| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Operations II | CEV306 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Spring | 5 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Aykan KARADEMİR
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Attaining competence and skills in planning, functionality and design of wastewater treatment plants.
2) Apprehending the biological processes associated with a number of wastewater treatment systems and designing the biological treatment units based on the type of the wastewaters.
3) Applying the broad principles of the nutrient removal, anaerobic treatment and sludge treatment and other biological treatment systems.
4) Developing mass balance calculations for biochemical reactions and designing individual biological treatment systems used in wastewater treatment.
5) Using the kinetics of the biological treatment systems in the operation and control of the treatment systems.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||
| 1 | High | High | High | Low | |
| 2 | High | High | High | Low | |
| 3 | High | High | Middle | Low | |
| 4 | High | High | High | Low | |
| 5 | High | High | High | Low | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
1) Mathematics II Completing the following course succesfully:
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Mathematics I-II Environmental Chemistry I-II Engineering Mathematics
Course Contents
Fundamentals of biological treatment; Design parameters; Activated sludge process; Aeration systmes and equipment; Nitrification and denitrification; Sludge stabilization; Anaerobic treatment and sludge digestion systems; Sludge dewatering; Trickling filters; Aerobic, anaerobic and facultative lagoons; Oxidation ditch.
Weekly Schedule
1) Fundamentals of biological treatment. Cell growth and growth phases, aerobic and anaerobic metabolisms, classification based on carbon energy sources, microorganisms in the biological treatment processes.2) Kinetics and design parameters of biological treatment. Monod kinetics, bological design parameters, mass balances for cell and substrate, application examples.
3) Activated sludge system. Process description, process microbiology, design parameters, system design and control.
4) Activated sludge system (cont.). Oxygen demand, design example.
5) Nitrification. Need for nitrogen removal, process description of nitrification, design of nitrification systems.
6) Denitrification. Design of denitrification systems, combined nitrification-denitrification systems.
7) Combined nitrification-denitrification systems.
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Phosphorus removal. Need for phosphorus removal, biological and chemical phosphorus removal.
10) Combined nitrogen-phoshorus removal systems.
11) Anaerobic treatment. Anaerobic process description and stages, system parameters and design.
12) Anaerobic treatment applications.
13) Sludge stabilization and treatment. Aerobic and anaerobic sludge digestion systems, sludge thickening and dewatering, sludge treatment design examples.
14) Natural and small wastewater treatment systems. Process description for natural treatment systems, constructed wetlands, aquatic plant systems, onsite treatment systems, design examples.
15) Discharge limits and legislation. Municipal and industrial discharge limits, receiving waterbody quality targets, comparison of national and international regulations, permission procedures.
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Lab / Workshop
4) Problem Solving
5) Project Based Learning
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
40% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
English
Work Placement(s)
Not Required