Online Course on Biological Wastewater Treatment: Principles, Modelling and Design
This course seeks to address the quantity, complexity and diversity of the developments in the wastewater treatment profession, particularly in developing countries where access is not readily available to advanced level courses in wastewater treatment.
For whom?
Sanitary engineers, (environmental) biotechnologists, biochemists, civil engineers, environmental engineers, chemists, environmental scientists and different professionals working or interested in the wastewater treatment field.
Course content
- Wastewater Treatment Development
- Microbial Metabolism
- Wastewater Characterization
- Organic Matter Removal
- Nitrogen Removal
- Innovative Nitrogen Removal
- Phosphorus Removal
- Pathogen Removal
- Aeration and Mixing
- Toxicity
- Bulking Sludge
- Final Settling
- Membrane Bio-reactors
- Modelling Activated Sludge Processes
- Process Control
- Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment
- Modelling Biofilms
- Biofilm Reactors
Additional information
The course fee includes access to the course materials as well as individual guidance and mentoring during the course. The maximum number of participants is 20. A reliable and reasonably fast (ideally 512 kbps) internet connection is necessary.
Upon successful completion of the course participants will receive a Course Certificate issued by IHE Delft.
Course Coordinator
Francisco Rubio Rincón
Senior Lecturer in Sanitary Engineering
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