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Water Treatment and Water Purification

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Course Unit Code546-0483/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
MAL45Ing. Petra Malíková, Ph.D.
Summary
The task of the subject is to acquaint students with the types of surface and underground water. Methods of their treatment with examples of filtration, clarification, disinfection, iron and manganese removal. Get acquainted with wastewater types and physicochemical and biological cleaning procedures.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basics in water treatment. Get information on basic technological processes in surface and ground water treatment. Understand the principles and possibilities of application to individual types of water. Chapters on water purification acquainted students with different kinds of waste water and its purification methods.
Course Contents
1. Composition and properties of water, types of water, water quality requirements, overview of technological processes
2. Settling of suspensions, process theory, sedimentation and thickening tanks
3. Dispersion systems, coagulation, process theory, application, clarification and clarifier
4, Water filtration, filtration mechanism, types of filters
5. Groundwater treatment, deacidification, iron removal and manganese removal
6. Use of ion exchangers, membrane processes, adsorption
7. Hygienic water security, physical and chemical methods
8. Waste water and sewage water. Wastewater treatment plant technological lines, mechanical cleaning.
9. The theory of aerobic purification by a mixed microorganism culture
10. Activation process, activated sludge, technological equipment and modifications
11.Nitrogen and phosphorus removal
12.Aneral processes of biological purification, process theory, equipment
13.Processing, disposal and recovery of sewage sludge
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Gerardi, M. H. Wastewater Bacteria. Paperback, John Wiley. 272 pp. 2006. ISBN 0-471-20691-1.
Turovskiy, I. S.; Mathai, P. K. Wastewater Sludge Processing. John Wiley. 354 pp. 2006. ISBN 0-471-70054-1.
Twort A. et al. Water supply,5th Edition, London IWA Publishing 2000, ISBN 0 340 72018 2
Slavíčková K. Slavíček M.: Vodní hospodářství obcí 1, Úprava a čištění vod, Nakladatelství ČVUT Praha 2006
Bindzar a kol.: Základy úpravy a čištění vod VŠCHT Praha, 2006
Kyncl M.: Technologie zpracování a využití vodárenských kalů, Montanex OSTRAVA 2007
Kriš J. et al.: Water Treatment, Montanex Ostrava 2013
Recommended Reading:
Cheremisinoff, N. P. Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies. USA, Elsevier Butterworth - Heinemann, 2002. ISBN 0-7506-7498-9.
Asano, T. et al. Water Reuse: Issues, Technologies, and Applications. USA, Metcalf & Eddy, 2007. ISBN: 0-07-145927-8.
Pitter P. Hydrochemie. VŠCHT Praha, 2015.
Dohányos M. a kol.: Čištění odpadních vod VŠCHT Praha 2007
Malý J., Malá J.: Chemie a technologie vody Ardec Brno 2006
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Experimental work in labs, Other activities
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 34