Course detail

Chemistry and Technology of Water

FAST-0C2Acad. year: 2020/2021

Chemical and physical characteristics of natural, underground, surface, and waste water, resp.
Important chemical and biological processes running in aqueous environment, rules of growth of microorganisms, basic life conditions, classification of microorganisms due to energy and carbon sources.
Technologies of drinking water production, coagulation, filtration, disinfection, aggressive carbon dioxide removal, iron and manganese removal, adsorption, calcium and magnesium removal, ion-exchangers.
Mechanical and biological ways of sewage treatment, aerobic methods of sewage treatment, activated sludge process, biofilm reactors, natural ways of wastewater treatment, removal of nutrients from wastewater using biological and chemical methods.
Sewage sludge production, its stabilization, particularly by anaerobic process, and its further treatment.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jitka Malá, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Chemistry (CHE)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Basics of general, inorganic and organic chemistry in extent of subject 0C1.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Physical properties of water, chemical equilibria in water, characteristics of water composition.
2. Macro- and microcomponents of natural water, gases, corresponding legislature.
3. pH, neutralization capacity, carbon, calcium-carbonate equilibrium, aggressive carbon dioxide removal.
4. Iron, manganese, and their removal from water.
5. Coagulation.
6. Filtration, adsorption.
7. Disinfection of water.
8. Ion-exchangers, water hardness and its removal.
9. Life conditions of microorganisms, biochemical processes in water.
10. Wastewater, scheme of wastewater treatment plant, quality of treated water.
11. Activated sludge process, sedimentation.
12. Aeration, biofilm reactors, natural ways of wastewater treatment.
13. Anaerobic processes, sewage sludge treatment. Removal of nutrients from wastewater.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

essentials of hydrochemistry, chemical or biochemical basics of waterworks technologies, sewage treatment processes, treatment of sludge

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

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

MALÝ, Josef a MALÁ, Jitka: Chemie a technologie vody. Noel 2000 Brno 1996

Recommended reading

CHUDOBA, Jan et al.: Biologické čištění odpadních vod. SNTL Praha 1991
PITTER, Pavel: Hydrochemie. VŠCHT Praha 1999
STRNADOVÁ, Nina a JANDA, Václav: Technologie vody. VŠCHT Praha 1999

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jitka Malá, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Physical properties of water, chemical equilibria in water, characteristics of water composition. 2. Macro- and microcomponents of natural water, gases, corresponding legislature. 3. pH, neutralization capacity, carbon, calcium-carbonate equilibrium, aggressive carbon dioxide removal. 4. Iron, manganese, and their removal from water. 5. Coagulation. 6. Filtration, adsorption. 7. Disinfection of water. 8. Ion-exchangers, water hardness and its removal. 9. Life conditions of microorganisms, biochemical processes in water. 10. Wastewater, scheme of wastewater treatment plant, quality of treated water. 11. Activated sludge process, sedimentation. 12. Aeration, biofilm reactors, natural ways of wastewater treatment. 13. Anaerobic processes, sewage sludge treatment. Removal of nutrients from wastewater.

Exercise

39 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jitka Malá, Ph.D.