ENE804 - Biological Processes in Environmental Engineering


Syllabus Fall Semester 2024

Time 10:20 AM to 11:40 AM Tue, Thu

Location: 2320   Engineering Building

 

TOPIC

READINGS

DATE
1 Energetics of Biological Reactions
The Basics

Homework # 1 Due on Thu Sep 5


 Lecture Notes Tue Aug 27
2 Stoichiometry of Biological Reactions
Key Electron Donors and Acceptors
 Chapter 2 Lecture Notes Thu Aug 29

Online open add period ends (for full semester classes): Friday, Aug 30
Labor Day - University Closed. Mon, Sep 2

3 Class Exercises - Energetics and Stoichiometry
Chapter 2 Lecture Notes Tue Sep 3
4 Microbial Kinetics - Suspended Growth Processes
Chapter 3 Lecture Notes *Thu Sep 5
5 The Activated Sludge Process
Chapters 3, 5, 6 Lecture Notes Tue Sep 10
6 Analysis of Existing Activated Sludge Systems
Chapters 3, 5, 6 Lecture Notes Thu Sep 12

Exam I   Sections 1-3:   Stoichiometry and Bacterial Energetics

Tue Sep 17
7 Secondary Clarifier Design

Homework # 2 Due on Thu Oct 3


 Chapter 6 Lecture Notes Thu Sep 19
8 Activated Sludge Systems
Configurations and Issues
Lagoons and Wetlands
(Reading Assignment)
 Lecture Notes Chapter 7 2020 Appendix B1 Tue Sep 24
9 Nitrification
NH4+ as Donor and O2 as Acceptor, Kinetics and Processes, Nutrient Recovery
 Chapter 9 Lecture Notes Thu Sep 26

No Class. Tue, Oct 1

10 Denitrification
NO3- as Acceptor and Organic C as Donor(H2 can also be a donor in autotrophic denitrification), Kinetics and Processes
Chapter 10 Lecture Notes *Thu Oct 3
11 Anammox Process
Anaerobic Ammonia Oxidation, Full-scale Plant Performances
Lecture Notes Tue Oct 8

Exam II   Sections 4-8:  Activated Sludge Process

Thu Oct 10

Middle of Semester - Last date to drop with no grade reported, Mon, Oct 14
12 Phosphorus Removal
Operational Control of P uptake, Chemical P Removal

Homework # 3 Due on Tue Oct 29


 Chapter 11 Lecture Notes Tue Oct 15
13 Biofilm Kinetics
Biofilm/Immobilized/Attached-Growth/Fixed-Film Reactors
Steady-State Biofilm Model
First Order and Zero Order Kinetics
Simplified Design Approaches
Non-steady State Biofilms
 Chapter 4
Handout

Thu Oct 17

Fall Break - Mon, Oct 21 and Tue Oct 22
14 Design of Biofilm Processes
Normalized Loading Curves
Media Selection
CMBRs in Series
 Chapter 4 Thu Oct 24
15 Aerobic Biofilm Processes
Trickling Filters, Rotating Biological Contactors
Activated Biofilter
Aerated Fixed and Fluidized Beds		 Chapter 8 Lecture Notes *Tue Oct 29
16 Combined Biofilms and Suspended Growth Processes
Integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS)
Moving-bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) process
Activated biofilter (ABF)
Biological aerated filter (BAF)
Upflow fluidized bed reactor (FBBR)
Trickling filter with intermediate clarifier/activated sludge (TF-IC/AS)
Trickling filter/solids contact (TF/SC)
Trickling filter activated sludge (BF/AS, RF/AS, and TF/AS)
 Lecture Notes Qasim & Zhu Thu Oct 31
17 Anaerobic Processes: Ecology, Sizing
Configurations
Consortia
Energetics & Stoichiometry
pH Control
Digester Sizing
 Chapter 13 Lecture Notes Tue Nov 5
18 Anaerobic Processes - Toxicity, Inhibition
H2 partial pressure
Ionic Strength
Alkalinity
Trace Nutrients
Ammonia and Sulfide Toxicity
Temperature
Hydrolysis
 Chapter 13 Lecture Notes Thu, Nov 7

Exam III    Sections 9-12:   N and P Management and Recovery

Tue Nov 12
19 Solids Processing
Thickeners, Sludge Drying Beds, Composting
 Lecture Notes Thu Nov 14
20 Membrane Bioreactors
Basic Principles, Design Considerations

Homework # 4 Due on Tue Nov 26


 Lecture Notes Tue Nov 19
21 Activated Sludge Models
ASM1 to Current
 Lecture Notes Thu Nov 21
22 Model Simulations
Demonstration
 Lecture Notes *Tue Nov 26

Thanksgiving - University Closed, Thu, Nov 28 and Fri Nov 29
23 Bioremediation / Detoxification
Key Contaminants
Issues
Biostimulation
Bioaugmentation
 Chapters 14 & 15 Lecture Notes Tue Dec 3
24 From Treatment to Resource Recovery
Microbial Electrochemical Cells
Photosynthetic Biofactories
 2020 Appendix B3 2020 Appendix B4 Thu Dec 5

Classes end Sun Dec 8

Design Report Due    Thu, Dec 12 2024, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM  

 

Prof. Hashsham

Email: hashsham@egr.msu.edu
Webpage
Phone: (517) 355 8241