Course information

This course consists of two parts; Part A and Part B. In part A water treatment for the production of drinking water is examined. Part A analyses the basic processes which take place in a water treatment plant. These consist of pre- and post-disinfection (chlorination, UV irradiation and ozonation), coagulation and flocculation, sedimentation and clari-flocculation (i.e. combined coagulation and sedimentation), sand filtration and sludge treatment through thickening and dewatering and sludge disposal. Furthermore advanced methods for water treatment are examined. The students are required to carry out a basic design of a conventional water treatment plant following the principles which are described in class. Furthermore, the course consists of a laboratory exercise where the process of coagulation optimization is experimentally demonstrated. In part B, the basic processes which take place in wastewater treatment are analysed; these include pre-treatment, primary sedimentation, biological treatment and sewage sludge management. Part B of the course includes a series of exercises which the students should tackle