legal action vs. Union of India. Public hearing notification - National Coastal Zone Management Authority (1998) National Environmental Tribunal Act (1995) National Environmental Appellate Authorities Act (1997). Public liability insurance Act 1991.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Constitution of India, 12th Edition ,Eastern Book Company Lucknow, ,2007. 2. Pandey J.N., Constitutional Law of India, 31st Edition Central Law,Agency Allahabad – 2007. 3. Kesari U.P.D., Administrative Law 12008, Universal Book Trade Delhi. 4. Tiwari H.N., Environmental Law, Allahabad Law Agency 2007. 5. Divan A., and Noble M., Environmental Law and Policy in India (cases, Materials and Statutes), Tripathi Bombay, 2001.


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SCH5623 ENVIRONMENTAL NANOTECHNOLOGY L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE Support the creation of a comprehensive knowledge base for evaluation of the potential risks and benefits of

nanotechnology to the environment and to human health and safety.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO NANOMATERIALS 12 Hrs. Nanomaterials: definition, Nanoparticles: Synthesis by Chemical reduction method. Nanoporous materials: Synthesis by Sol-gel method. Nanowires: Synthesis by VLS mechanism. Carbon Nanotubes: Singlewalled and multiwalled nanotubes, Mechanical and electrical properties, Applications. Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes: Electricarc discharge method, Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD), Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD), Laser Ablation method.

UNIT 2 NANOMATERIALS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND BIONANOCOMPOSITES 12 Hrs. Nano technology processes – Nano Engineering materials for Pollution Prevention, Green Chemistry, Energy efficient resources and materials, Nano technology products- Nanomaterials (nanostructures) Nanodevices and nanosystems. BIONANOCOMPOSITES- Nano particles and Microorganisms, Microbial Synthesis of Nano materials, Biological Methods for Synthesis of nano-emulsions using bacteria, Fungi and Actinomycetes, Plants based nanoparticle synthesis, Nano composite biomaterials – Fibres, Devices and Structures, Nano Bio systems..

UNIT 3 NANOMATERIALS AND ITS CHARACTERIZATION 12 Hrs. Optical Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, Optical Absorption and Emission Spectroscopy, FT-IR, and X-RD.

UNIT 4 NANOTECHNOLOGY IN REMEDIATION 12 Hrs. Nanoremediation: Identification and characterization of Hazardous waste, Nano Pollution, Air- Water - Soil Contaminants, Identification and Characterization of Organic and inorganics, Environmental cleanup technologies. Nanomaterials-Remediation: Nano Membranes, Nano Meshes, Nano Fibres, Nano Clays and Adsorbents, Zeolites, Nano Catalysts, Carbon Nano Tubes, Bio Polymers, Single Enzyme Nano particles, Bio Metallic Iron Nano Particles, Nano Semi-Conductors, Photo catalysis, Nano-sensors. Nano Remediation Technologies: Environmental Nano Remediation Technology -Thermal, Physico-Chemical and Biological Methods, Nano Filtration for treatment of waste – removal of organics & inorganics and pathogens

UNIT 5 SUSTAINABLE NANOTECHNOLOGY 12 Hrs. Application of industrial ecology to nanotechnology, Fate of nanomaterials in environment, environmental life cycle of nano materials, environmental and health impacts of nano materials, toxicological threats, eco-toxicology, exposure to nano particles – biological damage, threat posed by nano materials to humans, environmental reconnaissance and surveillance. Corporate social responsibility for nanotechnology, Nano materials in future – implications.

Max. 60 Hours TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Mao Hong fan, Chin-pao Huang, Alan E Bland, Z Honglin Wang, Rachid Sliman ,and Ian Wright Environ nanotechnology.

