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Biological Processes for Waste Water Treatment
Short course
In Bedfordshire ()
Description
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Type
Short course
What you will learn On successful completion of this short course you will: Identify the range of conventional and advanced biological treatment processes for the treatment of bulk organics, nutrients and micropollutants Understand the underlying biological principles on which the processes are based, and be able to apply these principles to unit process design and operation Select appropriate processes for specific applications, and have some knowledge of practical design considerations Execute and assess laboratory work for wastewater quality analysis (FT and PT).
Reviews
Subjects
- Quality
- Waste Water Treatment
- Design
- Wastewater Treatment
- Quality Training
Course programme
- Key principles of biological processes including stoichiometry, kinetics and microbial pathways
- The role of micro-organisms in activated sludge (aerobic processes) and digestion (anaerobic processes)
- Application of fixed film processes including RBCs, MBBR, IFAS and trickling filters
- Activated sludge principles, design and operation
- Principles of oxygen transfer for suspended growth microbial processes
- Anaerobic digestion principles, design and operation
- Principles of heat transfer for optimum anaerobic digestion performance
- Applications for extensive processes for wastewater treatment including reed beds
- Biological nutrient removal including Annamox and alternative nutrient removal processes (struvite and adsorbents)
- Advanced biological wastewater treatment including anaerobic wastewater treatment and application of biological processes for micropollutant removal
- Laboratory session examining wastewater quality analysis.
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Biological Processes for Waste Water Treatment