COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEV 3022 BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES COMPULSORY 2 1 0 3

Offered By

Environmental Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ILGI KAPDAN

Offered to

Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering

Course Objective

The course aims to teach fundamentals of biological wastewater treatment processes and principles of design of biological processes

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the principles of biological wastewater treatment
2   Identify the kinetic parameters and constants
3   Classify the biological wastewater treatment processes
4   Explain the operation principles of biological wastewater treatment processes
5   Compute the kinetic equations used in biological wastewater treatment processes
6   Employ the design of biological processes by using kinetic equations

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Operation Types in Biological Processes Batch Operation Continuos Operation Fed-Batch Operation
2 Suspended Growth Biological Processes Activated Sludge Processes Complately Mixed Activated Sludge Processes Plug-flow Activated Sludge Processes Modified Activated Sludge Processes: Step feeding and contact stabilization processes
3 Suspended Growth Biological Processes Aerated Laguns
4 Suspended Growth Biological Processes Oxidation Ponds Stabilization Ponds
5 Fixed Film Biological Processes Trickling Filters: Types, operating conditions, design equations Rotating Biological Contactors: Operating conditions, design equations
6 Fixed Film Biological Processes Submerged Biological Filters: Design equations Fluidized Bed Bioreactors: Operating conditions, design equations
7 Anaerobic Biological Treatment Processes Suspenden Growth Anaerobic Processes: Batch and Continuous Processes, Anaerobic Contact Processes Operating Condtions and Design Equations
8 Midterm Exam
9 Anaerobic Biological Treatment Processes Fixed Film Biological Processes Anaerobic Filters Upflow Anaerobic Granular Sludge Blanket Reactors Fluidized Bed Reactors Design Equations and Operating Conditions
10 Nitrogen Removal Processes Nitrification Nitrification in suspended growth systems and design equations Nitrification in fixed film systems and design equations
11 Nitrogen Removal Processes Denitrification Denitrification in suspended growth systems and design equations Denitrification in fixed film systems and design equations
12 Biological Phosphorous Removal Principles of Luxury Phosphate Uptake Microorganisms in Phosphorus Removal
13 Nutrient Removal Processes PhoStrip A/O process A2/O Process Bardenpho Process UCT Process VIP process
14 Biological Processes for Sulfur Removal Aerobic Sulfur Removal Processes: Oxidation Mechanism, Microorganisms, Process Design Anaerobic Sulfur Removal Processes: Reduction Mechanism, Microorganims, Process Design

Recomended or Required Reading

F. Kargı, Çevre Mühendisliğinde Biyoprosesler, DEÜ,Mühendislik Fakültesi Yayınları, 3. Baskı,1998.
Metcalf and Eddy ( 2002) Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Resuse. Mc Graw Hill, 4th Edition
Rittman, B.E., McCarty, P.L. ( 2001) Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and Applications. McGraw Hill, NY

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, example problems and homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The exams are closed books. The students could preapre a list of equations.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Fikret KARGI
Room Number: A 223
Tel: 3017119
e-mail: fikret.kargi@deu.edu.tr

Prof.Dr.Ilgi KAPDAN
Room Number: A 219
Tel: 3017130
e-mail: ilgi.karapinar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing assignments 1 0,5 1
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 0,5 7
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 67

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19PO.20
LO.15
LO.25
LO.34
LO.45
LO.53
LO.645

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