Advanced Wastewater Treatment Design (1.8 CEUs)

Description

This seminar is designed to provide an overview of engineering approaches on the design of wastewater treatment processes with advanced technologies. Theory and conceptual design of systems for the treatment of wastewater will be discussed. Attendees will be provided with a solid understanding of important principles and practices to protect the municipal water quality through good design principles of appropriate waste treatment processes. Topics include wastewater characterization and treatment, using both conventional and advanced treatment technologies. Physical, chemical, and biological process designs will be presented, including sedimentation, filtration, biological treatment, and sludge processing. Finally, there are some case studies to discuss and review the practical implementation aspects of wastewater treatment.

Objectives

To provide attendees with concise principles of wastewater engineering and solid practical knowledge of conventional and advanced treatment processes applied in wastewater treatment plants.

Who Should Attend

Engineers, wastewater treatment plant managers and technicians, operating staff and those responsible for equipment procurement, or any other practitioners in the wastewater treatment industry requiring updated knowledge of wastewater engineering processes and technologies.

Learning Outcomes

It is expected that the participants, at the completion of this workshop, should attain the working knowledge to accomplish the following:

• Characterize waste and prescribe the type of treatment that will be required to meet government standards for proper management and disposal.
• Master the principles of waste treatment systems for the removal of suspended solids, colloids, dissolved and particulate organic matter, nutrients, pathogens and toxic substances.
• Design an advanced waste-treatment system for the proper management of wastewater in considerations of sustainability and economic efficiency, by using the principles and practices which you acquire from the workshop
• Apply the knowledge gained from the course to obtain the optimal treatment for municipal & industrial waste.

Program Outline

Faculty:  Dr. Grace Luk, Professor, Ryerson University
Day I
Introduction
Wastewater Treatment Practices

Characterization
Physical Characteristics
Chemical Characteristics
Industrial Wastewater
Wastewater Treatment Standards
Microbiology fundamentals in wastewater treatment
Issues and practices

On-Site Treatment Systems
With water
Unfavorable Site Conditions
Without Water
Other On-Site Treatment Options

Municipal Wastewater Treatment Systems

Unit Operations of Pretreatment
Pretreatment of Industrial Wastes
Bar Racks
Grit Chambers
Macerators
Equalization
Adjournment
Day II
Primary Treatment
Sedimentation Tank Design Concepts

Secondary Treatment
Role of Microorganism
Population Dynamics
Activated Sludge
Trickling Filters
Oxidation Ponds
Rotating Biological Contactors
Disinfections

Advanced Wastewater Treatment
Reverse Osmosis (RO) Filtration
Carbon Adsorption
Phosphorus Removal
Nitrogen Control
Land Treatment for Sustainability
Slow Rate
Overland Flow
Rapid Infiltration
Adjournment
 
Day III
Sludge Treatment
Sources and Characteristics
Solids Computations
Sludge Treatment Processes

Sludge Removal
Ultimate Disposal
Land Spreading
Landfilling
Dedicated Land Disposal (DLD)
Utilization
Sludge Disposal Regulations
Case Studies

Concluding Remarks and Final Adjournment

Faculty:

Grace K. Luk has a B.Sc. Hons., M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada. She is a tenured Professor and the Graduate Program Director of the Department of Civil Engineering at Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario. She has over 20 years of research experience on the areas of chemical and biological wastewater treatment, sludge treatment, hydrodynamic modeling, toxic pollutant transfer, and bioaccumulation modeling. Dr. Luk has extensive university teaching experience, with undergraduate and graduate course offerings including hydrologic and hydraulic engineering, wastewater treatment and design, and pollutant transport and modeling. She has been a member of the Professional Engineering Association of Ontario since 1987, and is the principal of an environmental consulting company since 1995. She has received numerous national research grants since 1989, and has published over 50 research papers and technical reports. She has also given many presentations, seminars and lectures internationally.