University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus

Department of Chemical Engineering

PO Box 9046
Mayagüez, PR 00681-9046
Phone: (787) 832-4040 – Exts. 2568,2587 Fax: (787) 265-3818
Website: http://atomo.uprm.edu/inqu/

Syllabus & Instructor Information Sheet Form

A. COURSE SYLLABUS
1. General Information:
Course Number: InQu 5018
Course Title: Air Pollution Control
Credit-Hours: 3

2. Course Description:
A discussion of the theory, principles, and practices related to engineering control of
particulate emissions of air pollutants. Equipment design and economic evaluation
are emphasized.

3. Pre-requisites:
None

4. Co-requisites:
None

5. Textbook, Supplies and Other Resources:

PROCESS ENGINEERING AND DESIGN FOR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL,
Benitez, J.,Prentice Hall, 1993.

References
a) Cooper and Alley, Air Pollution Control; A Design Approach, Waveland Press, 1994.
b) Randerson, D (editor), Atmospheric Science and Power Production, DOE, 1984.
c) Seinfeld and Pandis, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, John Wiley and Sons,
1998.
d) Flagan and Seinfeld, Fundamentals of Air Pollution Engineering, Prentice Hall, 1988.

6. Purpose:
This course is open to all chemical engineering students.

7. Course Goals:
This course is designed to give chemical engineering students an ability to apply certain
fields of engineering analysis to the design of particulate air pollution control devices.

8. Requirements:
All students are expected to bring a solid basic Calculus and Physics (Mechanics)
background.
9. Laboratory/Field Work (If applicable):
No laboratory or field work in this course.

10. Department/Campus Policies:

10a. Class attendance: Class attendance is compulsory. The University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
Campus, reserves the right to deal at any time with individual cases of non-attendance.
Professors are expected to record the absences of their students. Frequent absences affect the
final grade, and may even result in total loss of credits. Arranging to make up work missed
because of legitimate class absence is the responsibility of the student. (Undergraduate
Catalogue, 2015-2016, p. 79)
10b. Absence from examinations: Students are required to attend all examinations. If a student is
absent from an examination for a justifiable reason acceptable to the professor, he or she will
be given a make-up exam. If the exam is not taken, the student will receive an F on the missed
examination. (Undergraduate Catalogue, 2015-2016, p. 79)
10c. Final examinations: Final written examinations must be given in all courses unless, in the
judgment of the departmental faculty, the nature of the subject makes it impractical. In the
latter case, this must be indicated in the course syllabus. If necessary, final examinations
scheduled by special arrangement must be given during the examination period prescribed in
the Academic Calendar including Saturdays and Sundays. (Undergraduate Catalogue, 2015-
2016, p. 79).
10d. Partial withdrawals: A student may withdraw from a course before the deadline established in
the university academic calendar. (Undergraduate Catalogue, 2015-2016, p. 75).
10e. Complete withdrawals: A student may completely withdraw from UPRM at any time up to the
last day of classes. (Undergraduate Catalogue, 2015-2016, p. 76).
10f. Disabilities: All the reasonable accommodations according to the Americans with Disability Act
(ADA) Law will be coordinated with the Dean of Students and in accordance with the particular
needs of the student. (Please refer to the Undergraduate Catalogue, 2015-2016, p. 7.) For
further information, please contact Reasonable Accommodation Program (Programa de
Acomodo Razonable) in the Office of the Dean of Students (Dean of Students building, room
DE-1; 787-265-3864, 787-832-4040 x 3250 or 3258). The Reasonable Accommodation Program
is located in room DE-21 and its phone extensions are 2040, 3372, and 3864. Fax: 787-834-
1980.
10g. Ethics: Any academic fraud is subject to the disciplinary sanctions as described in Chapter VI of
the General Student Regulations of the University of Puerto Rico contained in Certification 13-
2009-10 of the Board of Trustees (in particular, Article 6.2, sections 1 and 2). The professor will
follow the norms established in Articles 6.7, 6.14, or any other in these Regulations that might
apply.

11. General Topics:

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 University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus
Department of Chemical Engineering
PO Box 9046
Mayagüez, PR 00681-9046
Phone: (787) 832-4040 – Exts. 2568,2587 Fax: (787) 265-3818
Website: http://atomo.uprm.edu/inqu/

B. INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION SHEET

1. General Information:
Instructor Name: Moses N. Bogere, PhD
Title: Professor
Office: IQ-207C
Phone: 787-832-4040 X2592 Cell phone: 787-504-3620 (txt msg only)
Office Hours: MW 1:30 – 3:30 PM; T/Thur 1:00 – 2:00 PM;
E-mail: mosesn.bogere@upr.edu, mbogere@gmail.com, mbogere@msn.com or
mbogere@caribe.net

2. Course Description:
Course Number: InOu 5018
Course Title: Air Pollution Control
*See element number 2 (Course Description) of Course Syllabus Section.

3. Purpose:
This course is open to all chemical engineering students.

4. Course Goals:
This course is designed to give chemical engineering students an ability to apply
certain fields of engineering analysis to the design of particulate air pollution control
devices.

5. Instructional Strategy:

6. Evaluation/Grade Reporting:
Final grades will be based on percentage of the total points scored. The scores
weights are distributed as follows: (i) class attendance (50); (ii) home work and
projects (150); (iii) partial exam (100); and final exam (100). Grades will be awarded
based on following criteria: A > 90%, B > 80%, C > 70% and F <65%. Partial exam
date will be announced a week before the date for exam.

7. Deadlines for Assignments:

8. Student Assistance (If applicable):

9. Attendance and Behavior:

Use of beepers and cellular phones is prohibited during class hours! Points will be
subtracted (same as missing class).

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10. Instructor Responsibilities (If applicable):

11. Course Outline and Schedule:

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 COURSE OUTLINE
Chapter Homework Problems
1. INTRODUCTION TO AIR POLLUTION
CONTROL
• What is air quality? TBA
• What is air pollution control for chemical
engineers?
• General remarks on air pollution effects
• Understanding CAA regulations and
historical perspective in USA
• General ideas of air pollution control
7. FUNDAMENTALS OF PARTICULATE
EMISSIONS CONTROL:
· Characteristics of particles · The log-normal size
distribution function 1,2,3,5,6,8, 10, 11, 18, 19,20
• Dynamics of particles in fluids
• Effectiveness of collection
• Optimal design of settling chambers

EXAM 1
8. CYCLONIC DEVICES:
· Cyclonic flow
• Standard cyclone configurations
· Size distribution at cyclone outlet 4, 5,6,7 (do not use Gauss-Hermite), 8, 9,
• Multiple cyclones 10,11,13,14,16,17
• Optimal design of multiple cyclones

9. ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS (ESPs):

• Types of ESPs · ESP theory
• Overall efficiency
• Corrections to the model 1,2,5,9,10,11,12,14,16,19,22
• Practical design considerations
• Costing of ESPs

10. FABRIC FILTERS:

· Types of fabric filters
• Fabric filtration theory 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20
• Practical design considerations
• Costing of fabric filters

FINAL EXAM
The above schedule and procedures in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuatIng
circumstances.

12. Additional References:

NONE

Submitted by: Approved by:

MNBogere
Dr. Moses N. Bogere Dr. Aldo Acevedo Rullan
Professor & Instructor, 24-Aug-2020 Professor & Director