Air Quality Engineering and Pollution Control

Course Description

Air Quality Engineering and Pollution Control provides an integrated look at air pollution as a societal and engineering problem, with a focus on technologies that control air pollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at their sources. The course will describe air pollutant classes, atmospheric concentrations, and connections between air quality and sources as context for understanding the importance of different controls. There will be a major focus on the physical mechanisms and engineering principles of air pollutant removal through the design and operation of controls technologies (e.g., scrubbers, catalytic and thermal oxidizers, filters/cyclones/precipitators). Most major air pollutant classes are covered, including particulate matter, combustion-related gases (e.g., SOx, NOx, CO), air toxics and volatile organic compounds, and GHGs. The course will also include non-source removal technologies important for climate mitigation such as direct air capture and enhanced weathering.

Code

CHEE 336

Credits

3

Subject

Chemical & Environmental Engr

Programs That Include This Course

• Bachelor's Bachelor of Science in Biosystems Engineering
• Bachelor's Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
• Bachelor's Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Computer Engr in Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Bachelor's Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering
• Minor Minor in Chemical Engineering
• Minor Minor in Environmental Engineering