Course overview
The aim of this course is to introduce the students to the area of water and wastewater treatment. The course will cover water chemistry; characteristics of water and wastewater; primary, secondary and tertiary treatment processes; sludge disposal; and design of water and wastewater treatment plants.
Students will also gain a working knowledge of the water and wastewater industry and perform a preliminary design of a treatment plant. This course aligns with the program’s intent to demonstrate a chemical engineering body of knowledge and apply this knowledge along with critical thinking, creativity, and innovation for industrial and real-life complex problems.
- Introduction to water and wastewater treatment
- Chemical water treatment
- Physical water treatment
- Biological treatment and Sludge management
Course learning outcomes
- Explain the principles of water and wastewater treatment.
- Explain fundamental water chemistry and chemically driven treatment processes.
- Identify the parameters that characterise the constituents found in potable water and wastewater;
- Recognise the common physical, chemical and biological unit operations encountered in treatment processes;
- Analyse data representative of water or wastewaters and respective treatment processes.
- Apply fundamental principles to the design of treatment processes, and integrated plant
- Work collaboratively as part of a small group.
Degree list
The following degrees include this course