Course: Water Technology II

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Course title Water Technology II
Course code TUIOZP/TK7TV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dvořáčková Marie, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Julinová Markéta, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Industrial and special waste water (composition characterization, pollution indicators). 2. Special requirements for special water treatment according to individual sectors and possibilities of their treatment. 3. Mechanical methods of water purification, filtration processes and used equipment, sedimentation processes, hydrocyclones. 4. Separation of light particles by gravity separators of fats and oils. 5. Flotation and its process characteristics, free and pressure flotation, electroflotation, combination of coagulation with flotation. 6. Neutralization (neutralization station arrangement). Magnetic separation. Extraction. Striping (technical design, application examples). Adsorption types of sorbents (biosorbents). 7. Precipitation and its characteristics, precipitation of heavy metals, precipitation of anions, examples of its applications. 8. Chemical oxidation and reduction. Advanced oxidation processes. Electrochemical processes in water treatment. 9. Ion exchangers. Use of ion exchangers decarbonization, demineralization, deionization of water. 10. Decomposition of stabilized emulsions. 11. Membrane processes in water treatment. 12. Biological aerobic purification and its characteristics, technological parameters of activation, types of activation, aeration, technological modifications of activation processes. 13. Biological anaerobic purification, comparison of aerobic and anaerobic processes, factors affecting mechanization, anaerobic reactors. 14. Technologies of sludge processing. Laboratory exercise: 1. Determination of CODCr by dichromate and CODMn by the Kubel method. 2. Determination of ammonium ions by Nessler's reagent. 3. Sedimentation properties of sludge. Determination of the concentration curve of particle flow and sludge index. 4. Determination of KNK and ZNK. 5. Determination of BOD7 by dilution method. 6. Spectrophotometric determination of nitrites and nitrates. 7. Analysis of technological sludge suspension. Determination of solubility. and insoluble. substances, dry matter, loss on ignition. 8. Groundwater deironing. Determination of dissolved iron by absorption spectrophotometry 9. Hydraulic characteristics. 10. Determination of conductivity, pH, redox potential. 11. Determination of oxygenation capacity of aeration equipment. 12. Use of Fenton reaction processes to remove organic substances from wastewater.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing
  • Participation in classes - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 42 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 55 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 55 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
knowledge of environmental protection
knowledge of environmental protection
good knowledge of basic courses of analytical chemistry
good knowledge of basic courses of analytical chemistry
Skills
practical preparation of solutions
practical preparation of solutions
basic chemical calculations
basic chemical calculations
ability to perform basic laboratory operations and procedures
ability to perform basic laboratory operations and procedures
learning outcomes
Knowledge
sensory properties of water, purity criteria and water quality requirements
sensory properties of water, purity criteria and water quality requirements
types of water according to origin, occurrence and use incl. their composition
types of water according to origin, occurrence and use incl. their composition
physical processes of water treatment and waste water treatment
physical processes of water treatment and waste water treatment
chemical processes of water treatment and waste water treatment incl. AOP processes
chemical processes of water treatment and waste water treatment incl. AOP processes
biological processes of wastewater treatment
biological processes of wastewater treatment
Skills
is able to describe the main approaches and methods used in water technology
is able to describe the main approaches and methods used in water technology
is able to assess the effectiveness of individual processes
is able to assess the effectiveness of individual processes
is able to navigate technologies and their specific parameters
is able to navigate technologies and their specific parameters
is competent to decide on the choice of a technological procedure for water treatment and purification
is competent to decide on the choice of a technological procedure for water treatment and purification
is competent to work in a chemical laboratory not only in the chemical industry
is competent to work in a chemical laboratory not only in the chemical industry
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Skills
Simple experiments
Simple experiments
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written examination
Oral examination
Oral examination
Analysis of works made by the student (Technical products)
Analysis of works made by the student (Technical products)
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • Bindzar, Jan. Základy úpravy a čištění vod. Vyd. 1. Praha : Vydavatelství VŠCHT, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7080-729-3.
  • CELENZA, G.J. Industrial Waste Treatment Process Engineering. Volume III, Specialized Treatment Systems. Lancaster, Pensylvania: Technomic, 2000. ISBN 1566767695.
  • Dohányos, M., Zábranská, J., Jeníček, P. Anaerobní technologie v ochraně životního prostředí - skriptum. Praha : VŠCHT, 1996. ISBN 80-85368-90-0.
  • Hübner, Pavel. Úprava vody v energetice. Vyd. 1. Praha : Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7080-746-0.
  • Chudoba, Jan. Biologické čištění odpadních vod. 1. vyd.. Praha : Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1991. ISBN 8003006112.
  • JELÍNEK, L. Desalinační a separační metody v úpravě vody. Praha: VŠCHT, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7080-705-7.
  • Kupec, Jan. Zpracování odpadních vod a čistírenských kalů. Vyd. 1. Zlín : Univerzita Tomáše Bati, Fakulta technologická, 2002. ISBN 8073180588.
  • Pitter, P., Chudoba, J. Biodegradability of Organic Substances in the Aquatic Environment. Boca Raton : CRC Press, 1990. ISBN 0849351316.
  • Pitter, Pavel. Hydrochemie. 4., aktualiz. vyd. Praha : Vydavatelství VŠCHT, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7080-701-9.
  • RAO, D.G. et al. (Ed.). Wastewater Treatment: Advanced Processes and Technologies. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2013. ISBN 9781439860458.
  • ŠÁLEK, J., TLAPÁK , V . Přírodní způsoby čištění znečištěných povrchových a odpadních vod..
  • Tuček, F., Chudoba, J., Koníček, Z. Základní procesy a výpočty v technologii vody. Praha : SNTL, 1977.


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