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URBAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND REUSE

Luigi RIZZO URBAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND REUSE

0622100059
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
EQF7
CIVIL ENGINEERING
2021/2022



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2017
FULL ACADEMIC YEAR
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
660LESSONS
LUIGI RIZZO T Curriculum
Objectives
MODULE 1 (TREATMENT AND REUSE OF URBAN WASTEWATER)
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES AND SKILLS TO BE ACQUIRED.
TO LEARN THE PLANT AND TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE TREATMENT AND REUSE OF URBAN WASTEWATER, THE RELATED DESIGN CRITERIA, AS WELL AS SOLUTIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS (WTPS).

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING.
TO GET KNOWLEDGE: ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF URBAN WASTEWATER, ON SECONDARY AND TERTIARY TREATMENTS OF URBAN WASTEWATER TO BE DISPOSED-OFF OR REUSED, ON THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK. UNDERSTANDING OF THE MULTI-BARRIER PROCESS SCHEMES FOR URBAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT IN RELATION TO THE FINAL DESTINATION (DISCHARGE INTO THE ENVIRONMENT OR REUSE), THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARTMENT WHERE THE DISCHARGE TAKES PLACE AND THE CURRENT REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING APPLIED.
KNOWLEDGE OF MULTI-BARRIER PROCESS SCHEMES FOR THE TREATMENT OF URBAN WASTEWATER. UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE DESIGN OF NEW WTPS, TO THE FUNCTIONAL VERIFICATION, AND TO THE DESIGN OF SOLUTIONS FOR THE UPGRADING OF EXISTING WTPS.

MAKING JUDGMENT.
ABILITY TO IDENTIFY THE MOST SUITABLE SOLUTIONS AND COMBINATIONS OF TREATMENT UNITS ACCORDING TO THE CHARACTERISTICS OF URBAN WASTEWATER AND THE OBJECTIVES OF THE TREATMENT (DISCHARGE INTO THE WATER BODY, DISCHARGE TO THE SOIL, DISCHARGE INTO A SENSITIVE AREA, WATER REUSE).

COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
ABILITY TO PRESENT AND DISCUSS A DESIGNING HOMEWORK RELATED TO THE FUNCTIONAL VERIFICATION OF AN URBAN WTP AND TO THE DESIGN OF THE SUBSEQUENT UPGRADING FOR DISCHARGE OR REUSE. ABILITY TO WORK IN A TEAM.

LEARNING SKILLS.
ABILITY TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED DURING THE COURSE TO THE VERIFICATION AND DESIGN OF URBAN WTPS, ACCORDING TO THE FINAL DESTINATION.

MODULE 2 (INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND DRINKING WATER)
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES AND COMPETENCE TO BE ACQUIRED.
TO LEARN THE PLANT AND TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF WATER AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATER AND THE RELATED DESIGN CRITERIA.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING.
TO GET KNOWLEDGE: ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DIFFERENT AQUEOUS MATRICES TO BE SUBJECTED TO TREATMENT (INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER, CONTAMINATED SURFACE WATER, CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER); ON CHEMICAL, CHEMICAL-PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES FOR TREATMENT ACCORDING TO THE FINAL PURPOSE (DISPOSAL, REUSE OR DRINKING WATER); ON THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK. UNDERSTANDING OF MULTI-BARRIER PROCESS SCHEMES FOR THE TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER, AND FOR THE TREATMENT OF SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING APPLIED.
KNOWLEDGE OF MULTI-BARRIER PROCESS SCHEMES FOR THE TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER AND OF DRINKING WATER. UNDERSTANDING OF PROBLEMS RELATED TO FUNCTIONAL VERIFICATION AND DESIGN OF INDUSTRIAL WTPS AND DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PLANTS (DWTPS).

MAKING JUDGMENT.
ABILITY TO IDENTIFY THE MOST SUITABLE PLANT SOLUTIONS AND COMBINATIONS OF TREATMENT UNITS ACCORDING TO THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WATER/WASTEWATER TO BE TREATED AND THE OBJECTIVES OF THE TREATMENT.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
ABILITY TO PRESENT AND DISCUSS A DESIGNING HOMEWORK RELATED TO THE FUNCTIONAL VERIFICATION AND DESIGN OF A PLANT FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER OR DRINKING SURFACE WATER TREATMENT. ABILITY TO WORK IN A TEAM.

LEARNING SKILLS.
ABILITY TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED DURING THE COURSE TO THE FUNCTIONAL VERIFICATION AND DESIGN OF INDUSTRIAL WTPS AND DWTPS.
Prerequisites
BACKGROUND ON BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES (SUSPENDED AND BIOFILM SYSTEMS) FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT.
Contents
MODULE 1
1. WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS (WTPS): DEEPENING OF PLANT, TECHNOLOGY AND PROJECT SOLUTIONS FOR URBAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT (10 HOURS OF THEORY 2 OF EXERCISE).
2. BIOLOGICAL REMOVAL OF NUTRIENTS: DESIGN OF BIOLOGICAL TREATMENTS FOR THE REMOVAL OF NUTRIENTS (NITRIFICATION/DENITRIFICATION) AND RELATED SCHEMES (3 HOURS OF THEORY).
3. INNOVATIVE BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES FOR THE REMOVAL OF CARBON AND NITROGEN: BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANE REACTORS (MBR), MOVING BED BIOFILM REACTORS (MBBR), BIOLOGICAL AERATED FILTERS (BAF), UP-FLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTORS (UASB), ETC. DESIGN AND VERIFICATION (10 HOURS OF THEORY 5 OF EXERCISE).
4. TERTIARY/ADVANCED TREATMENTS: PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR FILTRATION OF WASTEWATER, INTRODUCTION TO ADSORPTION AND OXIDATION WITH OZONE PROCESSES (7 HOURS OF THEORY).
5. SMALL WTP: ROTATING BIOLOGICAL CONTACTORS (RBC), PHYTOREMEDIATION (CONSTRACTED WETLANDS), IMHOFF TANKS; MULTI-BARRIER SOLUTIONS FOR SMAL WTP, SOLUTIONS FOR ISOLATED USERS (4 HOURS OF THEORY 3 OF EXERCISE).
6. WASTEWATER REUSE: REGULATIONS, TECHNICAL PROBLEMS, PROCESS DIAGRAMS, POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS (5 HOURS OF THEORY).
7. WTP MANAGEMENT: FUNCTIONAL VERIFICATIONS, UPGRADING, PROCESS CONTROL, OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS (3 HOURS OF THEORY).
8. DESIGN CRITERIA AND COSTS (3 HOURS OF THEORY)
9. LABORATORY (5 HOURS)

