Conventional Water and Wastewater Treatment

Course Information:

Course ID: A-105
Type of Course: Required
Semester: Fall
ΕCTS: 9

Instructor: Associate Professor P. Gikas

Recommended Reading:

  • Metcalf & Eddy (Revised by G. Tchobanoglous, F.L. Burton and H. D. Stensel, 2003, "Wastewater engineering, treatment and reuse" 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, Inc.
  • Α.Ι. Στάμου και Ζ.Σ. Βογιατζής, 1994, «Βασικές αρχές και σχεδιασμός συστημάτων επεξεργασίας αποβλήτων», 2η Έκδοση, Εκδόσεις Τεχνικού Επιμελητηρίου Ελλάδας.
  • C.P. L. Grady, Jr. and H.C. Lim, 1980, "Biological wastewater treatment", Marcel Dekker, Inc.
  • Μ. Μήτρακας, 2001, «Ποιοτικά χαρακτηριστικά και επεξεργασία νερού», 2η  Έκδοση. Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα.

Eclass:

  • Registration required

Course objectives:

The course aims at providing the fundamental analysis and design of the most important unit operations as well as chemical and biological processes used for wastewater treatment.

Syllabus:

1st Week Introduction to water/wastewater pollution and quality control.
2nd Week: General principles on water/wastewater treatment, Preliminary treatment.
3rd Week Sedimentation-I (Basic design principles)
4th Week Introduction to chemical reaction kinetics, Design of chemical reactors
5th Week Activated Sludge-I (Removal of organic load, Nitrification, Denitrification, Phosphorus removal)
6th Week: Activated Sludge-II (Main design principles)
7th Week: Coagulation,-Flocculation, Filtration
8th Week: Disinfection (Chlorination, Ozonation, UV radiation)
9th Week: Biosolids management-I (Thickening, Dewatering, Composting)
10th Week: Biosolids management-II (Anaerobic digestion)
11th Week: Special systems for wastewater treatment (MBR, MBBR)
12th Week: Water reclamation and reuse processes

Assessment method:

  • Project (50%)
  • Final exam (50%)

Last modification: 10-10-2019