CE/ChE 576 Environmental Transport Processes

Course Description

This course covers the fundamentals of mass transport of chemicals between air, water, soil, and biota. Material is divided into three subject areas: mass transfer theory, transport processes related to engineered reactors, and transport in the natural environment. The focus of the course is on chemical calculations particular to dilute systems, with emphasis on quantifying chemical transport rates and distributions in natural and engineered environments. Special topics of interest to Environmental Engineers include biofilm models, bioreactors, chemical partitioning in thin fluid film bioreactors, and fate of anthropogenic chemicals from spills and discharges into the environment (rivers, lakes, and groundwaters).

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Course outline (2002)

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Diffusion
Molecular size distributions
Fractals