WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Fall 2014

CE 541 - Physicochemical Water and Wastewater Treatment

Professor: D.R. Yonge
yonge@wsu.edu
Office: Sloan 123
Office Hours: Open Door Policy. (If you miss me in
my office send me an email and we can set up a time to
meet.)
Text
Crittenden, C. et al., Water Treatment - Principles and Design, 3rd edition, Wiley Publishing, 2012.
Class Homepage
http://www.ce.wsu.edu/facstaff/~yonge/ce541
Recorded lectures within 24-48 hrs can be found at

http://www.ams.wsu.edu/Videostreaming/ClassList.aspx
Course Objectives
To give the student a sound foundation in the theory and design of physical and chemical water and
wastewater treatment processes.
Expectations
Read the material to be covered in the next lecture.
Start the homework early! Attempt the problems independently, ask me questions via office visit
or email. Working with peers is also fine.
You need to strain your brain! You should be able to mentally bench press 250+ kg. by the end
of the semester.
Academic Integrity:
All members of the University community share responsibility for maintaining and promoting the
principles of truth and academic honesty.
The Office of Student Conduct has a policy defining academic dishonesty and the procedures to
follow if dishonesty occurs. This information can be found at www.studentconduct.wsu.edu.
Cheating or plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated. Cheating includes, but is not limited to,
copying work or allowing your work to be copied. Plagiarism includes resubmitting previously
graded homework from a previous semester, even if it was your own work.
If academic dishonesty has occurred on any homework, test or other assignment, the incident
will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct and the student(s) involved will receive no
credit (a score of zero) for that particular material.
A second incident of cheating may result in dismissal from the university.
Safety and Emergency Notifications
Washington State University is committed to enhancing the safety of the students, faculty, staff, and
visitors. It is highly recommended that you review the Campus Safety Plan (http://safetyplan.wsu.edu/)
and visit the Office of Emergency Management web site (http://oem.wsu.edu/) for a comprehensive

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listing of university policies, procedures, statistics, and information related to campus safety,
emergency management, and the health and welfare of the campus community.

Accommodation
Students with Disabilities: Reasonable accommodations are available for students with a documented
disability. If you have a disability and need accommodations to fully participate in this class, please
either visit or call the Access Center (Washington Building 217; 509-335-3417) to schedule an
appointment with an Access Advisor. All accommodations MUST be approved through the Access
Center. For more information contact a Disability Specialist on your home campus:
Homework Requirements
Homework will be assigned when appropriate. Solutions must be CLEARLY presented; indicating any
assumptions and explaining steps. That is, make the solution presentation in enough detail that
someone having a similar undergraduate course (e.g., CE 442) and the text can understand and learn
from the solution.
Tests
There will be two in-semester tests and a comprehensive final.
Grading

Exam 1 and 2
Homework
Final Exam
TOTAL

50%
20%
30%
100%
Topical Outline

Subject
Aquatic Chemistry Review
Reactor Analysis
Coagulation, Mixing, Flocculation

Reading
Chapter 5
5.1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Chapter 6
6.1 6.7
Chapter 9
9-1, 2, 3, 4, 7
Chapter 6: 6-10

EXAM I
Removal of Selected Constituents
Sedimentation
Filtration
Membrane Filtration
Mass Transfer

Class
1-2
3-6
8 - 12

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Chapter 20
20.4
Chapter 10
10.1 10.6
Chapter 11
11.1 11.6
Chapter 12
12.1 12.6
Chapter 7
7.1, 2, 4, 6

14 -15
16 - 19
20 - 22
23 - 25
26 - 29

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EXAM II
Disinfection

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Chapter 13

32 - 34

Notes, Chapter 14

35 - 37

Adsorption

Chapter 15

38 - 39

Ion Exchange

Chapter 16

40 - 41

Reverse Osmosis

Chapter 17

42 - 43

Aeration/Stripping

FINAL EXAM