Description
Objectives
This course has eminently practical characteristics and addresses the concepts related to water treatment for human consumption and to domestic wastewater treatment and final discharge, with the fundamental objective of providing training in the design of water treatment plants (WTP) and wastewater treatment plants (WWTP), it also aims to develop the capacity for critical analysis and interpretation of the results obtained in WTP and WWTP, after implementation, namely in the operation phase.
Syllabus
I INTRODUCTION II THE WATER CYCLE Qualitative water characterization. Quality indicators. Selection of water sources. III LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK IV OPERATIONS AND UNITARY PROCESSES Chemical precipitation. Chemical oxidation. Coagulation. Sedimentation and flotation. Sand filtration. Adsorption of organic compounds. Disinfection. V BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES Kinetics of biological growth and oxidation. Aerobic reactors of dispersed biomass. Aerobic reactors of fixed biomass. Anaerobic reactors. VI. DESIGN OF WTP AND WWTP WTP and WWTP design bases: flow rates, quality objectives, characterization of affluent waters, discharge conditions. Definition of treatment schemes. Design criteria. Implementation and hydraulic profile. VII SOLUTIONS APPLICABLE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Dry sanitation. Water reuse and circular economy. VIII CONTRACTING AND CONSTRUCTION
Prerequisites
Previous frequency of Sanitary Engineering Curricular Unit is recommended
Cross Competence Component
Work in group and communication skills, summing up to approximately 10% of the final grades.
Laboratorial Component
Development of the projects in the Laboratory of Information Technology (LTI)
Ethical Principles
All members of a group are responsible for the group's work. In any assessment, every students shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used. In an oral assessment, every students shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.