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
Turnus
Winter semester
Module supervisor

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

Lecturers

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Grischek
thomas.grischek(at)htw-dresden.de


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


Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Jakob Ebermann
jakob.ebermann(at)htw-dresden.de

Teaching language(s)

English

ECTS credits

5.00 Credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

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

Self-study time

90.00 hours

Pre-requisite(s) for the examination

Paper
Tested in English language


Protocols
Tested in English language

Examination(s)

Written examination
Examination duration: 90 min | Weighting: 100 % | Tested in English language

Teaching form

Lectures, seminars, excursion, laboratory practical

Media type
Not specified
Teaching 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.

Special admission requirement(s)
Not specified
Recommended prerequisites
Not specified
Continuation options
Not specified
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
Not specified
Notes
Not specified