FUNDAMENTAL

OF CHEMISTRY

Proposal of Assignment

Group members: Wong Shuan (0336005)

: Lew Bay Sin (0343160)
: Lee Xiao Wei (0343499)
: Shamim Ahmed (0343745)
INTRODUCTION
 Basic Info
Name: Wong Shuan; Evonne
Age: 21 years old
Nationality: Bruneian,
Malaysian
Fluent language: Chinese,
English
Course that I study: Bachelor
of Biomedical Science in
Taylor’s University.
Sports that I like: Badminton,
Rugby

Strengths:
1. Strong self enthusiasm.
2. Not easily give up on anything.
3. Good in designing poster and PowerPoint.
4. Good leadership, planning and organizational skills
5. Able to work in groups.

Weaknesses:
1. Lacking skill in doing a video.
2. My temper will irritable when someone in the group doesn’t do
their work.
 Basic Info
 Name: Lew Bay Sin (Bay)
 Born and raised in Shah
Alam,
 I am turning 20 by
November.
 Mandarin is my first
language, and dairy is my
love language, despite my
lactose intolerance.
 I have a dog that I decided
to name Ah Ming 12 years
ago.

Strengths:
1. Enjoy writing
2. Have a strong affinity towards environment-oriented topics
3. Work well with rules
4. Able to produce work in an orderly fashion
5. Champion a democratic system in team settings

Weaknesses:
1. Pressure and unpredictability discourage effective work on
my part
2. Lacking in computer literacy
3. May lack numerical reasoning
 Basic Info
 My name is Shamim Ahmed.
 I am from Bangladesh.
 The things that make me
special is I am a
multipurpose person.
 I love to do cooking and try
to make new dish for me
and my family.
 I’m too much enthusiastic
about new technology and
new invention. Like now a
days people talk about 4th
industrial revolution and I
want to know how it is work
on our society.
 The preferred things like
reading books, cooking and
playing sports.

Strength:
 I'm a hard worker.

Weakness:
 I get stressed when I miss a deadline because someone else
dropped the ball.
 Basic Info
 My name is Leonardo Lee
Xiao Wei.
 I am 20 years old.
 The things that make me
special is I am a versatile
person.
 I learn different types of
activity such as, horse
riding, diving, playing piano
and more.
 The favorite things I love
to do are reading, cooking
and gaming.

Strength:
 I love to try new things.

Weaknesses:
 I’m afraid of cockroaches (the one which can fly).
 I am also afraid of a girl’s tear drop.
 TEAM
PLANNING
1. Project Info

Title: Bio-remediation of Acid Mine Drainage

Problem Identified: Acid Mine Drainage

1. Chemical compounds:
 FeS2 , Fe(OH)3 , H2SO4 , O2 , H2O

2. Chemical Reaction involved:

 Oxidation
 Forming of Precipitate
 Hydrolysis

3. Source:
 Mining is done to extract coal or metals from sulfur-bearing
rocks.
 Silver, gold, copper, zinc, and lead are commonly found in
association with metal sulfates, so their extraction can
cause acid mine drainage.
 Rainwater or streams become acidified after they run
through the mine’s tailing.

4. Formation of acid mine:

 2FeS2 + 7O2 + 2H2O -------> 4Fe2+ + 4SO4 + 4H+
 4Fe2+ + 7O2 + 2H2O -------> 4Fe3+ + 2H2O
 2Fe3+ + 12H2O -------> 4Fe(OH)3 + 12H+
 FeS2 + 14Fe3+ + 8H2O -------> 15Fe2+ + 2SO42- + 16H+
 MS (metal sulfide) + 2Fe3+ -------> M2+ + S + 2Fe2+
Overall reaction: 4FeS2 + 15O2 + 14H2O -------> 4Fe(OH)3 +
8H2SO4
Proposed solution: Bio-remediation - Sulfur reducing bacteria
& Iron reducing bacteria.

 Sulfur reducing bacteria

1. Chemical compounds: SO42- , H2S , S0

2. Reaction: Oxidation & reduction

3. Formation:
 Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) utilize organic carbon for
sulfate reduction, while generating biogenic H2S and
alkalinity.
 2CH2O + SO42- -------> H2S + 2H2CO3-
 HCO3- + H+ -------> H2O + CO2

 This results in the precipitation of heavy metals in AMD and

an increase in pH and alkalinity. Biogenic H2S will then react
with metallic ions (Me2+) present in AMD and forms metal
sulfides (MeS), while hydroxide ions (HCO3-) will react with
protons (H+) to neutralize acidic waters.
 HCO3- + H+ -------> H2O + CO2
 Me2+ + HS- -------> MeS + H+
Me2+ can be exmple for copper, zinc or etc.

