| Competences |
| Type A | Code | Competences Specific |
| Professional | ||
| AP1 | A1.1. Formulate strategies to collate data for the design and application of conceptual and calculation models aimed at improving understanding of complex systems of engineering and environmental management. | |
| AP2 | A1.2. Analyze the dynamic interactions in complex systems in the environment and general surroundings. | |
| AP3 | A1.3. Provide scientific evaluations for developing policies and taking decisions that are sustainable and environmentally friendly. | |
| Type B | Code | Competences Transversal |
| Professional | ||
| BP1 | B1.1. Communicate and discuss proposals and conclusions in a clear and unambiguous manner in specialized and non-specialized multilingual forums. | |
| BP2 | B1.2. Adapt to a changing environment. | |
| BP3 | B2.1. Influence and guide others to improve performance. | |
| BP4 | B2.2. Provide guidelines to define and achieve objectives. | |
| BP6 | B3.1. Work in a team with responsibilities shared among multidisciplinary, multilingual and multicultural teams. | |
| BP7 | B4.1. Show commitments to an attitude of continuous learning | |
| BP8 | B4.2. Learn autonomously and with initiative. | |
| BP9 | B5.1. Work autonomously, responsibly and with initiative in a research and innovation context. | |
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| Common | ||
| CC1 | Have an intermediate mastery of a foreign language, preferably English | |
| CC2 | Be advanced users of the information and communication technologies | |
| Learning aims |
| Objectives | Competences | ||
| Defineix mesures preventives, estableix sistemes de tractament de la contaminació, i gestiona els recursos de l'aigua. | AP2 AP3 |
BP1 BP2 BP3 BP6 BP7 BP8 BP9 |
CC1 CC2 |
| Integra els coneixements per a la realització d'un avantprojecte i estudis de viabilitat | AP1 AP2 AP3 |
BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP6 BP7 BP8 BP9 |
CC1 CC2 |
| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| 1. INTRODUCTION: | - The need for advanced treatments. - Legislation and treatments: drinking water and water reuse. |
| 2. MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGIES: | - Membranes (UF, NF, RO) and their applications (drinking water, reuse, desalination). - Basic principles, synthesis of membranes, transport mechanisms, driving force, types of membranes and modules |
| 3. MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS: | - Membrane Bioreactors (MBR): concepts, advantages and inconveniences. - Other biological configurations. |
| 4. ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES (AOPs) | - AOPs based on H2O2 - AOPs based on UV-vis radiation - AOPs based on ozone - Wet air oxidation (WAO) and catalytic wet air oxidation (CWAO) - Combination of AOPs and biological systems |
| Planning |
| Methodologies :: Tests | |||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours | Hours outside the classroom | (**) Total hours | ||||||
| Introductory activities |
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0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | |||||
| Problem solving, classroom exercises |
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9 | 14.4 | 23.4 | |||||
| Lecture |
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14 | 21 | 35 | |||||
| Field work/trips |
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3 | 4.5 | 7.5 | |||||
| Personal tuition |
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0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | |||||
| Mixed tests |
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2 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| Practical tests |
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1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | |||||
| (*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher. (**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | |||||||||
| Methodologies |
| Description | |
| Introductory activities | Activities designed to make contact with students, collect information from them and introduce the subject. |
| Problem solving, classroom exercises | Formulation, analysis, resolution and debate of a problem or exercise related to the topic of the subject. |
| Lecture | Description of the contents of the subject. |
| Field work/trips | Visit a company and seminar related to the contents of the subject. |
| Personal tuition | Meet students individually to guide them in the acquisition of technical and social skills. |
| Personalized attention |
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| Assessment |
| Description | Weight | ||
| Problem solving, classroom exercises | During the problems sessions some individual exercises will be performed under the supervision of the teacher, and the student will be asked to submit them to the teacher after the session to be corrected and evaluated | 20% | |
| Practical tests | Discussion and solving of an open problem or case, which can be performed individually or in groups | 40% | |
| Mixed tests | Final test that combines exercices, questions to develop, short objective questions and / or multiple choice tests | 40% | |
| Other comments and second exam session | |||
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To average, minimum grade of each section is 3.5. For the second call, the final exam will account for 60% of the grade. The remaining 40% will come from continuous assessment: 40% of solving a problem or open case. During testing assessment, mobile phones, tablets and other electronic devices that are not expressly authorized for the test must be switched off and out of sight. |
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| Sources of information |
| Basic |
S. Vigneswaran and C. Visvanathan , Water Treatment Processes: Simple Options (New Directions in Civil Engineering) by S, CRC-Press;, 1995
Metcalf & Eddy, Wastewater Engineering Treatment and Reuse, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2003
A.C. van Haandel, J. van der Lubbe, Handbook of Biological Wastewater Treatment: Design and Optimisation of Activated Sludge Systems, 2nd ed., IWA Publishing, 2012
S. Parsons, Advanced Oxidation Processes for water and wastewater treatment, IWA Publishing, 2004 |
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| Complementary | |||||||||
COMPLEMENTÀRIA: American Water Works Association Research Foundation, Lyonnaise des Eaux, Water Research Commission of South Africa: Water Treatment Membrane Processes. McGraw-Hill, 1996 Judd, S.: The MBR Book: Principles and Applications of Membrane Bioreactors for Water and Wastewater Treatment. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2010 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080966823 Cheremisinoff, Nicholas P.: Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology. Butterworht-Heinemann, 2002 |
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| Recommendations |
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.