Course detail

Laboratory Classes in Drinking Water Treatment Technology I

FCH-MCO_TEV1_PAcad. year: 2012/2013

Selected water treatment technological tests (determination of optimum dose of coagulant for treatment of surface water by classic and modificated centrifugation tests, adsorption by powdered and granulated active carbon, iron and manganese removinig for treatment of groundwater, hydraulic characteristics of flow reactors- including required analytical methods and results evaluation), in form of six separate excercises designed for all-day (8 hours) work of pair of students.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

RNDr. Jaroslav Mega, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection (ÚCHTOŽP)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Capability of autonomous labor in application of selected technological tests
from field of drinking water treatment, including of necessary chemical analysis and
their evaluation; capability of autonomous work in the MS Excel environment
during processing of experimental results by utilization of tools of mathematical
analysis and mathematical statistics.

Prerequisites

Knowledge from courses: Hydrochemistry, Analytical chemistry, Chemical engineering

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

course unit credit

Course curriculum

1. Coagulation of surface water - estimation of optimal coagulant dose
2. Coagulation of surface water - estimation of optimal coagulant dose
3. Nonideal flow - estimation of basic characterics
4. Nonideal flow - estimation of basic characterics
5. Ground water treatment (elimination of iron and manganese)
6. Ground water treatment (elimination of iron and manganese)
7. Nonspecific adsorption from water solution - adsorption equilibrium and its establishment
8. Nonspecific adsorption from water solution - adsorption equilibrium and its establishment
9. Adsorption from water solution - dynamic adsorption
10. Adsorption from water solution - dynamic adsorption
11. Coagulation test by Dolejš - estimation of optimal coagulant dose
12. Coagulation test by Dolejš - estimation of optimal coagulant dose

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Practical teach-in with fundamental technological procedures and processes,
which are asserted at drinking water treatment, including necessary chemical analysis,
elementary laboratory tests and metods of numerical and mathematical
and statistical processing own experimental results.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Conditions for awarding the course unit credit: participation in laboratory classes, submitting written reports and passing of credit test.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Kol. aut.: Laboratorní metody v technologii vody. Vyd. VŠCHT Praha, 1997 (CS)
L. Žáček: Laboratorní cvičení z technologie vody. FCH VUT v Brně, 1995 (CS)

Recommended reading

Ferdinand Tuček, Jan Chudoba a Zdeněk Koníček: Základní procesy a výpočty v technologii vody. SNTL Praha 1988 (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

Type of course unit

 

Guided consultation in combined form of studies

52 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

RNDr. Jaroslav Mega, Ph.D.

Laboratory exercise

52 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

RNDr. Jaroslav Mega, Ph.D.