Water and Wastewater Treatment

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Department of Urban Water Management

Synopsis:

Basics of urban drainage and drinking water distribution; Water sources, methods of treatment of waterground and surface water; Water treatment processes for drinking water: chemical preoxidation and disinfection; precipitation, flocculation, coagulation, dissolved air flotation; filtration, adsorption with activated carbon; ion exchange, membrane treatment methods; Wastewater treatment processes: Sedimentation, flotation; Activated sludge processes; Nitrification / denitrification / biological elimination of Phosphorus; Biofilm and large-scale treatment plant applications; Anaerobic processes, sludge stabilization, nutrient recovery; Gas management.

Requirements:

none

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Basics of water management infrastructure - urban drainage, distribution of drinking water, introduction to drinking water treatment and wastewater treatment

2. Drinking Water Treatment - Water sources, Methods of groundwater treatment and surface water treatment, Chemical oxidation and disinfection,

3.Drinking Water Treatment - Precipitation, flocculation, coagulation,

4. Drinking Water Treatment - Dissolved air flotation, Filtration,

5. Drinking Water Treatment - Activated carbon adsorption, Ion exchange, membrane treatment

6. Process combination in drinking water treatment

7. Sedimentation, flotation

8. Activated sludge process

9. Nitrification / denitrification / biological P elimination

10. Biofilm and application to full scale plants

11. Anaerobic processes, sludge stabilization, nutrients recovery

12.Gas exchange

13. Process combination in wastewater treatment and re-use

Syllabus of tutorials:

All exercises contain examples of the discussed topics, the solution of which is continuously checked.

Study Objective:

To get acquainted with technological processes of drinking water treatment.

To learn technology, design and operation of various types of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) for different pollution sources.

Study materials:

Slavíčková, K., Slavíček, M.: Vodní hospodářství obcí 1 Úprava a čištění vody. Skriptum ČVUT 2013

Čištění odpadních vod, 2011, Michal Dohányos a kolektiv, Nakladatel: VŠCHT Praha, ISBN: 978-80-7080-316-5

Water and Wastewater Treatment - Joanne E. Drinan, Frank Spellman, 2013, ISBN: 9781439854006

Arne Vesilind P.: Wastewater treatment plant design, 2003, Cornwall

Čistírny odpadních vod pro rodinné domy, Sojka Jan, 2013, ISBN: 978-80-247-4504-6

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Stavby, krajina a životní prostředí, zaměření Krajina (compulsory elective course)
• Stavby, krajina a životní prostředí, zaměření Životní prostředí (compulsory course)