Water and Wastewater

Treatment Engineering:

Physicochemical Technology

Professor Xia Huang

Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering

Physicochemical Technology

About the course

Purpose of learning this course?

Position of the course
Features of the course
Gains from the course

Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering

Physicochemical Technology

Water discharge: 2500 mL/d

Water in overall weight: 70%
20% lost of water will threaten life

Supply lost water by drinking

Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering

Physicochemical Technology

Water treatment
Papermaking
Natural
water
Chemical
engineering

Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering

Physicochemical Technology

Spinning

Power industry

Quality isnt
standards acceptable

Need properly
treated

Metallurgy

Irrigation

Pics obtained from Internet

Wastewater treatment

Kitchen washing

Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering

Physicochemical Technology

Toilet flushing

Shower
Pics obtained from Internet

Wastewater treatment

Papermaking

Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering

Physicochemical Technology

Dyeing

Electroplating

Pics obtained from Internet

Pics obtained from Internet

Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering

Physicochemical Technology

Eutrophication

Pollutants in natural water and wastewater

Chemically
classified

Inorganic
Organic

Biodegradable pollutants
Hard-biodegradable pollutants

Pollutants
Suspended solids (SS) (>0.1 m)
Physically
classified

Colloids (0.1 m-1 nm)

Dissolved matter (<1 nm)

Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering

Physicochemical Technology

Physicochemical
treatment

Basic methods of water and wastewater treatment

Screening

Sedimentation

Air floatation

SS

Filtration
Coagulation

Microfiltration & Ultrafiltration

Disinfection
Adsorption Air stripping
Extraction Electrodialysis

Nanofiltration
Reverse osmosis

Neutralization
Chemical precipitation

Oxidation-reduction
Ion exchange

Biological
treatment

Aerobic biological treatment (Activated sludge, bio-film)

Anaerobic-aerobic processes (A/O, A2/O)
Anaerobic biological treatment (Digestion tank, UASB, anaerobic filter)
Ecological treatment (Stabilization pond, land treatment)

Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering

Physicochemical Technology

Colloids

Organics (C)
Nitrogen (N)
Phosphorus (P)

Dissolved
matter

Course frame and content

Part I: Physicochemical Technology
Water and Wastewater
Treatment Engineering

Prof. Xia Huang

Basic principles, features and applications

Constitution and operating characteristics of the devices
Basic calculation methods of the processes
Related research progresses

Part II: Biological Technology

Prof. Jiane ZUO

Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering

Physicochemical Technology

Gain from this course

Major course for undergraduates majoring in Environmental Science,
Environmental Engineering, Municipal Engineering and other related majors.

This course benefits in:

Research on water and wastewater treatment technology

Engineering design of water and wastewater treatment
Operation and management of water and wastewater treatment plants
Environmental management
.

Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering

Physicochemical Technology