Enrollment year
2016/2017
Academic discipline
ICAR/03 (ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH ENGINEERING)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
Course
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Period
2nd semester (05/03/2018 - 15/06/2018)
Lesson hours
50 lesson hours
Activity type
WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST
Prerequisites
Waste and wastewater treatment plant design.
Learning outcomes
The course deals with the principles and application of various wastewater treatment technologies. Both high-tech and low-tech systems are discussed, applicable in industrialized and developing countries. Anaerobic treatment systems, focused on resource recovery, are widely discussed. Modern technologies for the removal / recovery of nutrients (extended) and membrane techniques for wastewater treatment are illustrated.
Course contents
The following topics will be covered in the lessons:
(1) Aerobic granular sludge processes
(2) Sludge thickening and stabilization
(3) anaerobic treatments
(4) Natural treatment systems
(5) MBR systems for wastewater treatment
(6) Removal N using anammox
(8) Polishing effluent
(9) Physical chemical treatment
Teaching methods
Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 40
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0-10
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0-10
Reccomended or required readings
- Lecturer's slides
- Material distributed bythe lecturer
Assessment methods
Final exam (written and / or oral) on the topics of the course.
Active participation in lessons will be positively evaluated.
Further information
Lecture notes available on Kiro
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