JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives

The goals of this course are:

• To learn basic chemical content in context.
• To develop an understanding of chemicals and their effects on the environment.
• To design and carry out field research.
• To how business and government policies toward chemicals in the environment effect the planet.

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will be able to

• Developed expertise relevant to the professional practice of chemistry, environmental science and engineering
• An understanding of chemical methods employed for environmental problem solving
• Experience in some scientific methods employed in environmental chemistry
• Developed skills in procedures and instrumental methods applied in analytical tasks of environmental chemistry
• Developed skills in the scientific method of planning, developing, conducting, reviewing and reporting experiments

UNIT - I

Organic Chemistry : Concepts of physical and general chemistry - Properties of Organic Compounds, Sources of Organic Compounds, Isomerism, Types of Organic Compounds, Aliphatic, Aromatic and Heterocyclic compounds – Water and waste water chemistry – sampling and analysis – Instrumentation techniques.

UNIT - II

Concepts of Equilibrium Chemistry – Le-Chatlier’s principle, Factor influencing equilibrium – Activity Coefficient- Variations of the equilibrium relationship -Oxidation Reduction reactions – Gas laws – acids and bases – buffers – solubility of salts - Action kinetics – rate of reactions – factors effecting, order of reactions – biodegradation – BOD, COD

UNIT - III

Concepts of Biochemistry – Structure of cell – Cell Biochemistry – minimal growth curve – Growth kinetics – Enzyme reactions – Functions affecting enzyme reactions – Coenzymes/ Cofactors – Temperature, pH, Macro pollutants, carbohydrates, Proteins, fats – Metabolic processes – Biological toxins – Bioaccumulation and Bio magnification – Case studies.

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UNIT - IV

Growth and Production of Micro-organisms : Growth rates and Reproduction of micro- organisms, effect of chemical and physical agents on microbial growth, temperature, pH, Osmotic pressure, radiation, antibiotics, disinfectants, mutations, induced and spontaneous, destruction and removal ( sterilization and disinfection) - Cell Kinetics – Energy (Aerobic and anerobic) reactions – Effects of Physical and Chemical agents on Cell control study of Protozoa, Bacteria, Viruses, Algae and fungi and their classification and significance – Enzyme Reaction.

UNIT - V

Nuclear Chemistry : Atomic Structure, Electron orbits, Neutron, Proton, Nuclear structure, Nomenclature of Isotopes, stable and radioactive nucleoids, Nature of Radiation, Energy of Radiation, Units of Radioactivity, half life, α, γ and neutron induced reaction, nuclear fission and nuclear fusion , use of radioactive materials as tracers.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Chemistry for Environmental Engineering by Sawyer and McGraw-Hill, New York.
• 2. Microbiology by J.Pelczar, E.C.S.Chan & N R Krieg, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishers, New Delhi.
• 3. Microbiology for Sanitary Engineers by Mc kinney Ross E -McGraw-Hill New York

REFERENCE:

• 1. Microbiology for Scientists and Engineers by Gandy and Gandy, Tata Mc. Graw Hill Publications. Page 29 of 33