Elsevier, 2010. 2. M.H.Fulekar; Nanotechnology: Importance and Application, IK International, 2010. 3. M. Steinfeldt, Avon Gleich, U. Petschow, R. Haum. Nanotechnologies, Hazards and resource efficiency Springer, 2007. 4. Jo Anne Shatkin Nanotechnlogy: Health and Environmental risk CRC press, 2008. 5. Mark. R. Weisner and Jean-Yves Bottero ―Environmental Nanotechnology applications and impact of nanomaterial, The

McGraw-Hill Companies 2007. END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN

Max. Marks : 80 Exam Duration : 3 Hrs. PART A : 6 Questions of 5 Marks each – No Choice 30 Marks PART B : 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice, carrying 10 Marks each 50 Marks

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SCH5624 WASTE MANAGEMENT AND ENERGY

RECOVERY L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE To educate the students on the principles involved in the management of solid waste - from source identification

up to disposal and the energy recovered from the solid waste.

UNIT 1 SOLID WASTE – CHARACTERISTICS AND PERSPECTIVES 12 Hrs. Definition - types – sources – generation and estimation. Properties: physical, chemical and biological – regulation

UNIT 2 COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION AND PROCESSING TECHNIQUES 12 Hrs. Onsite handling, storage and processing – types of waste collection mechanisms -transfer Stations: types and location – manual component separation - volume reduction: mechanical, thermal – separation: mechanical, magnetic electro mechanical.

UNIT 3 ENERGY GENERATION TECHNIQUES 12 Hrs. Basics, types, working and typical conversion efficiencies of composting – anaerobic digestion – RDF – combustion – Incineration – gasification – pyrolysis

UNIT 4 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 12 Hrs. Hazardous waste – definition - potential sources - waste sources by industry –impacts – waste control methods – transportation regulations - risk assessment -remediation technologies – Private public paternership – Government initiatives.

UNIT 5 ULTIMATE DISPOSAL 12 Hrs. Landfill – classification – site selection parameters – design aspects – Leachate control – environmental monitoring system for Land Fill Gases.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Tchobanoglous, Theisen and Vigil, Integrated Solid Waste Management, 2d Ed. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1993. 2. Howard S. Peavy etal, Environmental Engineering, McGraw Hill International Edition, 1985 3. LaGrega, M., et al., Hazardous Waste Management, McGraw-Hill, c. 1200 pp., 2nd ed., 2001. 4. Stanley E. Manahan. Hazardous Waste Chemistry, Toxicology and Treatment, Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, Michigan, 1990 5. Parker, Colin and Roberts, Energy from Waste – An Evaluation of Conversion Technologies, Elsevier Applied Science,

London, 1985. 6. Manoj Datta, Waste Disposal in Engineered Landfills, Narosa Publishing House,1997


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SCH5625 AIR AND WATER QUALITY MODELING L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE The objective of this subject is to provide modelling techniques for various air and water sources in the

environment.

UNIT 1 MODELING CONCEPTS 12 Hrs. Casual and statistical models-Characteristics- Steps in model development - Importance of model building.- conservation of mass and mass balance –calibration and verification of models; Transport phenomena – Advection, diffusion, dispersion, simple transport models; chemical reaction kinetics – Law of mass action, Rate constants, reaction order, types of reactions, equilibrium principles.

UNIT 2 WATER QUALITY MODELING 12 Hrs. Water quality models – Historical development – Mass balance equation – Streeter - Phelps Equation – Modification to Streeter – Phelps Equation – Waste load allocations – Dissolved oxygen in Rivers and estuaries; Lake Water Quality Models; Models for Nitrogen, Bacteria, Phosphate and toxicants - Ground Water Quality Modeling - Contaminant solute transport equation, Numerical methods.

UNIT 3 AIR POLLUTION MODELING 13 Hrs. Chemistry of air Pollutants - Atmospheric reactions , sinks for air pollution –Transport of air Pollutants - Meteorological settling for dispersal of air pollutants – Vertical structure of temperature and stability, atmospheric motions, Wind and shear, self cleaning of atmosphere; transport and diffusion of stack emissions – atmospheric characteristics significant to transport and diffusion of stack emission – stack plume characteristics.

UNIT 4 AIR QUALITY MODELS 13 Hrs. Types modeling technique, modeling for nonreactive pollutants, single source, short term impact, multiple sources and area sources, Fixed box models- diffusion models – Gaussian plume derivation- modifications of Gaussian plume equation- long term average-multiple cell model- receptor oriented and source oriented air pollution models- model performance, accuracy and utilization.

