Waste Water Treatment
BASIC DATA
course listing
A - main register
course code
EAV6040
course title in Estonian
Reoveepuhastus
course title in English
Waste Water Treatment
course volume CP
-
ECTS credits
6.00
to be declared
yes
assessment form
Examination
teaching semester
autumn
language of instruction
Estonian
English
Study programmes that contain the course
code of the study programme version
course compulsory
EAKI02/25
no
EAXM15/25
yes
Structural units teaching the course
EA - Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture
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course aims in Estonian
Anda teadmised: mehaanilisest reoveepuhastusest; bioloogilisest reoveepuhastusest; järelpuhastusest ning settekäitlusest ja nende vahelistest seostest. Aine teise poole eesmärgiks on reoveepuhasti dimensioonimisoskuste omandamine.
Omandada oskused tööks erialase kirjanduse ja teadusuuringutega
course aims in English
Provide knowledge in: primary wastewater treatment; biological wastewater treatment; tertiary wastewater treatment and sludge treatment and in interrelationships of this processes. To provide skills for wastewater treatment process design.
Acquire the skills to work with professional literature and research
learning outcomes in the course in Est.
Oskab kirjeldada reoveepuhastusprotsesse ning tunneb nende vahelisi seoseid. Oskab dimensioonida erinevaid reoveepuhastusprotsesse.
Oskab kasutada reoveepuhastite modelleerimistarkvara enda poolt dimensioonitud reoveepuhastusprotsessi optimeerimiseks.
Oskab analüüsida erialaseid uurimissuundi ja teadustöid, artikleid
learning outcomes in the course in Eng.
Can describe different wastewater treatment processes and knows their interrelationships.
Is able to design different wastewater treatment processes.
Is able to use a wastewater treatment modelling software to optimize his own wastewater treatment plant design.
Can analyse professional research trends and research papers
brief description of the course in Estonian
Reovee mõju keskkonnale: Streeter-Phelpsi mudel; bioloogilised protsessid veekogudes. Reovee koostis ja omadused: hõljum; biokeemiline hapnikutarve; keemiline hapnikutarve; süsinikuringe; lämmastikuringe; pH; leelisus; ohtlikud ained. Reoveepuhastust käsitlevad seadused. Mehaaniline reoveepuhastus: reovee eelpuhastus; võred ja võreprahi töötlemine; liivapüünised ja nende dimensioonimine; liivatsüklonid; setitid ja nende dimensioonimine; mehaanilise reoveepuhastuse modelleerimine. Bioloogiline reoveepuhastus: bioloogilise reoveepuhastuse eesmärk; aeroobne reoveepuhastus; anaeroobne reoveepuhastus; biokileprotsess ja põhilised dimensioonimisparameetrid; aktiivmudaprotsess; aeratsioon; hapniku ülekanne (α ja β faktor). Aktiivmudaprotsess: aktiivmuda; erinevad aktiivmudaprotsessid; põhilised aktiivmudaparameetrid; aktiivmudaprotsessi dimensioonimine ja juhtimine; enimlevinud probleemid aktiivmudapuhastitega; bioloogiline fosforiärastus; bioloogilise reoveepuhastuse modelleerimine. Keemiline reoveepuhastus: koagulatsioon; keemiline fosforiärastus; flokulatsioon; keemilise reoveepuhastuse modelleerimine. Järelselgiti: järelselgiti põhilised parameetrid ja dimensioonimine; järelselgiti modelleerimine. Tööstusreoveepuhastus: põhilised probleemid tööstusreovetes; flotatsioon; anaeroobne reoveepuhastus (EGSB, UASB), membraanfiltratsioon (AMBR, AnMBR). Reovee järelpuhastus: reovee desinfitseerimine (kloor, UV-C, osoon), adsorptsioon aktiivsöega (Freundliche isoterm); aktiivsöefiltri dimensioonimine. Settekäitlus: reoveesette omadused; reoveesette kogused; reoveesette tihendamine ja veelustamine; reoveesette aeroobne ja anaeroobne stabiliseerimine; kompostimine; metaankääritamine; staatilise mudatihendaja dimensioonimine; metaantanki dimensioonimine. Väikepuhastid: annuspuhasti; septik; pinnaspuhasti. Õppekäigud.
brief description of the course in English
