Professor Bo Jin, School of Chemical Engineering

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CHEM ENG 4051 Water & Wastewater Engineering

CHEM ENG 7035 Water & Wastewater Treatment
 Research:
About Me
Integrated biotechnology and chemical process for production of renewable energy and materials
• Process and technology: fermentation, bioconversion and biotransformation
• Bioenergy: hydrogen, methane, ethanol and bio-fuel
• Renewable materials: biodegradable polymers, organic acids and microbial biomass protein
Functional materials and nonatechnologies for water/wastewater treatment and energy production
• Nano-catalysts, nanobiocatalysts and nano-porous materials,
• Nano-biocatalytic assembly and bioreactor system
• Nano-technological process (photo-catalytic and filtration),
• Thin film polymeric membranes, nano-composite membranes for desalination.
• Stimuli-responsive microgels for forward osmosis desalination.
Bioelectrochemical system and technologies for
• Energy production (electricity, hydrogen, biogas)
• Wastewater treatment and reuse.
Innovative chemical and biological process for water and wastewater treatment
• Activated sludge process and anaerobic digestion,
• Biological nutrient removal and recovery (nitrogen and phosphorus),
• Membrane technology and process for water/wastewater treatment and desalination
• Flocculation, adsorption, and disinfection.

Teaching:
• Chemical kinetics and reactor design, Bioprocess engineering
• Fermentation technology and biosystem, Biotechnology in process engineering
• Water and wastewater treatment, Design and research projects.
Administration, international scientific organizations, and community services
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 BioNanotechnology for Water, Energy and Materials
Water Recycling and Reuse
- nanophotocatalysis,
- nanofiltration,
- membrane technology,
- biological nutrient removal
Renewable Energy
Functional Materials
- hydrogen, ethanol, methanol,
- Functional materials (membrane,
biodiesel,
polymer, porous, fibre)
- fuel cells, solar cells,
- Industrial products (organic acids,
feedstock, etc) - energy devices

Biochemical System and Process Biotechnology

Nanotechnology
- Nano materials (particles,
polymer, tube, porous, fiber)
- Nanotech devices and assembles
- Identification and chacracterization of
-biochemical reactor design and
microorganisms
operation,
- Screening and selection of microbial
-Process optimization and
strains for specific biochemical process
modelling
-Strain modification and development

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Introduction and Overview – 2019
1. What is the water and wastewater engineering ?
Water & Wastewater Engineering relies on a broad range of discipline - specific and
transferable professional skills to design and operate a process to treat water and wastewater

❖ Applied sciences: chemistry, microbiology, biology, healthy.

❖ Engineering and technology: chemical, civil, environmental, mechanical,

electronic/electronical, IT, biotechnology.

❖ Social: law, management, humanity,

2. The aims of the course are:

1) To develop a knowledge of the water quality in water systems

2) To introduce students to the fundamentals of water and wastewater treatment

3) To develop skills for solving problems, and design of unit operations and
equipment involved in water & wastewater treatment
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Learning Objectives
Expected Outcomes

– On successful completion, you should be able to:

1. Characterise and describe water & wastewater quality

in terms of their physical, chemical & biological properties;

2. Build and perform process engineering knowledge and

skills for unit design and operations involved in the water
& wastewater treatment plants.

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Course Syllabus
• Topic 1. Water Quality:
– Water chemistry and pollution,
– Hydrologic Cycle
– Water quality evaluation and assessment.

• Topic 2: Wastewater Treatment

– Characteristics of wastewater
– Primary, secondary & tertiary treatment processes
– Sludge disposal
– Design of wastewater treatment plants

• Topic 3: Water Treatment

– Unit Operations – Potable Water Treatment
– Design of treatment plants

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Learning Resources
• Lecture Notes
– available on MyUni: Lecture notes & presentations

• Reference Books
– Davis, M.L. & Cornwell, D.A. 2012, Introduction to
Environmental Engineering, McGraw-Hill, Boston.
• Barr Smith Library Main collection 628 D263i.4

– Stensel, H.D., Burton, F.L., Tchobanoglous, G.,

Metcalf & Eddy 2003, Wastewater Engineering:
Treatment and Reuse, McGraw-Hill, Boston.
• Barr Smith Library Main collection 628.3 M588w

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Teaching and Learning Paths

1) Lecture – most important

2) Tutorial practice and assignment

3) Communication and presentation

4) Team work

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Teaching and Learning Paths
Lecture: 5-6 hours/week
1) Introduction of T&L topics, objectives and outcomes shown on MyUni
2) Two hour lecture: 3:10 – 5:00pm Wednesdays
3) One hour reading before or after lectures
4) Two hours practice (example and questions in text book),