 The expected resulting sulfate-reducing environment will

include a decrease in sulfate concentration and heavy metals,
as well as an increase in pH and alkalinity.
4. Condition for Sulfur Reducing Bacteria to live.
 pH
 Temperature
 Solid support
 Inhibitor effect
 Hydraulic retention time

5. Advantages:
 Low maintenance costs.
 Removed heavy metals
 Minimal sludge production
 Reduction of potential pathogens presence.
 Iron reducing bacteria

1. Chemical compounds: SO42- ,

2. Reaction: Oxidation & Reduction

3. Formation:
Bacteria catalyse the breakdown of the mineral pyrite (FeS2)
by oxidising the sulfur and metal (Fe2+) using oxygen.
 Disulfide is spontaneously oxidized to thiosulfate by ferric
ion (Fe3+), which in turn is reduced to give ferrous ion (Fe2+):
(1) FeS2 + 6Fe3+ + 3H2O -------> 7Fe2+ + S2O32- + 6H+

 The ferrous ion is then oxidized by bacteria using oxygen

(2) 4Fe2+ + O2 + 4H+ -------> 4Fe3+ + 2H2O

 Thiosulfate is also oxidized by bacteria to give sulfate

(3) S2O32- + 2O2 + H2O -------> 2SO42- + 2H+

 The ferric ion produced in reaction (2) oxidized more sulfide

as in reaction (1), closing the cycle and given the net
reaction:
(4) 2FeS2 + + 7O2 + 2H2O -------> 2Fe2+ + 4SO42- + 4H+

4. Advantages
 Low maintenance costs.
 Removed heavy metals
2. Task Distribution

Members Role & Job Scope

Wong Shuan  Leader

(Evonne)  Responsible for compiling work and putting
them in PowerPoint.
 Research on problems associated with the
topic.

Lew Bay Sin  Assemble the project outside the main

(Bay) content (problem and solution).
 Set meetings and compile evidence of team
interaction.
 Video making.

Lee Xiao Wei  Responsible for proposing solutions.

(Leonardo)  Provide supplementary information on the
topic.

Shamim Ahmed  Responsible for proposing solutions.

 Provide supplementary information on the
topic.
3. Team Rules

 3 ground rules:
1) Honesty and credibility; Ensure that plagiarism is not committed.
2) Each member is given the chance to speak, hegemony should not
be abused.
3) When a meeting is set or a deadline is given, practice
responsibility and punctuality.

 When conflict arises:

1) Identify the root of the conflict.
2) Listen to the parties involved in conflict.
3) Understand and validate the feelings/ emotions of members
affected
4) Come up with plan as a collective to resolve conflict.
5) If conflict does not subside, mediation from the lecturer is
requested.
4. Completion Strategy

Material Platform Date

Rough proposal of ideas Whatsapp 20/4 (week 2)
First group call Whatsapp 20/4 10p.m. (week
2)
Upload introduction of team members Teams 21/4 - 22/4 (week
2)
Delegation of work for proposal Whatsapp 28/4 (week 3)
Upload all materials required for Teams 28/4 - 3/5 (week
proposal 3)
Editing and compilation of proposal - 3/5 - 5/5 (week 4)
Final review by team members Teams 6/5 - 7/5 (week 4)
Submission of proposal - 8/5 (week 4)
Group discussion on methods of video Whatsapp 11/5 (week 5)
making
Upload additional materials including Teams 11/5 - 24/5 (week
problems and solutions 5 , week 6)
Making of video - 18/5 - 7/6 (week 6
- week 8)
Review by team members Teams 7/6 - 9/6 (week 8)
Editing and update any changes - 9/6 - 11/6 (week 9)
Final review by team members Teams 11/6 (week 9)
Submission of draft - 12/6 (week 9)
Group discussion Whatsapp 15/6 (week 10)
Upload of additional materials Teams 15/6 - 28/6 (week
10 and 11)
Video editing - 15/6 - 30/6 (week
10- 12)
Review by team members Teams 30/6 - 1/7 (week
12)
Final edits - 1/7 - 2/7 (week
12)
Final review by team members Teams 2/7 - 3/7 (week
12)
Submission of final video - 3/7 (week 12)
5. Team Interaction & Collaboration Platforms