One topic of the lecture are the different processes used for municipal wastewater treatment. Other topics are water balances (water demand, waste water production) and the assessment of waste water compounds (origins of waste water, waste water characteristics, waste water compounds, analytics, assessment)
Contents:
Introduction in waste water treatment
Water cycle, water demand, waste water production
Waste water characteristics, waste water compounds, analytics, law
Mechanical processes (screen chamber, grit chamber, primary and final sedimentation)
Biological processes (basics of microbiology, activated sludge process, nitrification, denitrification, P-removal)
Physical and chemical processes (flocculation / precipitation, flotation)
Sludge treatment (sludge thickener, aerobic and anaerobic sludge stabilisation) |