B625 – Water and Wastewater Treatment

Module
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Module number
B625
Version: 1
Faculty
Civil Engineering
Level
Master
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Winter semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ulrike Feistel
ulrike.feistel(at)htw-dresden.de

Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Grischek
thomas.grischek(at)htw-dresden.de
Lecturer in: "Water and Wastewater Treatment"

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ulrike Feistel
ulrike.feistel(at)htw-dresden.de
Lecturer in: "Water and Wastewater Treatment"

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Jakob Ebermann
jakob.ebermann(at)htw-dresden.de
Lecturer in: "Water and Wastewater Treatment"

Course language(s)

English
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ECTS credits

5.00 credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SCH (2.00 SCH Lecture | 1.00 SCH Seminar | 1.00 SCH Internship)

Self-study time

90.00 hours

Pre-examination(s)

Paper
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Protocol
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Examination(s)

Written examination
Module examination | Examination time: 90 min | Weighting: 100% | tested in English language
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Form of teaching

Lectures, seminars, excursion, laboratory practical

Media type
No information
Instruction content/structure
  • Introduction drinking water purification
  • Water quality of raw water
  • Adsorption, filtration, flocculation (incl. lab practical)
  • Removal of iron and manganese
  • Electro-chemical techniques
  • Disinfection (incl. lab practical)
  • Small scale treatments systems for rural areas in developing countries
  • Conventional waste water treatment
  • Constructed wetlands
  • Regulations (e.g. EU water framework directive)
Qualification objectives

Students will gain up-to-date knowledge of the various treatment methods available. Building on their knowledge they will be able to recommend methods suitable for particular raw water quality and specific local conditions. From practical work in the laboratory students will gain first-hand experience of basic processes in the water treatment process and will be able to assess their application at small and large scale.

Social and personal skills
No information
Special admission requirements
No information
Recommended prerequisites
No information
Continuation options
No information
Literature

Script

Gujer, W. (2008) Systems Analysis for Water Technology. Springer, ISBN 978-3540772774

Ray, C., Jain, R. (2011) Drinking Water Treatment. Springer, Heidelberg, ISBN 978-9400711037

Current teaching resources

keine

Notes
No information