Course detail

Laboratory Classes in Drinking Water Treatment Technology I

FCH-MCO_TEV1_PAcad. year: 2017/2018

Selected water treatment technological tests (determination of optimum dose of coagulant for treatment of surface water by classic and modificated centrifugation tests, adsorption by powdered and granulated active carbon, iron and manganese removinig for treatment of groundwater, hydraulic characteristics of flow reactors- including required analytical methods and results evaluation), in form of six separate excercises designed for all-day (8 hours) work of pair of students.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Josef Kotlík, CSc.

Department

Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection (ÚCHTOŽP)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will acquire new skills, knowledge and experience in these areas and increase the competence of students as follows:

1st Students will gain an overview of selected experimental methods used in water treatment technology.
2nd Students will be able to perform selected technological tests used in water treatment technology.
3rd Students will be able to use physico-chemical, chemical and physical methods analysis of materials tested in gone over technological tests.
4th Students will know instrumental technique used in gone over technological tests.
5th Students will know the methodology and evaluation of selected technological tests inclusive of experimental data treatment by methods of mathemtical analysis and mathematical statistics.
6th Students will gain a capability of autonomous labor in application of selected technological tests from field of water treatment, inclusive of necessary chemical analysis and their evaluation and a capability of autonomous work in the MS Excel environment during processing of experimental results by utilization of tools of mathematical analysis and mathematical statistics.

Prerequisites

Knowledge from courses: Hydrochemistry, Analytical chemistry, Chemical engineering

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course uses teaching methods in form of Laboratory exercise - 4 teaching hours per week. The e-learning system (LMS Moodle) is available to teachers and students.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course unit credit. Conditions for awarding the course unit credit: participation in all laboratory classes, submitting all reports (in written or electronic form) in satisfactory quality and passing of credit test.

Course curriculum

1. Coagulation of surface water - estimation of optimal coagulant dose

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Practical teach-in with fundamental technological procedures and processes, which are asserted at drinking water treatment, including necessary chemical analysis, elementary laboratory tests and metods of numerical and mathematical and statistical processing own experimental results.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Conditions for awarding the course unit credit: participation in all aboratory classes, submitting all reports (in written or electronic form) in satisfactory quality and passing of credit test.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

L. Žáček: Laboratorní cvičení z technologie vody. FCH VUT v Brně, 1995 (CS)
Kol. aut.: Laboratorní metody v technologii vody. Vyd. VŠCHT Praha, 1997 (CS)
E-learning -návody ke cvičení (CS)

Recommended reading

Ferdinand Tuček, Jan Chudoba a Zdeněk Koníček: Základní procesy a výpočty v technologii vody. SNTL Praha 1988 (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

Type of course unit

 

Laboratory exercise

52 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Josef Kotlík, CSc.
Ing. Petra Přibilová, Ph.D.
Ing. Marta Skoumalová
Ing. Tereza Tulková