Advanced Waste Water Treatment 
Advanced Waste Water Treatment
by NPTEL / Ligy Philip
Video Lecture 33 of 40
Not yet rated
Views: 2,662
Date Added: July 8, 2009

Lecture Description

This video lecture, part of the series Water and Wastewater Engineering by Prof. Ligy Philip, does not currently have a detailed description and video lecture title. If you have watched this lecture and know what it is about, particularly what Civil Engineering topics are discussed, please help us by commenting on this video with your suggested description and title. Many thanks from,

- The CosmoLearning Team

Course Index

Course Description


In this course, Prof C. Venkobachar, Prof. Ligy Philip and Prof. B. S. Murty give 40 video lectures on Water & Wastewater Engineering. Some of the topics covered are:



Water and Wastewater Quantity Estimation:
Population Forecast, Water Demand for Various Purposes, Estimation of Wastewater Quantity, Variation in Quantity of Water and Wastewater (2 Lectures).



Water Supply/Distribution Systems:
(2 Lectures)



Wastewater Collection Systems:
(2 Lectures)



Water/Wastewater Quality Enhancement:
Philosophy of Treatment, Unit Operations and Processes; Physical, Chemical and Biological Methods. (1 Lecture)



Domestic Wastewater Treatment:
Wastewater Characteristics; Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Treatment. (1 Lecture)



Physical Unit Processes:
Screening, Commutation, Grit Removal, Equilization, Sedimentation. (3 Lectures)



Introduction to Microbiology:
Microbial Ecology and Growth Kinetics, Types of Microorganisms, Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Processes. (2 Lectures)



Biological Unit Processes:
Aerobic Treatment, Suspended Growth Aerobic Treatment

Processes, Activated Sludge Process and its Modifications, Attached Growth Aerobic Processes, Tricking Filters and Rotating Biological Contactors, Anaerobic Treatment, Suspended and Attached Growth, Fluidized Bed, Sludge Blanket Systems, Nitrification, Denitrification, Phosphorus Removal. (10 Lectures)



Sludge Treatment:
Thickening, Digestion, Dewatering, Sludge Drying, Composting. (2 Lectures)



Wastewater Treatment Plant Characteristics:
Sequencing of Unit Operations and Processes, Plant Layout, Hydraulic Considerations. (2 Lectures)



Natural Wastewater Treatment Systems:
Ponds and Lagoons, Wetlands and Root-zone Systems. (2 Lectures)



Surface and Ground Water Treatment for Potable Water Supply:
Water Characteristics, Sequencing of Unit Operations and Processes. (1 Lecture)



Chemical Unit Processes:
Coagulation-Flocculation, Filtration, Disinfections, Aeration and Gas Transfer, Membrane Processes; Precipitation, Softening, Adsorption and Ion Exchange. (9 Lectures)



Water Treatment Plant Characteristics:
Plant Layout, Hydraulic Considerations. (1 Lecture)



Rural Water Supply:
(1 Lecture)



Low Cost Sanitation:
Septic Tanks, Soak-pits. (1 Lecture)

Comments

There are no comments. Be the first to post one.
  Post comment as a guest user.
Click to login or register:
Your name:
Your email:
(will not appear)
Your comment:
(max. 1000 characters)
Are you human? (Sorry)