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Code - Course Title ÇEV631 - Electrochemical Water and Wastewater Treatment
Course Type Elective Courses
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Laboratory + Practice 3+0
ECTS 7.5
Course Instructor(s) PROFESÖR DOKTOR ÜMRAN TEZCAN ÜN
Mode of Delivery Face to face/Online
Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended none
Required or Recommended Resources 1. Carlos Alberto Martínez-Huitle, Manuel A Rodrigo, Onofrio Scialdone (Eds), Electrochemical Water and Wastewater Treatment, 1st Edition, Elsevier, 20182. Mika Sillanpää, Marina Shestakova, Electrochemical Water Treatment Methods, 1st Ed., Elsevier, 20173. Keith Scott, Eileen Hao Yu, Microbial electrochemical and fuel cell fundamentals and applications, Elsevier, 20154. Bui, X.-T., Chiemchaisri, C., Fujioka, T., Varjani, S. (Eds.), Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies, Springer, 20195. Allen J. Bard, Larry R. Faulkner, Electrochemical Methods:Fundamentals and Applications, Second Ed., John Wiley&Sons;. Inc., 20016. Christos Comninellis, Guohua Chen (Eds), Electrochemistry for the Environment, Springer, 20107. Keith B. Oldham, Jan C. Myland, Alan M. Bond, Electrochemical Science and Technology, Fundamentals and Applications, Wiley, 2012.8. O'Brien, Thomas F., Bommaraju, Tilak V., Hine, Fumio, Handbook of Chlor-Alkali Technology, Springer, 2005
Recommended Reading List 1. Carlos Alberto Martínez-Huitle, Manuel A Rodrigo, Onofrio Scialdone (Eds), Electrochemical Water and Wastewater Treatment, 1st Edition, Elsevier, 20182. Mika Sillanpää, Marina Shestakova, Electrochemical Water Treatment Methods, 1st Ed., Elsevier, 20173. Keith Scott, Eileen Hao Yu, Microbial electrochemical and fuel cell fundamentals and applications, Elsevier, 20154. Bui, X.-T., Chiemchaisri, C., Fujioka, T., Varjani, S. (Eds.), Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies, Springer, 20195. Allen J. Bard, Larry R. Faulkner, Electrochemical Methods:Fundamentals and Applications, Second Ed., John Wiley&Sons;. Inc., 20016. Christos Comninellis, Guohua Chen (Eds), Electrochemistry for the Environment, Springer, 20107. Keith B. Oldham, Jan C. Myland, Alan M. Bond, Electrochemical Science and Technology, Fundamentals and Applications, Wiley, 2012.8. O'Brien, Thomas F., Bommaraju, Tilak V., Hine, Fumio, Handbook of Chlor-Alkali Technology, Springer, 2005
Assessment methods and criteria Lecture, Question & Answer, Problem Solving, Report Preparation and/or Presentation, Discussion
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Content

Weeks Topics
Week - 1 Basic concepts in electrochemistry, electrochemical cells, electrode potential, electrolytes, Faraday laws and the role of electrochemical processes in water and wastewater treatment
Week - 2 Fundamental principles of electrocoagulation, reactions occurring at the electrodes, electrode materials, aluminum and iron electrodes, parameters affecting process performance
Week - 3 Electro-Fenton process, hydrogen peroxide generation, iron-catalyzed oxidation mechanisms, hydroxyl radical formation, applications in water and wastewater treatment
Week - 4 Electrocoagulation experiment, experimental setup, determination of operating parameters, evaluation of treatment performance and interpretation of experimental results
Week - 5 Electrochemical oxidation, direct and indirect electrooxidation mechanisms, anode materials, active and non-active anodes, parameters affecting process performance
Week - 6 Electrochemical oxidation of organic and inorganic compounds, oxidation mechanisms, pollutant transformations, mineralization and evaluation of oxidation efficiency
Week - 7 Electrochemical disinfection, disinfection mechanisms, electrochemically generated oxidants, microbial inactivation, applications in water and wastewater treatment
Week - 8 Electrochemical oxidation experiment, experimental setup, electrode selection, operating conditions, determination of pollutant removal efficiency and evaluation of experimental results
Week - 9 Electrochemical reduction, electrochemical reduction and recovery of metals, reduction of organic and inorganic pollutants, transformation of nitrogen-containing compounds
Week - 10 Fundamental principles of electroflotation, generation of gas bubbles by electrolysis, flotation of pollutants, electrode systems, process parameters and applications
Week - 11 Electrodialysis, ion-selective membranes, operating principles, ion transport, process calculations, energy consumption and parameters affecting performance
Week - 12 Operating principles of microbial fuel cells, electrochemically active microorganisms, anode and cathode reactions, electron transfer mechanisms and electricity generation
Week - 13 Applications of microbial fuel cells, wastewater treatment, energy recovery, electrode materials, reactor design and performance evaluation
Week - 14 Project presentations on electrochemical water and wastewater treatment, evaluation of scientific results and comparison of technologies

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  • To work autonomously

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