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Terminated in academic year 2017/2018

Water technology I

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 546-0681/04
Abbreviation TV I
Course title Water technology I
Credits 7
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator prof. Dr. Ing. Miroslav Kyncl

Subject syllabus

1.Types of waters in the context of processing. Sources of water. Contaminants in surface and ground sources of water. Required quality of drinking water.

2.Overview of technology processed used during production of drinking water from processed water. Pre-treatment of raw water. Settling and thickening of slurries. Settling and thickening tanks.

3.Dispersion systems. Colloid particles. Zeta potential. Water clarification. Principles of coagulation and coagulants. Coagulation tests and types of clarifiers.

4.Filtering, filtering mechanisms and filtering cycles. Types of filters, general parameters and characteristics.

5.Removal of mangenese. Removal of iron.

6.De-acidification – theory of calcium and carbonate balance. Mechanical and chemical methods used in de-acidification.

7.Removal of calcium and magnesium from water by settling.

8.Ion exchanges – separation of ion exchange, ion parameters, ion exchange phases and regeneration. Using of ion exchanges - decarbonisation, demineralisation and deionisation of water.

9.Membrane processing of water. Electrodialysis.

10.Increase health safety of drinking water. Physical and chemical methods. Disinfecting water with chlorine and chlorine compounds. Ozone disinfection.

11.Special methods used in the processing of water. Dechlorination. Fluoridising. Removla of nitrogen substances.

12.Adsorption – theory and use in the processing of water.

13.Water stabilising and anti-corrosion measures.

14.Disposal and re-use of wastewater treatment sludge.

15.Specific requirements in respect of special treatment of waters for various plants (heating plants, boiler houses...). Processing methods.

Literature

Water treatment Handbook, Seventh edition, Degremont: France 2007, ISBN 978-1-84585-005-0 
Twort, A. Ratnayaka, D. Brand J.: Water supply, London IWA Publishing 2000, ISBN 0-340-72018-2 
Using Statistical Methods for Water Quality Management: Issues, Problems and Solutions
Graham B. McBride, John Wiley, ISBN: 0-471-47016-3 , Hardcover, 344 pages, May 2005
Water Treatment Made Simple: For Operators, Darshan Singh Sarai, ISBN: 0-471-74002-0 , Paperback, John Wiley, 272 pages, November 2005

Advised literature

Van den Hoven, T., Kazner, Ch. Techneuau: Safe Dribling Water from Source to Tap. London Iwa Publishing 2009. 320 p. ISBN 9781843392750