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Course description

Understanding the physical, chemical and biological processes that drive natural ecosystems is essential when designing the sustainable systems that will form the basis of our future societies and economies. This course provides students with foundation capacity in chemistry, biology, ecology and thermodynamics of environmental systems. The course specifically focuses on the engineering application of these foundation concepts rather than a more traditional science-based perspective. The course equips students to work on problems relating to (i) aquatic chemistry including phase equilibria (e.g., carbonate system), (ii) aerobic and anaerobic biological oxidation, reduction and assimilatory processes, (iii) chemical oxidation and reduction reactions (e.g. corrosion, batteries), (iv) the application of mass balances in environmental systems and environmental thermodynamics (e.g. heat transfer applications). This knowledge will provide students with a sound basis from which they can contribute to various environmental engineering projects in a professional setting.

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