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Syllabus ( ENVE 646 )

   Basic information
Course title: Advanced Topics in Biological Processes
Course code: ENVE 646
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Hatice İNAN
ECTS credits: 7.5
GTU credits: 3 (3+0+0)
Year, Semester: 2017, Fall
Level of course: Third Cycle (Doctoral)
Type of course: Area Elective
Language of instruction: Turkish
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: None
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: It is aimed to gain knowledge about fundamental principles of biological treatment processes and activated sludge models and ability to evaluate and utilize related literature.
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Acquire knowledge about biological treatment processes

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Environmental Engineering in a specialized way
    2. Pick out and validate problems relevant to his/her field,
    3. Understand relevant research methodologies and techniques and their appropriate application within his/her research field,
    4. Formulate, construct and use methods and experiments at advanced level to solve environmental problems and interpret and synthesize their results
    5. Acquire scientific knowledge
    6. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    7. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
    3. Seminar/presentation
  2. Gain ability to evaluate and utilize the literature about biological treatment processes

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Environmental Engineering in a specialized way
    2. Pick out and validate problems relevant to his/her field,
    3. Gain original, independent and critical thinking, and develop theoretical concepts and tools,
    4. Understand relevant research methodologies and techniques and their appropriate application within his/her research field,
    5. Formulate, construct and use methods and experiments at advanced level to solve environmental problems and interpret and synthesize their results
    6. Acquire scientific knowledge
    7. Design and conduct research projects independently
    8. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    9. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
    3. Seminar/presentation
  3. Acquire knowledge about fundamental concepts on biological treatment system design

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Environmental Engineering in a specialized way
    2. Pick out and validate problems relevant to his/her field,
    3. Gain original, independent and critical thinking, and develop theoretical concepts and tools,
    4. Understand relevant research methodologies and techniques and their appropriate application within his/her research field,
    5. Formulate, construct and use methods and experiments at advanced level to solve environmental problems and interpret and synthesize their results
    6. Acquire scientific knowledge
    7. Design and conduct research projects independently
    8. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    9. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
    3. Seminar/presentation
  4. Acquire knowledge about activated sludge models

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Environmental Engineering in a specialized way
    2. Pick out and validate problems relevant to his/her field,
    3. Understand relevant research methodologies and techniques and their appropriate application within his/her research field,
    4. Formulate, construct and use methods and experiments at advanced level to solve environmental problems and interpret and synthesize their results
    5. Acquire scientific knowledge
    6. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    7. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
    3. Seminar/presentation
  5. Acquire knowledge about process parameters of nutrient removal biological processes, process stoichiometry and kinetics and modeling fundamentals

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Environmental Engineering in a specialized way
    2. Pick out and validate problems relevant to his/her field,
    3. Gain original, independent and critical thinking, and develop theoretical concepts and tools,
    4. Understand relevant research methodologies and techniques and their appropriate application within his/her research field,
    5. Formulate, construct and use methods and experiments at advanced level to solve environmental problems and interpret and synthesize their results
    6. Acquire scientific knowledge
    7. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    8. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
    3. Seminar/presentation
  6. Gain ability to investigate, synthesize and evaluate fundamentals and applications of nutrient removal processes

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Environmental Engineering in a specialized way
    2. Pick out and validate problems relevant to his/her field,
    3. Gain original, independent and critical thinking, and develop theoretical concepts and tools,
    4. Understand relevant research methodologies and techniques and their appropriate application within his/her research field,
    5. Formulate, construct and use methods and experiments at advanced level to solve environmental problems and interpret and synthesize their results
    6. Acquire scientific knowledge
    7. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    8. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
    3. Seminar/presentation
  7. Acquire knowledge about problems encountered operating of biological treatment systems and ability to comprehend and evaluate related literature

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Environmental Engineering in a specialized way
    2. Pick out and validate problems relevant to his/her field,
    3. Gain original, independent and critical thinking, and develop theoretical concepts and tools,
    4. Understand relevant research methodologies and techniques and their appropriate application within his/her research field,
    5. Formulate, construct and use methods and experiments at advanced level to solve environmental problems and interpret and synthesize their results
    6. Acquire scientific knowledge
    7. Design and conduct research projects independently
    8. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    9. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
    3. Seminar/presentation
   Contents Up
Week 1: Introduction to the lecture
Week 2: Wastewater characterization, detailed characterization of organics, introduction to the COD fractionation
Week 3: Metabolism and catabolism reactions
Week 4: Nitrogen cycle, mechanism of biological nitrogen removal
Week 5: Nitrification process; process kinetics and stoichiometry
Week 6: Denitrification process; process kinetics and stoichiometry
Week 7: Mechanism of biological excess phosphorus removal, Mechanism of anaerobic treatment process
Week 8: Activated sludge models
Week 9: Midterm
Week 10: Activated sludge models: ASM1
Week 11: Activated sludge models: ASM2, ASM3
Week 12: Biofilm systems and suspended growth biological treatment systems
Week 13: Practical solutions to the operational problems of biological treatment systems
Homework-oral presentations
Week 14: Practical solutions to the operational problems of biological treatment systems
Week 15*: General Revision
Week 16*: Final
Textbooks and materials: Biological Wastewater Treatment: Principles, Modelling, and Design, Henze, M., Van Loosdrecht, GA., Ekama, GA., and Brdjanovic, D., 2008, IWA Publishing.

Modelling of Activated Sludge Systems, D.Orhon and N. Artan, Technomic Publishing Co. Inc., 1994, Lancester, PA.
Recommended readings: Industrial Wastewater Treatment by Activated Sludge, Orhon, D., Babuna, FG., and Karahan O, 2009, IWA Publishing.

Mechanism and Design of Sequencing Batch Reactors for Nutrient Removal, N. Artan and D. Orhon, Scientific and Technical Report No.19, IWA Publishing, 2005, London UK.

Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and Applications, Rittman, B.E. and McCarty, P.L. 2001, McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., NY.

Biological Wastewater Treatment. 3rd edition, Grady, C.P.L, Daigger, G., Love, N.G. and Filipe, C.D.M. 2011, IWA Publishing.

Microbial Ecology of Activated Sludge, Robert Seviour and Per H Nielsen, 688 Pages, ISBN NO: 9781843390329, 2010
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 9 25
Other in-term studies: 0
Project: 0
Homework: 13 25
Quiz: 0
Final exam: 16 50
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 14
Own studies outside class: 3 14
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 10 1
Term project: 10 1
Term project presentation: 3 1
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 15 2
Mid-term: 3 1
Personal studies for final exam: 20 2
Final exam: 3 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
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  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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