Course Code : ACH1117/2009 R-2009 Reg.

No :

GAYATRI VIDYA PARISHAD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (AUTONOMOUS)

Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam
Affiliated to JNT University K, Kakinada
B.Tech. V-Semester Supplementary Examinations, November-2014
Industrial Pollution and Control
(Chemical Engineering)

Date : 24-11-2014 Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 60

1. Question No. 1 is Compulsory.
2. Answer any FOUR from questions 2 to 8.
3. All parts of a Question must be answered in one place to get valued.

1. Answer the following in 4 or 5 sentences.

a) What are the sources of waste water? 2 Marks
b) Define BOD, COD and TOC. 2 Marks
c) Write about a method of removal of sulfur dioxide from gaseous effluent. 2 Marks
d) How ambient air sampling can be done? Briefly explain. 2 Marks
e) What is collection efficiency of gravitational settling chambers? 2 Marks
f) Discuss in brief the suspended growth processes. 2 Marks
g) Differentiate between sedimentation and flotation. 2 Marks
h) How the biomedical wastes can be disposed? 2 Marks

2. Discuss in detail the sources and characteristics of pollutants in fertilizer industry. 11 Marks

3. What are the general methods of control and removal of organic vapours from gaseous 11 Marks
effluents? Discuss.
4. Describe and discuss the equipment for the analysis of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons. 11 Marks

5. a) Differentiate between venturi scrubbers and centrifugal towers. 6 Marks

b) Write notes on control of gaseous emissions by absorption. 5 Marks

6. a) Compare and contrast aerobic and anaerobic processes for biological waste water 6 Marks
treatment.
b) Write about activated aerated lagoons with a schematic diagram. 5 Marks
7. Write short notes on chlorination and ozonation in biological waster wate treatment. 11 Marks

8 Write short notes on the following:

a) Health and environment effects of chemical wastes. 6 Marks
b) Types of biomedical wastes and their control. 5 Marks

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