Course overview
The aim of this course is to introduce the students to the area of water and wastewater treatment. The course will cover water chemistry; characteristics of water and wastewater; primary, secondary and tertiary treatment processes; sludge disposal; and design of water and wastewater treatment plants.
Students will also gain a working knowledge of the water and wastewater industry and perform a preliminary design of a treatment plant. This course aligns with the program’s intent to demonstrate a chemical engineering body of knowledge and apply this knowledge along with critical thinking, creativity, and innovation for industrial and real-life complex problems.
- Introduction to water and wastewater treatment
- Chemical water treatment
- Physical water treatment
- Biological treatment and Sludge management
Course learning outcomes
- Explain the principles of water and wastewater treatment.
- Explain fundamental water chemistry and chemically driven treatment processes.
- Identify the parameters that characterise the constituents found in potable water and wastewater;
- Recognise the common physical, chemical and biological unit operations encountered in treatment processes;
- Analyse data representative of water or wastewaters and respective treatment processes.
- Apply fundamental principles to the design of treatment processes, and integrated plant
- Work collaboratively as part of a small group.
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 30397
Section LE01
Size 200
Available 200
Class number 22979
Section TU01
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 22980
Section TU02
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 22977
Section WS01
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 22978
Section WS02
Size 20
Available 20
Mawson Lakes
Class number 22981
Section TU01
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 22982
Section WS01
Size 20
Available 20
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