Basic Biological and Chemical Waste Water Treatment

2022/2023

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who complete the module must be able to

  • account for advanced wastewater treatment
  • describe theories behind physical, chemical and biological purification processes
  • account for treatment technologies for the removal of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus from municipal wastewater
  • recognize the most important functional bacterial groups in wastewater treatment plants

Skills

  • characterize municipal wastewater
  • characterize and quantify the most important chemical / biological / physical processes used for the treatment of municipal wastewater
  • characterize and quantify the main physical separation processes
  • characterize the main processes of anaerobic sludge digestion
  • perform sketch design and rough-dimensioning of settling tanks, clarifiers, and biological process tanks at municipal treatment plants
  • perform sketch design and rough-dimensioning of digesters
  • support the operation and optimization of municipal treatment plants for the removal of nitrogen and phosphorus
  • set up models for biological processes in activated sludge plants
  • set up models for conversion into biofilm on fixed film plants
  • set up models for conversion into biofilm on fixed film plants
  • characterize the microbiological composition via DNA-based methods

Competences

  • analyze the function of municipal wastewater treatment plants
  • use microbiological information for process optimization and trouble-shooting

Type of instruction

  • Lectures
  • Exercises

Extent and expected workload

150 working hours

Exam

Exams

Name of examBasic Biological and Chemical Waste Water Treatment
Type of exam
Written or oral exam
ECTS5
Assessment7-point grading scale
Type of gradingInternal examination
Criteria of assessmentThe criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures

Facts about the module

Danish titleGrundlæggende biologisk og kemisk spildevandsrensning
Module codeK-BIO-B6-53
Module typeCourse
Duration1 semester
SemesterSpring
ECTS5
Language of instructionEnglish
Empty-place SchemeYes
Location of the lectureCampus Aalborg
Responsible for the module

Organisation

Study BoardStudy Board of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
DepartmentDepartment of Chemistry and Bioscience
FacultyThe Faculty of Engineering and Science