UNIT 5 APPLICATIONS 10 Hrs. Software package applications: Air quality modeling and water quality modeling.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Steven C.Chapra, Surface Water Quality Modelling ,The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New Delhi, 1997. 2. Schnoor J.L., Environmental Modeling Fate and Transport of Pollutants in Water,Air and Soil, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New

York, 1996. 3. Air Pollution (Third Ed.) Volume I – Air Pollutants, their transformation and Transport, (Ed.) Arthur C.Stern, Academic Press,

2006. 4. Deaton and Wine Brake, “Dynamic Modeling of Environmental Systems”, Wiley & Sons, 2002. 5. Arthur C. Stern, Air Pollution, Air Pollutants, their transformation and transport, (Ed.), (Third Ed.) Volume I, Academic Press,

2006. 6. Thomson E.V, Principles of Surface Water Quality Modeling and Control, Happer and Row Publishers New York, 1987. 7. Palmer M.D, Water Quality Modeling, the World Bank Washington DC. 2005. 8. Lohani B. N. and North A. M. Environmental Quality Management, South Asian Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1984.


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SCH5626 CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADAPTATION L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE The objective is to know an overview of what we know already about future climate change and its impacts, as

we attempt both to adapt to these changes and to reduce the emissions which cause them.

UNIT 1 EARTH’S CLIMATE SYSTEM 12 Hrs. Introduction-Climate in the spotlight – The Earth’s Climate Machine – Climate Classification – Global Wind Systems – Trade Winds and the Hadley Cell – The Westerlies – Cloud Formation and Monsoon Rains – Storms and Hurricanes – The Hydrological Cycle – Global Ocean Circulation – El Nino and its Effect - Solar Radiation –The Earth’s Natural Green House Effect – Green House Gases and Global Warming – Carbon Cycle.

UNIT 2 OBSERVED CHANGES AND ITS CAUSES 12 Hrs. Observation of Climate Change – Changes in patterns of temperature, precipitation and sea level rise – Patterns of Large Scale Variability – Drivers of Climate Change – Climate Sensitivity and Feedbacks – The Montreal Protocol – UNFCCC – IPCC.

UNIT 3 IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE 12 Hrs. Impacts of Climate Change on various sectors – Agriculture, Forestry and Ecosystem – Water Resources – Human Health – Industry, Settlement and Society – Climate hazard mapping; Climate extremes and socio-economic development;– Projected Impacts for Different Regions– Future climate hot spots based on environmental and projections to socio-economic scenario– Risk of Irreversible Changes.

UNIT 4 CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION MEASURES 12 Hrs. Adaptation Strategy/Options in various sectors – Water – Agriculture –- Infrastructure and Settlement including coastal zones – Human Health – Tourism – Transport – Energy – Key Mitigation Technologies and Practices – Energy Supply – Transport – Buildings – Industry – Agriculture – Forestry – Carbon sequestration – Carbon capture and storage (CCS)- Waste (MSW & Bio waste, Biomedical, Industrial waste – International and Regional cooperation.

UNIT 5 CLEAN TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY 12 Hrs. Clean Development Mechanism – Carbon Trading- examples of future Clean Technology – Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD), Biodiesel – Natural Compost – Eco - Friendly Plastic – Alternate Energy – Hydrogen – Bio-fuels – Solar Energy – Wind – Hydroelectric Power – Mitigation Efforts in India and Adaptation funding.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Jan C. Van Dam, Impacts of Climate Change and Climate Variability on Hydrological Regimes, Cambridge University Press,

2003 2. Al Gore -Inconvenient truth – video form IPCC Fourth Assessment Report – The AR4 Synthesis Report, 2007. 3. Dash Sushil Kumar, Climate Change – An Indian Perspective, Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd, 2007


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SCH5627 SEPARATION PROCESSES IN

ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE To understand the principle of various separation process for the removal of pollutants from the effluents.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 12 Hrs. Environmental separations-Historic perspective of environmental pollution- Separation mechanisms -Equilibrium-based processes, Rate-based processes Countercurrent operation, Productivity and selectivity, separating agents.

