2023
Water Analysis and Treatment and Valorization of Liquid Effluents
Name: Water Analysis and Treatment and Valorization of Liquid Effluents
Code: QUI13526M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Chemistry
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
The goal of this UC is to provide the students with education in the design and scaling of facilities for the treatment of drinking water, municipal and industrial wastewaters, focusing on the industries with most significant expression in Portugal. In the UC the students should obtain knowledge and skills for (i) characterizing the drinking water, enumerating the main processes of treatment and stages in a water treatment plant; (ii) identifying the main types of pollutants present in wastewaters, the sources of pollution and the environmental impacts, (iii) characterizing the different types of wastewaters and wastewater sludges (ETAR); (iv) being aware of the laws and regulations currently applicable to the domain of wastewaters and ETAR, (v) enumerating the processes of wastewater treatment; (vi) outlining treatment schemes according to the characteristics of raw wastewaters and destination of the treated wastewater, including the design of the treatment plant.
Contents
1. Management of water supply systems
Qualitative and quantitative characterization of water
Main water treatment processes and operations
Design considerations of the main equipment
Treatment stages of water supply systems
2. Wastewater types
Wastewater constituents
Wastewater sources, flow rates and constituent loadings
Wastewater legislation
3. Wastewater treatment processes and operations
Types of physical, chemical and biological unit processes
Description, application and design considerations of the main equipment
4. Treatment stages of municipal and some industrial wastewaters
Main goals and processes in every treatment stage
5. Wastewater reclamation and reuse
Wastewater reuse applications
Public health and environmental issues
6. Sludge treatment, disposal and reuse
Sludge sources, characteristics and quantities
Treatment operations and processes. Main stages of sludge treatment
Regulations for reuse and disposal
7. Alternative or advanced treatment systems
8. Case studies
Qualitative and quantitative characterization of water
Main water treatment processes and operations
Design considerations of the main equipment
Treatment stages of water supply systems
2. Wastewater types
Wastewater constituents
Wastewater sources, flow rates and constituent loadings
Wastewater legislation
3. Wastewater treatment processes and operations
Types of physical, chemical and biological unit processes
Description, application and design considerations of the main equipment
4. Treatment stages of municipal and some industrial wastewaters
Main goals and processes in every treatment stage
5. Wastewater reclamation and reuse
Wastewater reuse applications
Public health and environmental issues
6. Sludge treatment, disposal and reuse
Sludge sources, characteristics and quantities
Treatment operations and processes. Main stages of sludge treatment
Regulations for reuse and disposal
7. Alternative or advanced treatment systems
8. Case studies
Teaching Methods
The teaching/learning is based in the individual work of students, supported by recommended bibliography and notes taken by the students either during classes or through individual research. The lectures are not purely expository, as they are illustrated with the resolution of problems of practical examples which embody the themes developed. Laboratory classes are also conducted in order to develop a practical knowledge in the identification and quantification of the major constituents of a wastewater. Case studies, about practical and real situations will also be analysed in class. The evaluation focuses the level of acquired knowledge and the development of new skills. The evaluation is carried out with the realization of a written exam (or alternatively two test: mid-term and end of semester) (60%) which is complemented with the classification of lab reports corresponding the work performed in lab classes, as well as the evaluation of the performance during the lab classes (40%).
Teaching Staff
