COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DESIGNING AND MODELLING OF ANAEROBIC PROCESSES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ENV 5040 DESIGNING AND MODELLING OF ANAEROBIC PROCESSES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NURDAN BÜYÜKKAMACI

Offered to

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Environmental Engineering
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

Course Objective

Objectives of this course are to provide an understanding of anaerobic biotechnology, to give design principles of anaerobic units, and to give ability of modeling of anaerobic systems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Specifies the general characteristics of wastewater and wastewater treatment
2   Identify fundamentals of anaerobic biodegradation
3   Designing of anaerobic treatment units
4   Develop alternative wastewater treatment flow scheme
5   Modeling of anaerobic systems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Anaerobic Degradation
2 BMP/ATA Analysis, Industrial Application of Anaerobic Processes
3 Anaerobic Contact Process, Anaerobic Filters (UAF)
4 DSFF and Hybrid Reactors
5 Anaerobic Ponds
6 UASB, EGSB, Anaerobic Baffled Reactor
7 Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors
8 First midterm exam
9 Biogas Production and Utilization
10 Introduction to Anaerobic Process Kinetics, Monod, ADM1 Model
11 Second Order, Grau, Sundstorm Models
12 Stover Kincannon, Inhibition Models
13 Presentation of assignments
14 Case studies

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Speece, R. E.; "Anaerobic Biotechnology for Industrial Wastewaters"; Vanderbilt University, ISBN 0-9650226-0-9; 1996.
2) Metcalf & Eddy, "Wastewater Engineering-Treatment, Disposal, Reuse", McGraw Hill International Editions, 1991.
3) Votruba, J., Volesky Bohumil (1992): "Modeling and Optimization of Fermentation Processes", Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences; ISBN: 0444895884.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lectures, design examples, scientific discussion, assignment and presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRS PRESENTATION
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRS * 0.50 + ASG * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Assignments will be presented in the class.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Nurdan Büyükkamacı, Tel: 3017106, e-mail: nurdan.buyukkamaci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Prof.Dr. Nurdan Büyükkamacı: Wednesday 1-2-3-4

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Reading 12 2 24
Preparing assignments 1 11 11
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 148

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.111
LO.211
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

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