Course detail
Water and wastewater engineering
FCH-MA_ENG2Acad. year: 2021/2022
Source water composition and properties, drinking water quality standards and regulation, water treatment technology trains – basic water treatment processes overview, coagulation and flocculation, water aeration, separation processes, adsorption of organic compounds by activated carbon, removal of specific contaminants, water disinfection processes, wastewater treatment plants, types of WWTP, physical unit operations and chemical unit processes at WWTP, microbiology, hydrobiology of wastewater, sludge management, waste management.
Supervisor
Nabízen zahradničním studentům
Všech fakult
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The students obtain insights into different sectors of drinking water treatment processes, waste water technologies, apparatuses and water quality standards, which enable to use the knowledge in both the water treatment practice and research.
Prerequisites
The courses require fundamental knowledge in chemistry.
Co-requisites
Not applicable.
Recommended optional programme components
Not applicable.
Recommended or required reading
Metcalf & Eddy: Wastewater Engineering Treatment and Reuse, McGraw-Hill Education - Europe, 2013. (EN)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures 2/week, seminars 2h/week, the e-learning system (LMS Moodle) is available to students.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Oral examination.
Language of instruction
English
Work placements
Not applicable.
Course curriculum
Water treatment technology - processes
1. Source water composition and properties, drinking water quality standards and regulation (European and local water safety rules (German and Czech standards); Water treatment technology trains – basic water treatment processes overview)
2. Coagulation and flocculation (theory and practice basics)
3. Water aeration (theory and practice)
4. Separation processes – sedimentation (theory and practice), flotation (theory and practice), granular media filtration (theory and practice), membranes (theory and practice)
5. Adsorption of organic compounds by activated carbon (theory and practice)
6. Removal of specific contaminants (iron and manganese removal, N compounds removal)
7. Water disinfection processes (chemical and physical disinfection processes)
Wastewater treatment technology and re-use waste water
1. Introduction to wastewater treatment plants (use, types, water facilities, water management, technology)
2. Types of WWTP (Configuration, Individual objects / tanks at WWTP, Basic calculations / parameters for WWTP design)
3. Physical Unit Operations sand Chemical Unit Processes at WWTP (sedimentation, coagulation, flotation, etc.)
4. Microbiology, hydrobiology of wastewater (types of microorganims, composition of wastewater, nutrients, processes in the biological part of the process)
5. Sludge management (sewage sludge cycle, sludge types, sludge treatment and hygiene)
6. Waste management (measurement and control, mathematical modeling)
Aims
The students obtain insights into different sectors of drinking water treatment processes, waste water technologies, apparatuses and water quality standards, which enable to use the knowledge in both the water treatment practice and research.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
presence on seminars/lab classes is compulsory
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme NPAP_ENVI Master's, 1. year of study, summer semester, 6 credits, compulsory
Type of course unit
Guided consultation in combined form of studies
26 hours, obligation not entered
Teacher / Lecturer