UNIT 2 MASS TRANSFER OPERATIONS 12 Hrs. Phase equilibrium, Equilibrium-limited analysis, Minimum number of stages, Batch and Continuous distillation, McCabe–Thiele analysis, Extraction in Environmental applications, Leaching processes,

UNIT 3 ABSORPTION & ADSORPTION 12 Hrs. Absorption and stripping, stripping, packed columns, Adsorption principles, Sorbent selection-regeneration, Transport processes, Process design factors, Design of fixed-bed adsorption column. Adsorption isotherms and kinetic factors influencing design of adsorption units.

UNIT 4 ION EXCHANGE & BIO SEPARATION PROCESS 12 Hrs. Ion exchange- OBJECTIVE, Environmental applications, Ion-exchange mechanisms, Ion-exchange media, Equipment and design procedures. Bio separation Process-Cell disruption methods, Coagulation, Flocculation, centrifugation and Filtration. Precipitation, Solvent Extraction, Aqueous two Phase Extraction, Supercritical fluid extraction, Reverse miscellar Extraction, Case study-synthesis of bio separation Processes.

UNIT 5 MEMBRANE SEPARATION PROCESSES 12 Hrs. Membranes-Pluses and minuses for membrane processes, Environmental applications, Separation mechanisms-Membrane processes, membrane performance, Hybrid processes and novel applications; Selected Environmental applications involving for water reuse and material recovery; Membrane flux and separation optimization.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Belter P.A,Cussler E.L and Hu W.S , Bioseparations: Downstream Processing in Biotechnology, John Wiley and sons. New

York, 1998. 2. Kaushik Nath, Membrane Separation Processes, PHI, 2008Arceivala, S.J., Wastewater Treatment for Pollution Control,

TMH, New Delhi, Second Edition, 2000. 3. Noble, R.D and Terry P.A., Principles of Chemical Separations with Environmental Applications, Cambridge University

Press, 2004 4. Treybal R E, Mass Transfer Operations, McGraw Hill, 3rd edition, 1981. 5. Seader J D and Henley E J, Separation Processes Principles, John Wiley, 1998


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SCH5628 MASS TRANSFER IN AIR WATER AND SOIL

INTERACTION L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE To develop a basic knowledge about the mass transfer in air water soil interaction and apply the same in the field

application.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 12 Hrs. Ideal solutions - air - water equilibrium occurrences - pure gases in contact with water-pure liquid in contact with air - partition coefficient for the air - water system. Earthern solid - waste equilibrium occurrences - pure solid and liquid chemicals in contact with water and earthern solids. Earthern solid - air equilibrium occurrences - water - liquid chemical equilibrium occurrences - thermal equilibrium at environmental interfaces.

UNIT 2 HEAT & MASS TRANSFER 12 Hrs. Diffusion and mass transfer - molecular diffusion - eddy diffusion - mass transfer theories - mass transfer coefficients - binary mass transfer coefficients in two phases and two resistance theory of interphase mass transfer turbulence in the environment - fundamentals of heat transfer - analogy theories of momentum, heat and mass transfer.

UNIT 3 CONCEPT OF LIQUID & GASES 12 Hrs. Desertion of gases and liquids from aerated basins and rivers - completely mixed basin - plug flow basin - gas exchange rates between the atmosphere and the surface of rivers - exchange of chemical across the air - water interface of lakes and oceans.

UNIT 4 DISSOLUTION OF CHEMICALS 12 Hrs. Dissolution of chemicals on the bottom of flowing streams - geometric forms - stream bottom mass transfer coefficients - natural convection dissolution - the upsurge of chemicals from the sediment - water interface of lakes - a Fikian analysis - annual upsurge rate at sediment - water interface - mass transfer coefficients at the sediment - water interface. Flux of chemicals between sediment and the overlying seawater - movement of chemicals through the benthic boundary layer.