Influence of wastewater to the environment: Streeter-Phelps model; biological processes in waterbodies. Nature of wastewater: suspended solids; biological oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; carbon cycle; nitrogen cycle; pH, alkalinity, harmful substances. Regulations in wastewater treatment. Preliminary wastewater treatment: pre-treatment; screening and handling the screenings; grit separation and design of grit traps; sand cyclone. Modelling preliminary wastewater treatment. Biological wastewater treatment: aim of biological wastewater treatment; aerobic wastewater treatment; anaerobic wastewater treatment; fixed-film systems and basic design of a trickling filter; activated sludge process; aeration systems; oxygen transfer (α and β factor). Activated sludge process: activated sludge; common activated sludge process modifications; main activated sludge parameters; aeration tank design and operation; operational problems; biological phosphorous removal; modelling biological wastewater treatment processes. Chemical treatment processes: coagulation; chemical phosphorous removal; flocculation; modelling chemical wastewater treatment processes. Clarifier: basic parameters and design; modelling clarification processes. Industrial wastewater treatment: main problems with industrial wastewaters; flotation; anaerobic wastewater treatment (EGSB, UASB); membrane filtration (AMBR, AnMBR). Tertiary treatment: wastewater disinfection (chlorine, UV-C, ozone); carbon adsorption (Freundliche Isotherm); carbon filter design. Sludge treatment: sludge characteristics; sludge quantities; sludge thickening and dewatering; sludge aerobic and anaerobic stabilization; composting; gravity thickener design; digester design. Small wastewater treatment plants: SBR, septic; wetlands. Study trips.
type of assessment in Estonian
Suuline eksam ( 5 küsimust) ja reoveepuhasti projekt. Hinde osakaal jaotub järgmiselt: suuline eksam 70 % ja reoveepuhasti projekt 30 %.
type of assessment in English
Oral exam (5 questions) and wastewater treatment project. Grade proportion is distributed as follows: oral exam 70 % and wastewater treatment project 30 %.
independent study in Estonian
Iseseisev tutvumine erialakirjandusega. Kursuseprojekt
independent study in English
Individual familiarization with the theory. Course Project
study literature
Water and Wastewater Engineering. Design Principles and Practice. Mackenzie L. Davis. 2010 McGraw-Hill Education.

Activated sludge / prepared by Activated Sludge Task Force of the Water Environment Federation under the direction of the Municipal Subcommittee of the Technical Practice Committee. 2002 Alexandria.

Biological wastewater treatment / C.P. Leslie Grady, Jr., Glen T. Daigger, Nancy G. Love, Carlos D.M. Filipe. IWA Publishing, 2011.

Wastewater treatment: biological and chemical processes / Mogens Henze, Poul Harremoës, Jes Ia Cour Jansen, Eric Arvin. Springer 2010.

Water Technology. An Introduction for Environmental Scientists and Engineers. N.F. Gray. 2012 Taylor and Francis.
study forms and load
daytime study: weekly hours
4.0
session-based study work load (in a semester):
lectures
2.0
lectures
-
practices
2.0
practices
-
exercises
0.0
exercises
-
lecturer in charge
-
LECTURER SYLLABUS INFO
semester of studies
teaching lecturer / unit
language of instruction
Extended syllabus
2025/2026 autumn
Erki Lember, EA - Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Estonian
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    2024/2025 autumn
    Erki Lember, EA - Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture
    Estonian
      2023/2024 autumn
      Erki Lember, EA - Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture
      Estonian
        2022/2023 autumn
        Erki Lember, EA - Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture
        Estonian
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