ENVIRONMENTAL  ENGINEERING  LABORATORY

Course Uses:

     CE 370, CE 544

Capacity (No. of Students):

         15

Location:

     Bldg. 26-303,304

Year Established:

         1973

Objectives:

·        Measurement of water quality parameters

·        Conduction of treatability studies (bench & pilot plant)

·        Teaching graduate & undergraduate classes

·        Demonstration studies in short courses

Major Equipment:

·        Kjeldahl nitrogen digestion and distillation system

·        Autoclave

·        Incubator

·        Ozonator

·        Muffle furnace

·        Water bath

·        Balances

·        TOC analyzer

·        Jar test apparatus

·        Aeration apparatus

·        Ion exchange system

·        Microscopes

·        GC (Gas Chromotograph)

Main Experiments:

·        Analyses of BOD

·        TOC

·        COD

·        TDS

·        TSS

·        TS

·        TKN

·        NH₃ Ion

·        PO₄

·        Alkalinity

·        Hardness

·        Coagulation

·        Flocculation

·        Sedimentation

·        Flotation

·        Ion Exchange

·        Sludge Dewatering

·        Disinfection

·        Coliform MPN Technique

·        Adsorption

·        Filtration

·        Gas Transfer

·        Chemical Precipitation

Service Facilities (inside and outside KFUPM):

Analysis of KFUPM drinking water, chemical analysis for graduate research and undergraduate senior projects, determination of physio-chemical parameters of water, wastewater, soil, concrete, and cement.