Basics of Hydrochemistry

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Department of Nuclear Chemistry

Synopsis:

The course summarizes the issues of hydrochemistry, water analysis methods and basic water technologies with an emphasis on topics addressed in connection with nuclear operations and their requirements for the supply of process water (nuclear power plants, mine water treatment plants, radioactive waste repositories, etc.). In addition to radioactive issues, the topic of corrosion and incrustation in distribution networks is also addressed in the form of calcium-carbonate balance calculations.

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Syllabus of lectures:

1. Qualitative and quantitative composition of water; quantities in hydrochemistry and hydroanalysis.

2. Physical and physicochemical properties of water. Non-electrolytes in water, colloidal substances in water.

3. Main cations in water. Selected metals in water.

4. Nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur compounds in water.

5. Carbon dioxide and its ionic forms (equilibrium, water aggressiveness). Dissolved gases in water.

6. Radioactive elements in water.

7. Main anions in water (summary).

8. Summary determination of organic substances in water. Organic substances in water (humic substances, pesticides, hydrocarbons, halogen derivatives, surfactants). Biodegradability of organic substances.

9. Basic technological processes in water technology.

10. Basics of water treatment for nuclear facilities.

11. Basics of industrial and mining water purification with emphasis on radioactive materials.

12. Water legislation in relation not only to the Czech Atomic Act.

13. Excursion.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Description of the quantitative composition of water.

2. Equilibria in water, calcium-carbonate equilibrium, dissolved gases in water

3. Main anions and organic substances in water, analytics of these parameters.

4. Basic technological equipment for water treatment.

5. Basic technological equipment for mine water purification.

6. Water legislation in relation not only to the Czech Atomic Act.

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Key Literature:

1.E. Worch: Hydrochemistry (Basic Concepts and Exercises), De Gruyter Brill, 2023

2.W. Fresenius, K. E. Quentin, W. Schenider: Water Analysis, Springer, 1988.

Recommended Literature:

3.E. Eriksson: Principles and Applications of Hydrochemistry, Springer, 1985

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