Transport Processes in the Environment

Undergraduate | 2026

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CHEM 2021
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Course ID
205670
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Adelaide City Campus East
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Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course owner
School of Chemical Engineering
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Course level
2
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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University-wide elective course
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Single course enrolment
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Course overview

The first part of the course introduces the process system approach. The second part deals with the application of certain key principles of engineering and science that are required for any quantitative treatment of environmental problems. Topics to be covered in this course include: Introduction and basic concepts; Environmental chemicals and properties; Inter-media transport; Simple exchange models; Air pollution problems; Nuclear chemistry; Environmental modelling; Plume dispersion; Simple kinetic models.

Course learning outcomes

  • Define the basic concepts of Kinetics and rate of reactions
  • Outline the basic concepts of Reactor Models and Ideal Reactors
  • Demonstrate basic calculations in Water Chemistry
  • Explain the concepts of Fate and Effects of Pollutants
  • Explain the basic concepts of Plume Dispersion
  • Explain the basic concepts of Air Pollution
  • Explain the basic concepts of Greenhouse Effects
  • Explain Radiation and Uranium Mining.

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