UNIT 5 AIR & SOIL INTERFACE 12 Hrs. Turbulence above the air - soil interface - the Richardson number - chemical flux rates through the lower layer of the atmosphere - Thronthwaite - Holzman equation - evaporation of liquid chemicals spilled on land - chemical flux rates through the upper layer of earthern material.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Thibodeaux, L.J, Environmental Chemo dynamics: Movement of Chemicals In Air, Water and Soil, edition 2., Wiley – Inter

science, 1996. 2. Cusssler, E.L, Diffusion: Mass Transfer In Fluid Systems,Cambridge University press, 2004 3. Bridget R. Scanlon, Jean Phillippe Nicot, and Joel W. Massmann, Soil Gas Movement in Unsaturated Systems, Microsoft

Academic Research, 2002. 4. Warrick, Arthur W., Soil physics companion, CRC Press, ISBN:9780849308376, 2002


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SCH5629 ENVIRONMENTAL REMOTE SENSING AND

GIS L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE The objective of this subject is to how Geographic Information Systems, combined with remote sensing analysis,

have the potential to assist in minimizing disease risk.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 12 Hrs. Concepts of Remote Sensing – Energy sources and radiation principles –. Definition, types and scope of remote sensing; Stages in remote sensing data acquisition; Electromagnetic radiation and electromagnetic spectrum; Black body radiation and radiation laws; Interaction of EMR with atmosphere and Earth’s surface features.

UNIT 2 REMOTE SENSING PLATFORMS 12 Hrs. Remote sensing platforms; Types & characteristics of sensors: IRS, LANDSAT, SPOT, IKONOS, Quick Bird; Remote sensing data products. Thermal Remote Sensing; Thermal properties of materials: emissivity of materials; thermal inertia of Earth surface features; Concept and Principles of microwave remote sensing; Application of Thermal and Microwave data.

UNIT 3 DATA ANALYSIS 12 Hrs. Satellite data analysis – Visual Interpretation, Interpretation equipments - Digital Image Processing – Image rectification, enhancement, classification, data merging and biophysical modeling – Image Processing software.

UNIT 4 GIS CONCEPTS 12 Hrs. Relating information from different sources- Data representation-Data capture- Rasterization and vectorization- Projection and coordinate system-Spatial analysis with GIS- Data output- GIS data mining.

UNIT 5 AIR & SOIL INTERFACE 12 Hrs. Remote Sensing and GIS for Natural Disaster Management, Land Use Planning and Environmental Impact Assessment Using GIS, Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in Wildlife Mapping Management and monitoring of environment, conservation of resources, coastal zone management

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Lillesand, T.M. and Kiefer, R.W., Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2004. 2. Burrough, P.A. and McDonnell, R.A., Principles of Geographic Information Systems, Oxford University Press, New York,

2001. 3. Estes, J.E. and LW Senger, Remote Sensing techniques for environmental Analysis, Hamilton, Santa Barbara, California.

1974 4. Slater,PN, Remote Sensing: Optics and Optical System, Addison-Wesley, Reading, 1980


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SCH5630 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE To enable the protection of the environment by increase the awareness of the value and importance of the

environment and to actively promote environmental policies.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 12 Hrs. Valuing the Environment: Concepts, Valuing the Environment: Methods, Property Rights, Externalities, and Environmental Problems

UNIT 2 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 12 Hrs. Defining the Concept, The Population Problem, Natural Resource Economics: An Overview, Energy, Water, Agriculture

UNIT 3 ECOLOGY 12 Hrs. Biodiversity, Forest Habitat, Commercially Valuable Species, Stationary-Source Local Air Pollution, Acid Rain and Atmospheric Modification, Transportation

UNIT 4 POLLUTION PREVENTION 12 Hrs. Water Pollution, Solid Waste and Recycling, Toxic Substances and Hazardous Wastes, Global Warming.

UNIT 5 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 12 Hrs. Development, Poverty, and the Environment, Visions of the Future, Environmental economics and policy by Tom Tietenberg, Environmental Economics. Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Andrew Hoffman, Competitive Environmental Strategy -A Guide for the Changing Business Landscape, Island Press, 2000. 2. Stephen Doven, Environment and Sustainability Policy : Creation, Implementation, Evaluation, The Federation Press, 2005.


