Course detail

Wastewater treatment processes

FAST-CC53Acad. year: 2020/2021

Kinds of water and their definition based at their origin, occurrence, and utilization, requirements on quality, composition, and properties of water, treatment methods and their classification
Ion exchange, extraction, stripping, clarification, adsorption, coagulation, neutralization, separation of light particles, separation methods on principle of semi-permeable membranes, filtration, aerobic reactors, elimination of nitrogen and phosphorus

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

Student gets the aim of subject under control, i. e. basic processes of wastewater treatment: ion exchange, extraction, stripping, clarification, adsorption, coagulation, neutralization, separation of light particles, separation methods on principle of semi-permeable membranes, filtration, aerobic reactors, elimination of nitrogen and phosphorus.

Prerequisites

Physical properties of water, chemical balance in the water, characteristic composition of water, gases in water, pH, neutralisation capacity, calcium-carbonate equilibrium, water hardness, the living conditions of microorganisms in water, biochemical processes in the waters, natural ways of wastewater treatment, inorganic nomenclature, basic organic nomenclature, compiling chemical equations, stoichiometric calculations, concentration, and its expression

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Kinds of water, Definition based at their origin, occurrence, and utilization, Basic processes of water treatment
Composition and properties of water, Methods of water treatment and their classification
Ion exchange
Extraction
Stripping
Clarification
Adsorption
Coagulation
Neutralization
Separation of light particles
Separation methods on principle of semi-permeable membranes
Filtration, Anaerobic reactors
Nitrogen and phosphorus

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Subject is focused on acquiring knowledge of basic chemical and physico-chemical processes of wastewater treatment.

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

ŽÁČEK, Ladislav: Chemické a technologické procesy úpravy vod. Brno: NOEL 2000 s.r.o., 1999. ISBN 80-86020-22-2. [http://www.dumknihy.cz/chemicke-a-technologicke-procesy-upravy-vod] (CS)
ARSOV, Roumen a MARŠÁLEK, Jiří a WATT, Ed a ZEMAN, Evžen et al.: Urban Water Management: Science Technology and Service Delivery. Borovetz: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003. ISBN 978-1-4020-1540-3. [http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/hydrogeology/book/978-1-4020-1539-7] (EN)

Recommended reading

TEBBUTT, T .H .Y.: Principles of water quality control. United Kingdom: Butterworth Heinemann, 1997. ISBN 978-0-7506-3658-2. [http://www.elsevier.com/books/principles-of-water-quality-control/tebbutt/978-0-7506-3658-2] (EN)

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jitka Malá, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Kinds of water, Definition based at their origin, occurrence, and utilization, Basic processes of water treatment Composition and properties of water, Methods of water treatment and their classification Ion exchange Extraction Stripping Clarification Adsorption Coagulation Neutralization Separation of light particles Separation methods on principle of semi-permeable membranes Filtration, Anaerobic reactors Nitrogen and phosphorus

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jitka Malá, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Introduction lesson, safety and organization of work in laboratory, calculation of examples Comparsion efficiency of extraction Stripping of Ammonia Clarification by organic coagulant Adsorption by active coal Nonpolar extractable substances separation Semipermeable membrnes, desalination of water Separation of copper by cementation Oxygenation capacity of aeration tanks Determination of free sedimentation rate of sludge, Sludge index Filtration rate of suspension determination Midterm test