MODULE 2
1. PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND CHEMICAL-PHYSICAL PROCESSES: COAGULATION, PRECIPITATION, AIR STRIPPING, OXIDATION, ADVANCED OXIDATION, DISINFECTION, ION EXCHANGE, ADSORPTION (20 HOURS OF THEORY 2 OF EXERCISE).
2. ADVANCED URBAN WASTEWATER TREATMENTS: EMERGING CONTAMINANTS; WASTEWATER REUSE; POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS FOR ADVANCED TREATMENT; DESIGNING CRITERIA (5 HOURS OF THEORY).
3. INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT: QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN TYPES OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER (AGRO-FOOD, TEXTILE, TANNING ETC.); MULTI-BARRIER SOLUTIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; DESIGNING CRITERIA (10 HOURS OF THEORY).
4. PHYSICAL (AIR STRIPPING) AND CHEMICAL (OXIDATION) PROCESSES FOR THE REMOVAL OF NUTRIENTS (2 HOURS OF THEORY 1 OF EXERCISE).
5. DRINKING WATER TREATMENT: RELEVANT REGULATIONS, SURFACE AND GROUND WATER CHARACTERISTICS, CONTROL OF DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS, MULTI-BARRIER SOLUTIONS FOR DRINKING WATER TREATMENT, DESIGNING CRITERIA (8 HOURS OF THEORY 2 OF EXERCISE).
6. LABORATORY (10 HOURS)
Teaching Methods
FRONTAL LECTURE, PRACTICE EXERCISES, LABORATORY EXPERIENCE, DESIGN WORKING-GROUP HOMEWORK, TECHNICAL VISITS OF WTP/DWTP. IN PARTICULAR THE CLASS INCLUDES TWO MODULES WITH APPROXIMATELY 4.5 ECTS OF FRONTAL LECTURES, 1 ECTS OF EXERCISES, AND 0.5 ECTS OF LABORATORY/VISIT TO URBAN WTP FOR MODULE 1 AND 4.5 ECTS OF FRONTAL LECTURES, 0.5 ECTS OF EXERCISES, AND 1 ECTS OF LABORATORY/VISIT TO INDUSTRIAL WTP/DWTP FOR MODULE 2. THE DESIGN WORKING GROUP HOMEWORK IS FOCUSED ON THE DESIGN OF THE UPGRADING OF AN URBAN WTP OR THE DESIGN OF AN INDUSTRIAL WTP OR THE DESIGN OF A DWTP. LABORATORY ACTIVITY INCLUDES EXPERIMENTAL TESTS AND RELATED MEASUREMENTS ACCORDING TO THE TOPICS ADDRESSED DURING THE COURSE. CLASS ATTENDING IS NOT MANDATORY.
Verification of learning
INTERVIEW AND HOMEWORK WILL BE THE TOOLS TO EVALUATE LEARNING SKILLS. THE AIM IS TO PROMOTE AND EVALUATE STUDENTS' CAPACITY TO SUCCESSFULLY OPERATE IN WORKING GROUPS (QUALITY OF THE HOMEWORK, SPEAKER SKILLS, ANSWER TO QUESTIONS WILL BE EVALUATED) AS WELL AS TO CHECK BY AN INTERVIEW STUDENT CAPACITY TO FIND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE TREATMENT OF SPECIFIC WATER AND WASTEWATER. THE FINAL EVALUATION MARK WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT BOTH HOMEWORK OPEN EXPLANATION AND DISCUSSION, AND SUBSEQUENT INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEW. TO AWARD THE STUDENT THE HIGHEST GRADE THE LEVEL OF DEEPENING OF THE TOPICS INTRODUCED DURING THE CLASS, CAPACITY AND CLARITY IN THE PRESENTATION AND THE INTERVIEW, CORRELATION CAPACITY BETWEEN DIFFERENT ARGUMENTS AND AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT WILL BE CONSIDERED.
Texts
-WASTEWATER ENGINEERING: TREATMENT AND REUSE 4TH EDITION. METCALF & EDDY. MCGRAW HILL. 2006.
-DEPURAZIONE DELLE ACQUE DI PICCOLE COMUNITÀ: TECNICHE NATURALI E TECNICHE IMPIANTISTICHE. MASOTTI L., VERDICCHI P. HOEPLI. 2005.
-WATER TREATMENT, AWWA, 2005. (ADDITIONAL TEXT)
-CONTROL OF DISINFECTION BY PRODUCTS IN DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS. A. NIKOLAOU, L. RIZZO, H. SELCUK. NOVA SCIENCE PUBLISHER. 2007. (ADDITIONAL TEXT)
-COURSE NOTES AND HANDOUTS
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