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Chemistry in Environmental Engineering (5 cr)

Code: AT00CP42-3002

General information


Enrollment

21.11.2022 - 15.01.2023

Timing

09.01.2023 - 31.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus, Lahti

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

5 - 100

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Environmental Engineering (in Finnish)

Teachers

  • Tiina Valkonen

Scheduling groups

  • Luento (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Verkkoluennot (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Harjoitus R 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Harjoitus R 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Harjoitus R 3 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Laskuharjoitus/tukiopetus (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • TLTIENTEC23KM

Small groups

  • Luennot
  • Verkkoluennot
  • Harjoitus R 1
  • Harjoitus R 2
  • Harjoitus R 3
  • Laskuharjoitus/tukiopetus

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:
- name inorganic and organic compounds
- connect the importance of functional groups to the properties and behaviour of environmental pollutants in different environmental matrices
- calculate heats of reaction and understand the basics of thermochemistry
- understand the basics of combustion and use combustion reactions to make flue gas calculations
- use the electrochemical series of metals and understand the basics related to oxidation-reduction reactions and corrosion in practice
- carry out basic calculations related to acids and bases and understand in practice the basics related to pH measurement, acid-base titration and neutralisation

Assessment scale

1-5