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SCH5631 ECOLOGICAL AND ECOSYSTEMS

ENGINEERING L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE To make the students aware about the ecological and social costs of unrestrained technological progress and the

importance of protection of environment.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 12 Hrs. Aim – Scope and applications of Ecology, Ecological Engineering and Eco technology and their relevance to human civilization - Development and evolution of ecosystems - Principles and Concepts pertaining to Communities in ecosystem - Energy flow and material cycling in ecosystems - Productivity in Ecosystems.

UNIT 2 SYSTEM APPROACH IN ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING 12 Hrs. Classification of eco technology - Principles and components of system and Modeling – Structural and functional interactions in environmental systems - Human modifications of environmental systems.

UNIT 3 ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING PROCESSES 12 Hrs. Self organizing processes – Multiple seeded microcosms - Interface Coupling in ecological systems. Concept of energy - Adapting ecological engineering systems to potentially catastrophic events – Agro ecosystem – Determination of sustainable loading of eco systems.

UNIT 4 ECO TECHNOLOGY FOR WASTE TREATMENT 12 Hrs. Principles and operation of soil infiltration system - wetlands and ponds - source - separation system – aquaculture systems - detritus based treatment for solid wastes - Applications of ecological engineering in waste Treatment.

UNIT 5 CASE STUDIES 12 Hrs. Case studies of Integrated ecological engineering systems.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Mitsch, J.W & Jorgensen, S.E., Ecological Engineering – An Introduction to Eco technology; John Wiley& Sons, New York,

1989. 2. White, I.D, Motfershed, O.N and Harrison, S.J., Environmental Systems an introductory text, Chapman Hall, London, 1994.


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SCH5632 BIOREMEDIATION TECHNIQUES L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE To teach students the scientific and engineering principles of microbiological treatment technologies,

bioremediation of organic contaminants and toxic metals and engineering strategies for bioremediation.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 12 Hrs. Pollution and Biomonitoring, chemical and biological pollution monitoring, the necessity of combining Biological and chemical monitoring.

UNIT 2 BIOASSAY 12 Hrs. Algal assay approaches to pollution studies in aquatic systems, Toxicity testing of hazardous wastes by aquatic and terrestrial bioassays, traditional approaches and limitations.

UNIT 3 BIOREMEDIATION INDICATORS 12 Hrs. Soil and sediment leaching media, diatoms indicators of water quality, bio indicators of environmental monitoring and pollution control.

UNIT 4 BIODRAINAGE 12 Hrs. Bio drainage – land and water use for sustainable development, salts in soil and water, plant mechanism of absorbing and transporting water, mineral absorption by plants, principles of bio drainage planning and design, bio drainage management aspects

UNIT 5 12 Hrs. Biotechnical and soil bioengineering stabilization – bioengineering stabilization methods, biotechnical stabilization methods.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Rana B.C., Pollution and Biomonitoring, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing,1995. 2. Kapoor .A.S., Biodrainage, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co, 1999.


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SCH5633 DISASTER MANAGEMENT L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE To give an overview of key concepts, critical evaluation of risk reduction, development of standards and to

understand the strengths and weakness of disaster management approaches.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 12 Hrs. Introduction – Disaster preparedness – Goals and OBJECTIVE of ISDR Programme- Risk identification – Risk sharing – Disaster and development: Development plans and disaster management –Alternative to dominant approach – disaster-development linkages -Principle of risk partnership

UNIT 2 APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY IN DISASTER RISK REDUCTION 12 Hrs. Application of various technologies: Data bases – RDBMS – Management Information systems – Decision support system and other systems – Geographic information systems – Intranets and extranets – video teleconferencing. Trigger mechanism – contribution of remote sensing and GIS - Case study.

UNIT 3 AWARENESS OF RISK REDUCTION 12 Hrs. Trigger mechanism – constitution of trigger mechanism – risk reduction by education – disaster information network – risk reduction by public awareness.

UNIT 4 DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ON DISASTER 12 Hrs. Implication of development planning – financial arrangements – areas of improvement – disaster preparedness – community based disaster management – emergency response.

