Type A
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Code |
Competences Specific | | A1.4 |
Understand and apply tools and strategies for the management and/or design of processes and products in the ambit of environmental and energy sustainability. |
| A1.5 |
Formulate the strategies needed to collect data for the design and application of conceptual and calculation modelsz in order to better understand complex systems in engineering and environmental and energy management. |
Type B
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Code |
Competences Transversal |
Type C
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Code |
Competences Nuclear |
Type A
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Code |
Learning outcomes |
| A1.4 |
Identify the principal control loops in a wastewater treatment plant.
Design sludge management processes in a wastewater treatment plant.
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Build mathematical models for water and sludge lines of a water treatment plant.
Design and model biological wastewater treatment systems, anaerobic digestioin systems for treating highly polluted wastewaters and biological treatment systems for low grade wastewaters.
Identify and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the various processes used to treat wastewater.
Identify, select, design and model biological treatment process suitable for industrial waters.
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Type B
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Code |
Learning outcomes |
Type C
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Code |
Learning outcomes |
Topic |
Sub-topic |
1. Introducció. Estat actual de la depuració d'aigües residuals urbanes i industrials. Esquema general d'un procés de tractament d'aigües residuals: tractaments primaris secundaris i terciaris. Balanç económic i energétic.
2. Procesos fisico-químics. Desbast i dessorrat. Sistemes de aireació. Decantació. Coagulació-floculació. Tractaments terciaris.
3. Tractaments biològics d'aigües residuals. Cinètica microbiana. Sistemes de llots actius. Eliminació biològica de nitrogen i de fòsfor. Criteris de selecció i disseny. Modificacions del procés convencional i altres processos aeròbics.
4. Tractamentes terciaris d'aigües residuals. Filtració. Eliminació de nutrients i desinfecció.
5. Tractament biológic d'aigües industrials i digestió anaerobia.
6. Gestió de llots de plantes depuradores. Processos de reducció i higienització, deposició.
7. Control i instrumentació de plantes depuradores d'aigües residuals
8. Aplicacions de models per el disseny i operació de plantes depuradores urbanes i industrials.
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Methodologies :: Tests |
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Competences |
(*) Class hours
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Hours outside the classroom
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(**) Total hours |
Introductory activities |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
Lecture |
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10 |
14 |
24 |
Problem solving, classroom exercises |
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6 |
9 |
15 |
ICT practicals |
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12 |
17 |
29 |
Personal tuition |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
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Mixed tests |
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2 |
3 |
5 |
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(*) 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
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Description |
Introductory activities |
Activities designed to make contact with students, collect information from them and introduce the subject. |
Lecture |
Description of the contents of the subject. |
Problem solving, classroom exercises |
Formulation, analysis, resolution and debate of a problem or exercise related to the topic of the subject. |
ICT practicals |
Practical application of the theory of a knowledge area in a particular context. Practical exercises using ICTs. |
Personal tuition |
Time that each teacher has to speak to pupils and resolve their doubts. |
Description |
Students can arrange a meeting with the teacher trough email: pilar.icaran@gmail.com |
Methodologies |
Competences
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Description |
Weight |
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Problem solving, classroom exercises |
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During the problem 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 |
25 |
ICT practicals |
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Application of models and software to a case study |
35 |
Mixed tests |
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Final test that combines exercices, questions to develop, short objective questions and / or multiple choice tests |
40 |
Others |
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Other comments and second exam session |
To average, minimum grade of each section is 4. For the second call, the final exam will account for 65% of the grade. The remaining 35% will come from continuous assessment: 35% of ICT practicals. 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. |
Basic |
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Eikelboom D.H., Buijsen H.J.J. 1981.
Microscopic Sludge Investigation Manual. Second edition 1983.Jenkins, D. ,M. Richard and G. Daigger.
1992. Manual on the Causes of Activated Sludge Bulking and Foaming.Lehninger Albert. L. 1985. Bioquimica.Manual Nitrogen Control. 1993.
U.S.
Environmental Protection AgencyWanner Jiri. 1994. Activated Sludge Bulking
and Foaming Control. |
Complementary |
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Casey, Ekama, Wentzel and Marais. 1993.
"Causes and Control
of Filamentous Bulking in Nutrient Removal Activated
Sludge Systems", in Prevention and Control of Bulking
Activated Sludge, D. Jenkins, R. Ramadori and L. Cingolani, eds., Perugia, Italy
: Luigi Bazzugi Center,
pp. 69-76Ekama G.A., Barnard J.L., Günthert F.W.,
Krebs P., McCorquodale J.A., Parker D.S. and Wahlberg J. “Secondary
Settling Tanks” Scientific and Technical Report nº6. IAWQ.GERMAN ATV-DVWK RULES AND STANDARDS A 131EHenze, Grady, Gujer, Marais, and Matsuo.
1986. Activated Sludge Model Nº1Henze, M et al. 1987. "Activated
Sludge Model Nº 1", Scientific and Technical Report Nº. 1 London: IAWPRC.Jenkins, D. 1992. "Towards a
Comprehensive Model of Activated Sludge Bulking and Foaming", Water
Sci. Technol. 25(6):215-230Martorell S., Camos C., Güell D., Icaran P., Rey A.; “ Curso sobre
microbiología de los fangos activados” Formació Continuada Les Heures Edición de
1997Ribes J. Ferrer Polo y Seco A. tesi doctoral “Modelització de
sedimentadors en plantes de tractament d’aigües residuals”, Universitat de
ValènciaTacakcs I., Tesi doctoral “EXPERIMENTS IN
ACTIVATED SLUDGE MODELLING”; ISBN-number: 978-90-5989-222-4 Wanner, J. 1993. "Kinetic and
Metabolic Selection in Controlling the Filamentous Organisms in Activated
Sludge Systems", in Prevention and Control of Bulking
Activated Sludge, D. Jenkins, R. Ramadori and L. Cingolani, eds, Perugia,
Italy, Luig Bazzucchi Center, pp. 17-42 |
(*)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. |
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