COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEV 1008 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY I COMPULSORY 4 0 0 4

Offered By

Environmental Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NEVAL BAYCAN

Offered to

Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering

Course Objective

Basic sciences and its relationship with Environmental Engineering

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Properties of solutions, the aqueous solutions, concentration, balance, acid-base to know the reactions.
2   To know the thermodynamics and oxidation-reduction reactions
3   Doing the volumetry and gravimetry applications
4   To know Fundamental structure and properties of carbon compounds.
5   Elucidate the relationship between organic compounds in natural and artificial ecosystem.
6   To know the relationships with food and industrial organics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and program descriptions, Environmental Chemistry, Thermodynamics and stability, features, system, enthalpy, entropy and free energy
2 Chemical Reactions and Equilibrium: Equilibrium, liquids, solutions, gases, solids, affecting the balance factors, concentration, temperature and pressure, redox Acid-base equilibria,
3 pH, strong acids, strong bases, weak acids, weak base, conjugate acid base pairs CT, X%, pC, pH diagrams and chemical relationships, buffer solutions
4 Electrochemistry, Electrolysis, batteries, accumulators, Oxygen, the balance of aerobic and anaerobic
5 Natural water systems, equilibrium, balance and Carbonate hardness, acidic precipitation Salts soluble in water
6 Gravimetry, volumetry, colorimetry, theory and analysis techniques
7 I.Midterm Exam
8 Introduction to organic chemistry;, Hydrocarbons, Saturated hydrocarbons, unsaturated hydrocarbons, alcohols; polyhydroxy alcohols, chemical reactions. aldehyde and ketones, aldehydes and ketones, chemical properties
9 Acids, polycarboxylic acids. Esters, ethers, Alkyl halides, simple compounds containing nitrogen; amines, amides, nitriles, aliphatic cyclic compounds. Mercaptans and tiyoalkoller
10 Introduction to the aromatic structure, phenols, heterocyclic compounds Paints, carbohydrates: simple sugars or monosaccharides
11 Nitrogen-containing basic compounds, amines, nitrobileşikleri, (pentoses, hegzozlar, glucose, fructose, and gallaktoz mannose), disaccharides (sucrose, maltose, lactose), Polysaccharides (starch, cellulose, hemicellulose)
12 Liquid-solid oils, and paraffins, characteristics, hidrolizlenmeleri, reactions and oxidations, Proteins and amino acids, protein waste purification, hidrolizlenmeleri, Trace (trace), organics, soaps
13 II.Midterm Exam
14 Detergents, pesticides, chlorinated pesticides, organophosphorus pesticides, carbamate pesticides pesticides and biological properties

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Clair N.Sawyer (1978): Chemistry for Environmental Engineering , McGraw-Hill Book
Company,
2. Phyllis Buell, James Girard, (1994); Chemistry an Environmental Perspective,Prentice Hall,
3. F. W. Fifield, P. J. Haines, (1995); Environmental Analytic Chemistry , Blackie
Academic & Professional, 1995
4. Snoyenik,V.L.&Jenkins, D.(1980) ; Water Chemistry JohnWiley & Sons.Inc. USA.
5. Stumm, W., Morgan, J.J. (1981), Aquatic Chemistry, JohnWiley & Sons.Inc. Canada.
6. Bellissent-Funel, M.C., Neilson, G.W. (1986); The Physics and Chemistry of Aqueous
Ionic Solutions, NATO Series, France.
7. Sawyer, C.N., McCarty, P.L., Parkin, G.F. (1994); Chemistry For Env. Eng. , McGraw-
Hill International Ed., Singapore.
8. Benefield, L.D. Judkins, J.F., Weand, B.L. (1982); Process Chemistry For Water and
Wastewater Treatment , USA.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, quizzes, assignments, student presentations and examinations measurement.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.25 + MTE 2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance and active participation is required

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

enver.kucukgul@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of each semester

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 4 48
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 2 5 10
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 5 1 5
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
Quiz etc. 4 0,25 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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