Tutorial Assignments: 3-4 hours/week

1) Two hour tutorial: 9:00 – 11:00 Thursdays
2) Total four (4) tutorial assignments (two weeks each).
3) Tutorial questions are issued by Tuesdays in the 1st week for each tutorial.
4) Tutorial assignment submission – Online by 17:00 on Mondays in the 3rd week.
- Late submissions attract a deduction of 10% per day
5) Work in group of 4 students
- Students to form own groups by signing up on CANVAS by Monday 13th March
- Students not in an allocated group will be allocated by the lecturer
6) Numerical solutions and feedback will be given 9:10 on Thursdays in the 3rd week.
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Teaching and Learning Paths
Communication
➢ Coming to me first!
consulting time: 3:30-5:30pm Thursdays in N116, Eng North Build. .
After the lecture and during the tutorial
➢ Teaching assistants: Siew Yee Lim and Nicola Matulick
–tutorial assignments (operation and marking)
➢ Representatives (2-4 people for each course)
➢ Survey and group discussions
➢ Learning Coordinator: A/Prof Quoc Nguyen (dzuy.nguyen@adelaide.edu.au);

Team Work:
➢ Leadership and management skills
➢ Learning from the differences
➢ Equal responsibility and contribution

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 Teaching and Learning Organization
Lectures Tutorials
Week Wednesday 3:00pm – 5:00pm Thursday 9:00 - 11:00am
Mawson, G19 Hughes, 309
1 1) Course introduction- teaching & learning None
(4 Mar – 8 Mar) 2) Hydrologic cycle of water distribution

2 Water chemistry and quality None

(11 Mar – 15 Mar)
3 Water characterization and classification Tutorial 1(a)
(18 Mar– 22 Mar)
4 1) Characterization of solids in water Tutorial 1(b)
(25 Mar –29 Mar) 2) Flows of water and wastewater

5 Water and wastewater treatment processes Tutorial 2 (a)

(1 Apr – 5 Apr) Literature review
(Master students)
6 Preliminary and primary treatment Tutorial 2 (b)
(8 Apr – 12 Apr) Design project
7-8 Mid-Semester Break
(15 Apr – 26 Apr)
9 Secondary treatment Tutorial 3(a)
(29 Apr – 3 May)
10 Activated sludge process Tutorial 3( b )
(6 May – 10 May)
11 Coagulation and flocculation Tutorial 4(a)
(13 May –17 May)
12 Disinfection Tutorial 4 (b)
(14 May– 18 May)
13 Filtration and membrane (?)
(20 May– 24 May)
14 Tertiary treatment (?) Design project
(27 May– 31 May) submission
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Class End Water & Wastewater Engineering Literature review
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Evaluations for Learning and Teaching
Assessments
❖ Tutorials (total 4) for all
❖ Design project for all can be completed by group (4 people).
❖ Literature review for Masters can be completed by group (3 people).
❖ Final examination: The final examination is based on ALL material (written
and verbal) presented in lectures and tutorials, NOT JUST the lecture notes.
❖ School policy: You must pass the individual component of the course
(assignments + project + final) to pass the course
❖ Middle term survey
❖ eSELTS
❖ Check the website regularly!

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Evaluations for Learning and Teaching

• CHEM ENG 4051 Water & Wastewater Engineering

– Continuous assessment (40%)
• Tutorial assignments (30%) & Project (10%) (group)
– Final examination (60%)
• 2 hour exam (close book)

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– Continuous assessment (30%)
• Tutorial assignments (20%) & Project (10%) (group)
– Critical Literature Review (20%) (group)
– Final examination (50%)
• 2 hour exam (close book)

• Presentation (3 - 5% for the final grade)

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Improving learning outcomes
and securing good marks

➢ Knowledge improvement from understanding water

chemistry and quality, and water quality assessment.

➢ Promotion of engineering practice and problem solving

skills: design and operation of water and wastewater
treatment processes.

➢ Assessment: communication between engineers and

scientists

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Keywords for Improving Teaching and Learning Outcomes

Communication (reporting) Collaboration

Practice Responsibility
Team work Respect
Timing

Outcomes:
➢ grade,
➢ knowledge (water chemistry and quality)
➢ skills: - design and operation of treatment systems and processes
- dependent and creative learning)

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Fine print
• A few rules
– Please be quiet during lecture
– Switch off mobiles, iPods, etc... while in class

• Please ask questions if unclear

– any time during lecture,
– or at end of lecture

• Contact me if having problems about the course

– consultancy times: Wednesdays 3:30 – 5:30pm
– other times: by appointment
– email bo.jin@adelaide.edu.au

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