EXTENDED ASSIGNMENT

MAY 2020 SEMESTER

COURSE : CEB3013/CDB3022 – ENVIRONMENTAL
CHEMICAL ENINEERING
DATE : 2ND – 3RD SEPTEMBER 2020
TIME : 9:00 AM – 8:59 AM (24 HOURS)

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. The Extended Assignment (EA) is an open-book assessment.
Students can refer to online resources, learning materials, textbooks,
and other reading materials to answer the questions posted in the
assessment.
2. Answer ALL questions.
3. The duration to complete the EA is TWENTY-FOUR (24) HOURS.
4. Students are allowed ONE (1) attempt to do the EA successfully where
only ONE (1) duly completed EA submission is permitted. Multiple
submissions are NOT allowed.
5. MAXIMUM file size for your EA submission to be uploaded to ULearn
is 20MB.
6. Please upload your answers in ONE (1) PDF file.
7. Please make sure your answer in the PDF file is clear and readable
and name your file as follows: "your name your ID_EA Answer"
8. Late submission and unclear/unreadable answer will not be accepted.

NOTE: You are required to submit “CERTIFICATION OF ORIGINALITY” in

the first page of your answer sheet.

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS

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CERTIFICATION OF ORIGINALITY

This is to certify that:

 I am responsible for the work submitted in this Extended Assignment

 that this Extended Assignment is written by me

 that the original work is my own except as specified in the references and

acknowledgements

 that the original work contained herein have not been undertaken or done by unspecified

sources or persons.

I also acknowledge that if I am found guilty of academic misconduct (plagiarising, cheating,

copying the work of others, or allowing others to copy my work) in completing this Extended

Assignment, I will be given an F grade for the Extended Assignment for this course, and may

be suspended for a period of time or dismissed or any other penalty deemed necessary by the

University.

_______________________ (your signature here)

NAME: ____________
Student ID: __ Program: ______________

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1. a. Rivers play an important role in as carrying off industrial and municipal

wastewater, manure discharges and runoff from agricultural fields, roadways,
and streets beside constitute the main water resources in inland areas for
drinking, irrigation, and industrial purpose. Therefore, rivers are most vulnerable
to pollution due to their easy accessibility for disposal of wastewaters. A
magazine published a public report on suspicious dumping activity in Sungai
Pinang river, an independent lab was appointed to analyze the quality of water.
The result is outlined in TABLE Q1a. The local authority has determined the
source of the pollution was from a nearby Textile mill factory. The mill was fined
accordingly under EQA 1974. Moving forward, the company formed a research
team to evaluate the most potential series of treatment process for the
wastewater. They intend to integrate a sedimentation process during the tertiary
treatment stage due to simplicity and economic reason.

TABLE Q1a

Parameter Unit Value Standard A Standard B

COD mg/L 2000 50 100

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Temperature C 45 40 40

pH value pH 4.5 6.0 – 9.0 5.5 – 9.0

BOD5 mg/L 30000 20 50

Total dissolved mg/L 37000 20 100

solids

Total suspended mg/L 19000 40 100

solids

Oil and grease mg/L 4500 0 10

Sketch a simple treatment process for the wastewater to meet requirements

standard for industrial area.

[10 marks]

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b. Your company was chosen by the Department of Environment (DOE) to

conduct similar study to the palm oil mill factory in order to assist the company
to make a thorough decision. The characterization result of the wastewater as
shown in TABLE Q1 b.

TABLE Q1b

Parameter Value

Average particle diameter (mm) 0.3

Density of particle (kg/m3) 2800

Density of liquid (kg/m3) 997

Viscosity of liquid (N.s/m2) 0.998 x 10-3

Temperature (oC) 25

Based on these parameters, suggest the particle settling velocity of the grit
material. State all appropriate assumptions. Design a suitable sedimentation
process for batch mode treatment of 180 m3 effluent produced in 6 hour plant
operation. The design must state the inlet flow direction and predict the flowrate
as well as the tank dimension by considering 80% effective volume of the tank.
For ease of maintenance, the tank height is set at the average height of
Malaysian men.

[30 marks]

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2. A 4.1 GW Power Plant is working full capacity but facing problem of air pollution
dispersion around located area for overcast conditions, day or night. The management
decide to redesign stack of the power plant and hire you as an environmental engineer
for modify their power plant’s stack parameter and optimize the height of effective plume
according to the atmospheric conditions. You may make variation of stack parameters,
take possible assumptions and considering new variables of pollute dispersion
conditions. Design new stack with your own assumed parameter using Gaussian
diffusion (dispersion) model for point sources at elevation without reflection and justify
your design for effective stack height.

[40 marks]

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3. The Perak state government is looking to improve all existing waste disposal sites in the
state to ensure solid waste management activities do not pollute the environment. State
Housing, Local Government, Public Transport, Non-Muslim Affairs and New Villages
Committee chairman said this included using high technology to improve the waste
management system. He said he had visited several countries such as Japan, Taiwan
and China to look at systems which could be adopted in Perak. “Through the visits, we
received a lot of information and ideas in managing solid waste and improving the waste
disposal system. So far, the local authorities in the state have experience in managing
solid waste well, and have their own landfills,“ he said at a press conference after the
swearing-in ceremony of the new Taiping Municipal Council (MPT) president here
today.

Thesundaily April 8, 2020. — Bernama

i. Based on this press statement, evaluate the effectiveness of the state’s

efforts and elaborate the responsibilities of an environmental engineer to
solve this problem of solid waste management of Perak state.
[10 marks]

ii. Propose practical strategy with justifications to overcome this problem for
sustainable development.
[10 marks]

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