Lecturer: Carlo Collivignarelli  

Course name: Advanced technologies in water and wastewater treatment
Course code: 503296
Degree course: Ingegneria per l'Ambiente e il Territorio
Disciplinary field of science: ICAR/03
University credits: ECTS 6
Course website: n.d.

Specific course objectives

The course deals with innovative techniques for water and wastewater treatment, in order to provide the tools for a critical assessment of new processes; appropriate technologies for environmental management in developing countries will be analyzed.

Course programme

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

• Membrane Biological Reactor (MBR).
• Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR).
• Biological treatment using attached-growth biomass.
• Advanced chemical oxidation processes and their integration with biological processes.
• Fate of hazardous compounds (mass balance).
• Technologies for minimization of sludge production.
• Performance evaluation of wastewater treatment plants (conventional and innovative techniques).
• Management and structural upgrading.

DRINKING WATER TREATMENT

• Technologies for drinking water treatment.
• Design criteria for drinking water treatment plants.

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

• Environmental issues in emerging markets.
• Requirements for sanitary-environmental engineering systems.
• Issues in design and implementation of facilities.
• Application of water and wastewater treatment technologies in developing countries.

Course entry requirements

Waste and wastewater treatment plant design.

Course structure and teaching

Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 42
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 8
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0

Suggested reading materials

Bonomo L.. Trattamenti delle Acque Reflue. McGraw-Hill.

Masotti L.. Depurazione delle acque - Tecniche ed impianti per il trattamento delle acque di rifiuto. Calderini.

Bertanza Giorgio, Collivignarelli Carlo. Impianti di trattamento acque: verifiche di funzionalitą e collaudo. Hoepli.

Collivignarelli C., Sorlini S.. Potabilizzazione delle acque - Processi e tecnologie. Dario Flaccovio Editore.

Testing and exams

The exam consists of a written test and an oral exam. The students have to pass the written test with 18/30 at least, and then they will take the oral exam.