Aims

This advanced course in sewage sludge treatment includes: an introduction to sewage sludge reuse and disposal guidelines in South Africa; characterization of primary and waste activated sludge in the context of mass balances over the entire wastewater treatment plant; sludge thickening with gravity sedimentation and flotation; development and validation of steady state aerobic digestion model for primary and waste activated sludge stabilisation and application to design and analysis including oxygen transfer and sludge thickening considerations; kinetics, stoichiometry and weak acid/base chemistry of anaerobic digestion; development, validation and application of steady state anaerobic digestion model, generation of sludge treatment liquors and the impact of their recirculation on effluent quality, and nutrient (N and P) reduction in sludge treatment liquors.

Previous knowledge

Basic knowledge of waste water treatment is required.

Order of Enrolment

Mixed prerequisite:
You may only take this course if you comply with the prerequisites. Prerequisites can be strict or flexible, or can imply simultaneity. A degree level can be also be a prerequisite.
Explanation:
STRICT: You may only take this course if you have passed or applied tolerance for the courses for which this condition is set.
FLEXIBLE: You may only take this course if you have previously taken the courses for which this condition is set.
SIMULTANEOUS: You may only take this course if you also take the courses for which this condition is set (or have taken them previously).
DEGREE: You may only take this course if you have obtained this degree level.


FLEXIBLE(I0V89A)

The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
I0V89A : Waste Water Treatment and Resource Recovery

Is included in these courses of study

• Master of Water Resources Engineering (Leuven et al) (Option Waste Water Treatment) 120 ects.