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CE 60330 ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

FALL, 2010

Catalog Description: CE 60330 01: Environmental Biotechnology

Credits: 3

Prerequisite: CE 40340 or consent of instructor

Class Schedule: M and W, 3:00 – 4:15

Classroom: 229 Hayes-Healy

TAs

Juan Pablo Pavissich, jpavissi@nd.edu

Yue Wang, ywang13@nd.edu

Syllabus

Goals

The major goals are

1. To learn the fundamentals of microbiological processes used in environmental treatment and remediation, including

· Energy/Thermodynamics of Microbial Metabolism

· Kinetics

· Microbial ecology

2. Apply the fundamentals to the design and operation of the major processes of environmental biotechnology, including

· Activated sludge

· Aerobic and anaerobic biofilm processes

· Nitrification

· Denitrification

· Phosphorous removal

· Sustainable energy

Required Textbook

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY: Principles and Applications (http://www.mhhe.com/engcs/civil/rittmann/)

By Rittmann and McCarty

Supplementary Textbooks

Biology of Microorganisms, by Madigan, Martinko, and Parker

Water Chemistry, by Snoeyink and Jenkins

Wastewater Engineering Treatment and Reuse, edited by Metcalf & Eddy

Instructor

Robert Nerenberg

Office location: 163 Fitzpatrick Hall

Telephone: 631-4098

E-mail: Nerenberg.1@nd.edu

Office Hours: by appointment

Modeling Program

AQUASIM

Program

Class Project

Project Guidelines

Presentation with example of project (August 31, 2009)

Sample final report (combined sewer)

HOMEWORK

Homework 1