Applied wastewater engineering

Summary

This course on applied wastewater treatment focuses on engineering and scientific aspects to achieve high effluent water quality and to handle wastes and air emissions generated in wastewater treatment plants.

Content

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Keywords

organic micropollutants removal, sludge treatment, air emission control, nutrient and energy recovery, engineering

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

• Water and wastewater treatment (can be taken during the same semester)

Recommended courses

• Traitement et valorisation des eaux et des déchets

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

• Design an organic micropollutant removal process
• Propose an adequate sludge treatment
• Analyze the interactions between the different processes of a wastewater treatment plant
• Plan an exhaust air treatment sub-unit
• Sketch all processes of an entire wastewater treatment plant

Transversal skills

• Give feedback (critique) in an appropriate fashion.
• Make an oral presentation.
• Assess one's own level of skill acquisition, and plan their on-going learning goals.
• Continue to work through difficulties or initial failure to find optimal solutions.

Teaching methods

Lectures ex cathedra, exercises and one or two visits to a wastewater treatment plant

Expected student activities

Participation in homework sessions (group work) and in wastewater treatment plant visits

Assessment methods

One written mid-term exam during the semester (30%) and one final exam (70%)

Resources

Bibliography

Provided via moodle

 

Notes/Handbook

Provided weekly via moodle

Websites

• http://moodle.epfl.ch/

Moodle Link

• https://go.epfl.ch/ENV-509