Advanced Environmental Instrumentation
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The official GTU curriculum for Advanced Environmental Instrumentation (subject code BE05013021) as prescribed for Env. Engg · Semester 5 divides the course into 6 units, covering 41 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (BE05013021)Unit 1 Basics of Environmental Instrumentation
- Need of Environmental Instrumentation
- Classification of analytical instruments
- Significance of instruments Calibration and standardization
- Automation in environmental monitoring system
Unit 2 Spectroscopic Methods of Analysis
- Electromagnetic spectrum
- components and working of UV-Visible spectrophotometry
- Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
- Flame Emission Spectroscopy
- Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS)
- Mass spectroscopy and Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) for trace heavy metals, and portable/field spectrometers
- Applications of Spectroscopic Methods of Analysis in environmental engineering
Unit 3 Chromatographic Techniques
- Classification of Chromatography
- terminologies related to Chromatography
- working and applications of Column Chromatography
- Gas Chromatography (GC)
- High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
- Ion Chromatography
- Applications of chromatography in environmental engineering
Unit 4 Miscellaneous Methods
- components and working of Ion selective meter and electrodes
- Dissolved oxygen meter
- TOC analyzer
Unit 5 Sensor based Water and Wastewater Monitoring Systems
- Merits of on-line monitoring techniques
- Basic requirements
- instrumentation for online and inline measurements: Photometric Optical Technology Ion Selective Electrodes (ISE) Technology
- Potentiometric Technology
- Nephelometric Technology
- Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Based Technology
- Flow Meters Introduction to biosensors and applications in monitoring water and wastewater quality parameters
- Applications of online monitoring
- calibration, and maintenance requirements of sensor-based water and wastewater monitoring systems
Unit 6 Sensor based Air quality Monitoring Systems
- Parameters for ambient air: Principle
- components and working of sensor-based measurement of Sulphur Dioxide
- Particulate Matter
- Carbon Monoxide
- Oxides of Nitrogen
- Flow Monitoring Techniques Process parameters for stack: Principle
- Particulate Matter Carbon Monoxide
- 6 Program Name: Bachelor of Engineering Level: UG Branch: Environmental Engineering Subject Code: BE05013021 Subject Name: Advanced Environmental Instrumentation Temperature
- Moisture Content
- Carbon dioxide
- calibration, and maintenance requirements of sensor-based Real-Time monitoring system