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CHEN40010

Academic Year 2024/2025

Environmental Engineering (CHEN40010)

Subject:
Chemical Engineering
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Chem & Bioprocess Engineering
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Eoin Syron
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

To be familiar with and understand the need for environmental legislation governing industrial processes and discharges.
To apply engineering principles to the design and specification of pollution control processes and to use quantitative methods to understand the impact of anthropogenic activity on the environment.
To be familiar with and understand the importance of incorporating sustainability into the design and operation of Chemical and Bioprocessing plants.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able:
1. To explain the nature and causes of pollution and to discuss regulations governing pollution in Ireland and the European Union.
2. To show a detailed understanding of the design methodologies for selected physical, chemical and biological abatement technologies for effluent streams of relevance to the chemical and allied industries and to recommend effective treatment processes for such effluents.
3. To apply quantitative principles to determine the impact of pollution in selected systems e.g. Streeter-Phelps model for oxygen depletion in rivers and streams
4. To demonstrate an appreciation for the planning process and the environmental licensing of major industrial and municipal developments.
5. To demonstrate how incorporating sustainability into the design and evaluation of chemical and biological processes can reduce environmental impacts and improve process outcomes.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

36
Autonomous Student Learning

88
Total

124

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The module will be taught primarily through lectures, but will also include in class discussion and student lead learning

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (Open Book): This exam is via Brightspace. Students can use their computers and will have access to the internet. The exam will be a combination of Multiple Choice Questions and longer calculation questions. End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
40
 No
Group Work Assignment: Topical Debate, will consist of students working in teams to argue their side of a topical debate Week 2, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
30
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): 3 individual assignments will take place during the trimester. Week 3, Week 7, Week 11 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
30
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback will be give on project and problem sets

Name Role
Dr Recep Kaan Dereli Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Eoin Syron Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32 Mon 10:00 - 10:50
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Tues 15:00 - 16:50
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