Pollution Control and Effluent Treatment
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The official GTU curriculum for Pollution Control and Effluent Treatment (subject code DI04005031) as prescribed for MECHANICAL · Semester 4 divides the course into 4 units, covering 32 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 (DI04005031)Unit 1 Introduction to Pollution and its Impact
- 1.1. Define pollution and pollutant
- 1.2. Classify pollutants & pollution
- 1.3. Identify Sources of Pollution like air, water, noise, radioactive and land pollution
- 1.4. Effect of different pollution- On humans, Plants, animals, environment
- 1.5. Air and Water quality specifications by GPCB or CPCB
- 1.6. Overview of environmental legislations in India
Unit 2 Air Pollution Control
- 2.1. Define Air Pollution,
- 2.2. Pollutants and its sources
- 2.3. Classification: primary & secondary, gaseous & particulate
- 2.4. Describe Particulate control equipment like Gravity Settling Chamber, Cyclone separator, Fabric Filter, Wet Scrubber and Electrostatic Precipitator
- 2.5. Describe Thermal incineration and stack
- 2.6. Methods to control of Sulfur dioxide (SO2)emission (a) Extraction of sulfur from fuels: Hydrodesulphurization of coal (b) Desulphurization of flue gases by Wet processes (wet scrubbing methods)
- 2.7. Methods to Control Nitrogen Oxides (NOₓ) (a) Modification of operating condition (b) Modification of design condition
Unit 3 Water Pollution Control
- 3.1. Define Water Pollution.
- 3.2. Classification of pollutants: organic, inorganic, biological, thermal
- 3.3. List out different Water Pollution sources
- 3.4. Effects on humans, aquatic life, agriculture, industry
- 3.5. Standards: IS 10500, CPCB classification of surface water
- 3.6. Explain characteristics of water like DO, BOD,COD, VM, Suspended Matter (turbidity), TDS, pH
- 3.7. Classify Waste water treatment method (a) Describe Primary treatment i. Pretreatment ii. Sedimentation iii. Floatation (b) Describe Secondary treatment i. Aerobic process
- 15. 35 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Chemical Engineering Subject Code: DI04005031 Subject Name: Pollution Control and Effluent Treatment w.e.f. 2025-26 http://syllabus.gtu.ac.in/ Page 3 of 5 ii. Anaerobic process: Activated sludge process iii. Trickling bed filter
- 3.8. Outline treatment methods for suspended solids removal. (a) Micro straining (b) Coagulation (c) Filtration
- 3.9. List treatment methods for dissolved solids (a) Ion exchange (b) Reverse Osmosis (c)Electrolysis
- 3.10. Explain Chemical oxidation/Disinfection
- 3.11. List out Sludge processing like Thickening, Digestion, Conditioning, Dewatering, Oxidation and ultimate sludge removal
- 3.12. Draw schematic block diagram of Effluent treatment plant
- 3.13. List out norms of GPCB for potable water
Unit 4 Solid Waste Management
- 4.1. Define solid waste and Hazardous waste
- 4.2. Classify solid waste
- 4.3. Effects of improper disposal
- 4.4. Explain methods of solid Waste Disposal a) Open Dumping (b) Sanitary Land filling (c) Incineration (d) Compositing (e) Biomethanation (f) Reuse, recovery and recycling
- 4.5. Case studies
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