UNIT 5 SEISMICITY 12 Hrs. Seismic waves – Earthquakes and faults – measures of an earthquake, magnitude and intensity – ground damage – Tsunamis and earthquakes.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Pardeep Sahni, Madhavi malalgoda and ariyabandu, Disaster risk reduction in south asia, PHI, 2003. 2. Amita sinvhal, Understanding earthquake disasters, TMH, 2010. 3. Pardeep sahni, Alka Dhameja and Uma medury, Disaster mitigation: Experiences and reflections, PHI, 2001


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SCH5634 INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION PREVENTION &

CLEANER PRODUCTION L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE Cleaner production is the continuous application of an integrated preventive environmental strategy applied to

process, products and services to increase overall efficiency and reduce risks. To impart the knowledge on these principles are implied under the conception of cleaner production.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 12 Hrs. Industrial Activity and Environment – Industrialization and Sustainable Development – Indicators of Sustainability- Sustainability Strategies – Barriers to Sustainability – Industrial Ecology – Pollution Prevention (PP) and Cleaner Production (CP) in achieving Sustainability- Prevention versus Control of Industrial Pollution - Environmental Policies and Regulations to encourage Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production – Regulatory versus Market-based approaches

UNIT 2 CONCEPT OF POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CLEANER PRODUCTION 12 Hrs. Definition – Importance - Historical Evolution – Benefits - Promotion - barriers – Role of Industry, Government and Institutions - Environmental Management Hierarchy – Source Reduction techniques – Process and Equipment Optimization, Reuse, Recover, Recycle, Raw material substitution - Internet information and Other PP and CP Resources

UNIT 3 PP & CP MANAGEMENT 12 Hrs. Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production Project development and implementation – Overview of CP Assessment steps and skills, Preparing the site, Information gathering, and Flow diagram, Material balance, PP and CP Option generation, Technical and Environmental Feasibility analysis, Total Cost analysis - PP and CP Financing,

UNIT 4 MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 13 Hrs. Establishing a Program - Organizing a Program- Preparing a program plan - Measuring progress – Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production Awareness Plan - Waste Audit- Environmental Statement - Environmental Management Programmes – Economic incentive and disincentives as instruments for environmental management – Tax, subsidies, fee, and tradable permits.

UNIT 5 CASE STUDIES 11 Hrs. Industrial Applications of PP and CP, LCA, EMS and Environmental Audits.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Paul L. Bishop, Pollution Prevention: Fundamentals and Practice, McGraw-Hill International, 2000. 2. World Bank Group, Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook-Towards Cleaner Production, World Bank and UNE,

Washington D.C., 1998. 3. Prasad Modak, C. Visvanathan and Mandar Parasnis, Cleaner Production Audit Environmental System Reviews, No. 38,

Asian Institute of Technology; Bangkok, 1995. 4. Freeman, H.M, Industrial Pollution Prevention Handbook, McGraw Hill”, 1995. 5. James G. Mann and V.A. Liu, “Industrial Water Reuse and Wastewater Minimization”, McGraw Hill, 1999.


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SCH5635 SOIL POLLUTION ENGINEERING L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE This course will introduce the theory and application of the soil and groundwater remediation technique and deals

with the nature of soil, groundwater and pollutants, then introduce the mechanism of chemical fate and transport in the underground.

UNIT 1 PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOIL 12 Hrs. Soil formation – composition – soil fabric – mass-volume relationship – Index properties and soil classification – hydraulic and consolidation characteristics – Chemical properties – soil pH – Surface charge and point of zero charge – Anion and Cation exchange capacity of clays– Specific surface area- bonding in clays-soil pollution-factors governing soil-pollutant interaction.

UNIT 2 INORGANIC AND ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY 12 Hrs. Inorganic geochemistry – Metal contamination – Distribution of metals in soils – Geochemical processes controlling the distribution of metals in soils – Chemical analysis of metal in soil – Organic geochemistry – Organic contamination – Distribution of NAPLs in soils – Process controlling the distribution of NAPLs in soil – Chemical analysis of NAPLs in soils.

