Process industries continue to face challenges in reducing both the volume of effluents and the pollutants they contain. To address these challenges, effluent treatment technologies have become increasingly advanced. Industrial users are now required to implement dedicated units that demonstrate high efficiency, reliably meet targets, operate robustly, and produce minimal secondary waste.

Course Objectives:

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

Learn the purpose, principles of operation, and limitations of different treatment technologies
Understand how the nature of the wastewater stream(s) informs plant and process selection
Understand the downstream and collateral impact of treatment technologies, especially ultimate disposal options
Understand concepts of regeneration and recycle systems
Prepare for practical problems and real-life projects
Learn the design principles and functional design and design basis for each advanced treatment technologies

Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for all engineers with training needs in effluent treatment and a need for a better understanding of the available technologies as well as those practitioners who wish to improve their knowledge and skills in wastewater treatment projects and communicate efficiently with vendors as an 'intelligent buyer'.

Course Outlines:

Introduction and Basics of Wastewater Treatment

Primary sources of process waste and effluent streams
Measures of contamination; individual and collective
Effluent treatment objectives and strategy
Wastewater treatment as a separation process

Mechanical, Physical and Chemical Primary Processes

Solid-liquid and liquid-liquid separations
Precipitation and flocculation
Chemical oxidation and reduction processes
Column processes - stripping and extraction

Biological Primary Processes

Classifying and targeting biological processes
Aerobic processes - principles, selection and sizing
Anaerobic processes
Biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal
Troubleshooting bioprocesses

Polishing Processes and Solid Waste Handling

Membrane processes - reverse osmosis, electrodialysis, and desalination
Ion exchange and adsorption processes
Solid waste treatment and disposal - the tail that wags the dog?
Treating and conditioning solid wastes for disposal

Process Selection and Integration

Process selection 'rules of thumb'
Introduction to effluent system optimization
Regeneration, reuse, and recycle
Emerging technologies, new concepts and future trends in effluent treatment Difficult Clients

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