B.E. (Chemical Engineering) Pollution Control Technology Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

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The University has moved this degree onto NEP 2020 one year at a time. The first, second and third years are on NEP 2020; the final year is still on the REV-2019 'C' Scheme, which is what the University sets for it this year.

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Syllabus for Pollution Control Technology

Semester 6 · Third Year BE Chemical

Module 1: Introduction to Pollution Control:

Importance of environmental pollution control, Environmental Legislation & Regulations, Industrial pollution emissions & Indian standards for ambient air, noise and water emission and effluents, Water (prevention & control of pollution) act, Air (prevention & control of pollution) act. Introduction to ISO and ISO 14000. Self-learning Topics: Hydrosphere cycle & environment cycle, usefulness of ISO.

Module 2: Water Pollution and wastewater treatment technologies:

Classification of sources and effect of water pollutant on human being and ecology, Sampling, measurement and standards of water quality. Determination of organic matters: DO, BOD, COD, and TOC. Mathematical model for BOD, Re- oxygenation and de-oxygenation in natural purification process. Determination of inorganic substances: nitrogen, phosphorus, trace elements, alkalinity. Physical characteristics: suspended solids, dissolved solids, colour and odour, Bacteriological measurements. Primary treatment: pre-treatment, settling tanks and their sizing. Secondary treatment: micro-organisms growth kinetics, aerobic biological treatment, activated sludge process, evaluation of biokinetic parameters, trickling filters, rotating biological contractors, anaerobic treatment, sludge treatment and disposal. Tertiary treatment: Advanced methods for removal of nutrients, suspended and dissolved solids, Advanced biological systems, Oxidation methods (Chemical Oxidation- Chlorine/Hypochlorite/ ChlorineDioxide, Hydrogen Peroxide, Hydroxyl Radical, Oxygen (Atomic and Molecular) and Ozone, Catalytic Oxidation – Fenton’s Reagent (H2O2 + Ferrous Ion), Photo Catalysis (UV + TiO2), Supercritical Water Oxidation), Recovery of materials from process effluents. Numerical based on wastewater treatment. Self-learning Topics: Present condition of water bodies, water crisis in India, Namami Gange Programme.

Module 3: Noise pollution:

Noise pollution source, control and management. Self-learning Topics: Causes of Noise pollution, industrial equipment used for controlling noise pollution.

Module 4: Air pollution & Air Pollution management:

Air pollutants sources, classification and characterization of air pollutants, effect on health, vegetation & materials, types of inversion, behaviour and fate of air pollutants Meteorological aspects of air pollutants: Temperature lapse rate & stability, wind velocity & turbulence, plume behavior, measurement of meteorological variables, wind rose diagrams, Plume Rise, estimation of effective stack height and mixing depths. Development of air quality models- Gaussian dispersion model Sampling: Sampling of particulate and gaseous pollutants (Stack, Ambient & indoor air pollution), Monitoring and analysis of air pollutants (like PM2.5, PM10, SOX, NOX, CO, NH3) Air pollution control: Source correction methods for air pollution control, Cleaning of gaseous effluents, Particulate emission control, system and processes for particulate pollutants and gaseous pollutants, Air pollution control equipment: - Cyclone separator, Fabric bag filter, Electrostatic separator, Scrubber, Spray tower, Centrifugal scrubber, Packed bed tower, Venturi scrubber, etc. Numerical based on Air pollution control. Self-learning Topics: AQI & its ranges, , behaviour and fate of air pollutants, development of air quality models, Global warming.

Module 5: Solid Waste Management:

Waste sources and generation rates, Traditional methods of waste collection and disposal, Factors influencing waste generation and health hazards. Waste processing: Size and volume reduction, recycling of solid wastes, treatment and disposal, e- waste management rules, plastic waste, biomedical waste, solid waste management and recent advances in solid waste management. Self-learning Topics: Solid waste segregation, Trending latest technology for waste management.

Module 6: Zero discharge technology:

Concept and necessity of zero liquid discharge (ZLD), Industry to adopt ZLD system, Advantage & Limitation of ZLD. Self-learning Topics: Usefulness of ZLD technique in Chemical / Textile / Pharmaceutical industry, ZLD implemented by industries in India.

Text Books

1 Rao, C.S., Environmental Pollution Control Engineering, New Age International (P) Ltd.
2 Mahajan, S.P., Pollution Control in Process Industries, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Limited.
3 Peavy, H. S., Rowe, D.R., Tchobanoglous, G., Environmental Engineering, McGraw-Hill Book Company Limited
4 Gurudeep Raj, P. R. Trivedi, Noise Pollution, New Delhi Akashdeep Publishing House
5 David A. Cornwell, Mackenzie L. Davis, Introduction to Environmental Engineering, Mc Graw Hill Publication
1 Hilary Theisen and Samuel A, Vigil, George Tchobanoglous, “Integrated Solid Waste Management”, McGraw- Hill, New York, 1993
2 Frank Woodard, Industrial waste treatment Handbook, Butterworth Heinemann, New Delhi, 2001.
3 Metcalf et al., Waste Water Treatment, Disposal & Reuse, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Limited.
2 https://cpcb.nic.in/
3 epa.gov/watersense

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Chemical Engineering) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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