ETE-30806 Advanced Water Treatment and Re-use

Course

Credits 6.00

Teaching methodContact hours
Lectures24
Problem-based learning12
Tutorial20
Course coordinator(s)dr. ir. H Bruning
Lecturer(s)dr. ir. H Bruning
dr. ir. JT Knuiman
dr. MMG Kamperman
Examiner(s)dr. ir. H Bruning
dr. ir. JT Knuiman

Language of instruction:

English

Assumed knowledge on:

ETE-24804 + PCC-21802 or comparable

Contents:

Global water scarcity necessitates the reuse of domestic, agricultural and industrial wastewaters. To achieve this objective, in many cases advanced treatment concepts are required, in which biological treatment processes for removal and recovery of bulk contaminants are supported by physical-chemical treatment methods for removal of trace and/or non-biodegradable contaminants. In this course the emphasis is on these physical-chemical treatment technologies. Membrane treatment, advanced oxidation processes and electrochemical technologies are only some examples of the technologies that are explained. This course also deals with the background knowledge required for reactor design, optimization of reactor performance and scaling up. This includes physical transport phenomena, chemical and physical equilibria, chemical reaction kinetics, phase separation, electrochemistry and colloid chemistry. A number of realistic cases are described, which illustrate how, based on wastewater characteristics and effluent requirements, the appropriate unit processes can be selected and designed.

Learning outcomes:

After this course the student will have:
- detailed knowledge about the principles of contact and separation processes, diffusion processes and mass transfer and the coupling of mass transfer and mass diffusion;
- the skill to integrate this knowledge in design calculations for apparatuses used in environmental technology
- a broad overview of electrochemistry and colloid chemistry and the skill to solve basic problems in these fields.

Activities:

Study of electro and colloid chemistry, physical-chemical technology and assignments.

Examination:

Judgment from written examination and assignments, provided that both are valued 5 or higher.

Literature:

Lecture notes.

ProgrammePhaseSpecializationPeriod
Restricted Optional for: MESEnvironmental SciencesMSc4WD
MMLMolecular Life SciencesMScE: Environmental Chemistry4WD