Course Catalog 2012-2013
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Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University

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Course Catalog 2012-2013

BIO-3006 Biological Processes in Environmental Engineering, 3 cr
Biological Processes in Environmental Engineering
BIO-3006 2012-01

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Lecture times and places
Lectures
Excercises


 


 
 20 h/per
 8 h/per


 


 
Monday 14 - 16, FC117
Wednesday 12 - 14, FC117


Description:

This is an introductory course to biological wastewater treatment. The course is divided into three sections: I- covers basic principles, design, and operation of aerobic and anaerobic treatment processes including pretreatments, nitrification, denitrification, hydrolysis, fermentation, acidogenesis, methanogenesis, biogas production, mass balance, process kinetics, and reactor/digestor configurations. II- covers sludge production, treatment, and disposal. III- deals with xenobiotics in biological wastewater treatment plants and landfill leachate treatment.

Person responsible:

Raghida Lepistö

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Additional information of course implementation:

The course will be organized provided that a minimum of 10 students participate.