Course detail

Laboratory Classes in Drinking Water Treatment Technology I

FCH-MCO_TVO2_PAcad. year: 2013/2014

Selected water treatment technological tests (determination of optimum dose of coagulant nad pH for treatment of waste water by classic coagulation test, combinated treatment of water by coagulation and adsorption on powdered active carbon, specific adsorption by powdered active carbon in wastewater treatment process, determination of oxygenation capacity under different conditions, determination of granulometric characteristics of granulated filter materials- including required analytical methods and results evaluation), in form of five separate excercises designed for all-day (8 hours) work of pair of students.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will acquire new skills, knowledge and experience in these areas and increase the competence of students as follows:

1st Students will gain an overview of selected experimental methods used in water treatment technology.
2nd Students will be able to perform selected technological tests used in water treatment technology.
3rd Students will be able to use physico-chemical, chemical and physical methods analysis of materials tested in gone over technological tests.
4th Students will know instrumental technique used in gone over technological tests.
5th Students will know the methodology and evaluation of selected technological tests inclusive of experimental data treatment by methods of mathemtical analysis and mathematical statistics.
6th Students will gain a capability of autonomous labor in application of selected technological tests from field of water treatment, inclusive of necessary chemical analysis and their evaluation and a 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, Technology of drinking water treatment, Laboratory classes on water treatment technology I

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course uses teaching methods in form of Laboratory exercise - 4 teaching hours per week. The e-learning system (LMS Moodle) is available to teachers and students.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course unit credit. Conditions for awarding the course unit credit: participation in all laboratory classes, submitting all reports (in written or electronic form) in satisfactory quality and passing of credit test.

Course curriculum

1. Clarification of waste water - estimation of optimal pH value and optimal dose of coagulant
2. Clarification of waste water - estimation of optimal pH value and optimal dose of coagulant
3. Kinetics of spontaneous ozone decay in water; application of ozone in ground water treatment
4. Kinetics of spontaneous ozone decay in water; application of ozone in ground water treatment
5. Specific adsorption from water solution - kinetics of equilibrium establishment, adsorption isotherm
6. Specific adsorption from water solution - kinetics of equilibrium establishment, adsorption isotherm
7. Estimation of oxygenation capacity in pure water
8. Estimation of oxygenation capacity in pure water
9. Combination of coagulation and adsorption in drinking water treatment of surface water
10. Combination of coagulation and adsorption in drinking water treatment of surface water
11. Filtration - sieve analysis of filter material, sewage dewatering
12. Filtration - sieve analysis of filter material, sewage dewatering

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Practical teach-in with fundamental technological procedures andprocesses,
which are asserted at waste 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 all aboratory classes, submitting all reports (in written or electronic form) in satisfactory quality 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)

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

  • Programme CKCP_CZV lifelong learning

    branch CKCO_CZV , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme NKCP_CHTOZP Master's

    branch NKCO_CHTOZP , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme NPCP_CHTOZP Master's

    branch NPCO_CHTOZP , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Laboratory exercise

52 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer