Advanced technologies for water and wastewater treatment

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The syllabus will be taught in tutorial (OT) classes. The various topics will be developed based on theoretical background, including case studies and solving problems. In these classes, small individual tasks will be made, and students will occasionally visit our laboratories, to contact with the research in our Department related to technologies under consideration.

Whenever possible, a study visit to an industrial plant will be promoted as well as invited speakers from the field. Evaluation will be based on written synthesis project  (100%).

Learning Outcomes

Objectives: Raise awareness of  the impact of water pollution on ecosystems and on human health; Understand the problems associated with water scarcity and contamination; Know the analytical techniques for monitoring and measuring contaminants in water; Provide means of information about the legal framework related to water quality; Provide the necessary tools - theoretical concepts and calculation procedures - within the context of selecting and designing equipment for water and wastewater treatment; Discuss the importance of integrating technologies for solving complex problems. Skills to be developed: Understand the need of controlling water pollution in order to ensure the protection of human health and the environment; Recognize the importance of monitoring water quality and the techniques to do so; Know the legal framework in the context of water quality; Be able to select and design the appropriate equipment for the water and wastewater treatment.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

- Water contamination problematic and impact on human health and ecosystems;

- Legal framework regarding water quality;

- Water and wastewater monitoring and characterization techniques;

- Advanced separation processes (coagulants/floculants functionalization and screening; adsorption and membrane systems);

- Biological systems (aerobic digestion e anaerobic digestion);

- Advanced oxidation processes (wet oxidation; ozonation; Fenton’s process; photo-assisted processes and electro-assisted processes);

- Processes integration.

Head Lecturer(s)

Rui Carlos Cardoso Martins

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Evaluation will be based on written synthesis project: 100.0%

Bibliography

Davis, M.L.; Cornwell, D.A. Introduction to Environmental Engineering. 5th Ed., McGraw-Hill Book Co., NJ, 2013.

Tchobanoglous, G.; Stensel, H.D., Tsuchihashi, R., Burton, F.; Wastewater Engineering -Treatment and resource recovery disposal and reuse/ Metcalf & Eddy 5th Ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 2014

Stefan, M. (ed.) Advanced Oxidation Processes for water treatment: Fundamentals and applications, IWA (2017)

Ahmad F. Ismail, Mukhlis A. Rahman, Mohd H. D. Othman, Takeshi Matsuura, Membrane Separation. Principles and Applcations, Elsevier, 2019.

 D. Seader, Henley and Roper, Separation Process Principles, 3nd Edition, J Wiley, 2011.