UNIT 3 CONTAMINANT FATE AND TRANSPORT IN SOIL 12 Hrs. Transport processes – advection – diffusion – dispersion – chemical mass transfer processes – sorption and desorption – precipitation and dissolution – oxidation and reduction – acid base reaction – complexation – ion exchange – volatilization – hydrolysis – biological process-microbial transformation of heavy metals.

UNIT 4 GROUND IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES IN WASTE MANAGEMENT 12 Hrs. Role of Ground Improvement-Drainage and Ground Water Lowering-Electro osmotic Methods-Diaphragm walls-Thermal and Freezing methods - Insitu Densification – Deep Compaction -Dynamic Compaction -Blasting Sand piles pre-loading with sand drains- Stone Columns Lime piles- Earth reinforcement -rock bolts Cables and guniting Geotextiles as reinforcement Filtration. Drainage and Erosion control.

UNIT 5 SOIL REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES 12 Hrs. Contaminated site characterization – Containment – Soil vapour extraction – Soil washing – Solidification and Stabilization – Electro-kinetic remediation – Thermal desorption – Vitrification – In-situ and Ex-situ Bioremediation – Phytoremediation – Soil fracturing – Biostimulation – Bioaugmentation –Chemical oxidation and reduction.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Calvin Rose, An Introduction to the Environmental Physics of Soil, Water and Water Sheds, Cambridge University Press,

2004. 2. Paul Nathanail C. and Paul Bardos R., Reclamation of Contaminated Land, John Wiley & Sons Limited, 2004. 3. Hari D. Sharma and Krishna R. Reddy, Geo-Environmental Engineering : Site Remediation, Water Contaminant and

Emerging Water Management Technologies, John Wiley & Sons Limited, 2004. 4. Marcel Vander Perk, Soil and Water Contamination from Molecular to Catchment Scale, Taylor & Francis, 2006. 5. William J. Deutsch, Groundwater Geochemistry : Fundamentals and Applications to Contamination, Lewis Publishers, 1997.


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SCH5636 GREEN CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING L T P Credits Total Marks

3 1 0 4 100

COURSE OBJECTIVE To focus on the principles of green chemistry and their applications in industrial processes for a sustainable

environment.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 12 Hrs. Overview of Major Environmental Issues, Global Environmental Issues.,Air Quality Issues. Water Quality Issues. Ecology. Natural Resources, Description of Risk. Value of Risk Assessment in the Engineering Profession. Risk-Based Environmental Law. Risk Assessment Concepts. Hazard Assessment. Dose-Response. Risk Characterization.

UNIT 2 POLLUTION PREVENTION 12 Hrs. Pollution Prevention- Pollution Prevention Concepts and Terminology. Chemical Process Safety. Responsibilities for Environmental Protection. Environmental Persistence. Classifying Environmental Risks Based on Chemical Structure. Exposure Assessment for Chemicals in the Ambient Environment.

UNIT 3 GREEN CHEMISTRY 12 Hrs. Green Chemistry Methodologies. Quantitative/Optimization-Based Frameworks for the Design of Green Chemical Synthesis Pathways. Green Chemistry Pollution Prevention in Material Selection for Unit Operations. Pollution Prevention for Chemical Reactors. Pollution Prevention for Separation Devices. Pollution Prevention Applications for Separative Reactors. Pollution Prevention in Storage Tanks and Fugitive Sources.

UNIT 4 GREEN ENGINEERING 12 Hrs. Process Energy Integration. Process Mass Integration. Case Study of a Process Flow sheet- Estimation of Environmental Fates of Emissions and Wastes.

UNIT 5 GREEN MANAGEMENT 12 Hrs. Magnitudes of Environmental Costs. A Framework for Evaluating Environmental Costs. Hidden Environmental Costs. Liability Costs. Internal Intangible Costs. External Intangible Costs. Introduction to Product Life Cycle Concepts. Life-Cycle Impact Assessments, Streamlined Life-Cycle Assessments.

Max. 60 Hours

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Allen, D.T., Shonnard, D.R, Green Engineering: Environmentally Conscious Design of Chemical Processes. Prentice Hall

PTR 2002. 2. MukeshDoble and Anil Kumar Kruthiventi, Green Chemistry and Engineering, Elsevier, Burlington, USA, 2007.


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