Materials for Water and Soil Treatment

Course aim

This course aims:
to review current water purification technological and environmental issues;
to highlight both the challenges and the opportunities for development of new materials in the area of water purification and securing fresh water supply;
to demonstrate applications of using nanosorbents, nanocatalysts, bio and redox active nanoparticles, nanoparticle enhanced filtrations, sensors and monitoring systems to achieve more efficient water purification;
to acquaint students with the range of environmental issues that impact on the management of agricultural and contaminated lands;
to develop in students an awareness of practices in the use of inputs for sustainable production and environmental protection;
to acquaint students with the advanced remediation techniques and materials that are available to manage the environmental impacts of anthropogenic activities;

Course content

New materials developed by the advancement of nanotechnology are already having a dramatic impact on research in water quality, water treatment as well as soil remediation. This course will:
review current water purification technological and environmental issues
highlight both the challenges and the opportunities for development of new materials in the area of water purification and securing fresh water supply;
demonstrate applications of using nanosorbents, nanocatalysts, bio and redox active nanoparticles, nanoparticle enhanced filtrations, sensors and monitoring systems to achieve more efficient water purification;
acquaint students with the range of environmental issues that impact on the management of agricultural and contaminated lands;
develop in students an awareness of practices in the use of materials for sustainable production and environmental protection;
acquaint students with the advanced remediation techniques and materials that are available to manage the environmental impacts of anthropogenic activities.
This course will help students:
to understand various nanomaterials that have the potential to be used in water treatment
to understand the purpose and functions of materials characterisation for various nanomaterials
to understand how the nanomaterials can improve water purification and desalination processes
to understand physical, chemical and biological techniques for rehabilitating contaminated soils/land
to be able to develop and assess strategies for effective reclamation of different contaminated soils
to understand the use of various materials based techniques for soil remediation
This course will be delivered in the mode of regular lectures and tutorials, and a number of laboratory based practical sessions.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Completion of first year of a Science or Engineering degree program.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Laboratory report or presentation, Two written assignments including case study

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.