Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : BM6642 : Water and Wastewater Treatment { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Balasubramanian P
Syllabus
Water Quality - Physical, Chemical and Biological Parameters of Water – Water Quality Requirement - Potable Water Standards, Wastewater Effluent Standards, Water Quality Indices - Water Purification in Natural Systems - Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Treatment - Unit Operations - Unit Processes, Coagulation and Flocculation, Sedimentation and Flotation, Gravity Thickeners, Clarifiers and Flotation Systems, Filtration, Gas Transfer Processes, Adsorption and Ion Exchange, Disinfection. Constituents of Wastewaters - Sources - Significant Parameter - Fundamentals of Process Kinetics, Zero Order, First Order, Second Order Reactions, Enzyme Reactions - Bio Reactors - Types, Classification, Design Principles - Design of Wastewater Treatment Systems -Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Treatments - Evaluation of Biokinetic Parameters - Activated Sludge and its Process - Modifications, Biological Nitrification and Denitrification - Attached Growth Biological Treatment Systems -Trickling Filters - Rotating Biological Contactors – Waste Stabilization Ponds and Lagoons - Aerobic Pond, Facultative Pond, Anaerobic Ponds- Polishing Ponds, Aerated Lagoons - Anaerobic Processes – Process Fundamentals - Standard, High Rate and Hybrid Reactors, Anaerobic Filters, Fluidized Bed Reactors - Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactors - Expanded Granular Bed Reactors - Two Stage/Phase Anaerobic Reactors – Sludge Digestion, Sludge Disposal.
Course Objectives
- To apply knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and microbiology to solve and analyze engineering problems related to water and wastewater collection, transport, quality and treatment.
- To use the fundamental principles of mass balance, chemical kinetics and equilibrium to design water or wastewater reactors to achieve a desirable treatment goal
Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the students will be able: <br />1. To realize the significance of water and wastewater treatment in today life <br />2. To understand the mechanisms and kinetics in water and wastewater treatment <br />3. To comprehend the factors influencing various water and wastewater treatment techniques <br />4. To appreciate the role of designing water and wastewater treatment plants
Essential Reading
- Weber, W. J., Physicochemical processes for water quality control, John Wiley and sons , 2003
- Arceivala, S. J. and Asolekar, S. R.,, Wastewater Treatment for Pollution Control,, McGraw-Hill Education (India) Pvt. Ltd., , 2006
Supplementary Reading
- Davide Dionisi, Biological Wastewater Treatment Processes: Mass and Heat Balances, CRC press , 2017
- Benefield, L.D. and Randall C.W., Biological Processes Design for wastewaters,, Prentice-Hall, Inc. , 1989