Week - 1 |
Introduction to environmental chemistry and basic concepts in environmental chemistry, formation stages of the elements in the world, the way they are found, their distribution in the earth and surrounding layers.
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Week - 2 |
Chemical bonding and nomenclature of inorganic compounds and examination of environmentally important elements in the periodic table.
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Week - 3 |
Units of measurement and conversions in environmental engineering, expression of chemical concentrations. |
Week - 4 |
Chemical equations, oxidation-reduction reactions (redox), gas laws, Henry's law, solubility of oxygen. |
Week - 5 |
Thermodynamics, enthalpy, entropy, chemical kinetics, zero-first-second order reactions, chemical reaction rates, sequential reactions, adsorption, adsorption isotherms. |
Week - 6 |
Solutions, equilibrium and Le Chatelier principle, activity and activity coefficient. |
Week - 7 |
Acids and bases, ionization of water, hydrolysis, buffer solutions |
Week - 8 |
Importance of quantitative measurements, characteristics of environmental engineering and science problems, standard methods of analysis. |
Week - 9 |
Basic Concepts of Quantitative Chemistry, Analytical Balance, Gravimetric Analysis, Volumetric Analysis, Standard solutions and titration, pH, Color, Turbidity. |
Week - 10 |
Acidity and Alkalinity. |
Week - 11 |
Hardness and Chloride importance and calculations, Chlorine chemistry and Disinfection. |