Treatment, Reutilisation and Dessalinisation

Code:

M.EC056

Acronym:

TRD

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Hydraulics

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Civil and Georesources Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
M.EC	7	Syllabus	2	-	6	45,5	162

Teaching language

Portuguese and english

Objectives

Technical knowledge of the main processes and technologies for urban wastewater treatment.

Technical knowledge of the main processes and technologies for desalination.

Engeneerign skills: Wastewater Treatment Plant desing, legal framework and techicla reports.

General conception, desing and management of wastewater treatment and reuse systems, and desalination infrastructures.

Learning outcomes and competences

Knowledge of the fundamental processes in wastewater treatment to reuse purposes, and dessalination. Ability to design equipment and troubleshooting for the studied aspects.

Working method

Presencial

Program

CHAP. 1 – Introduction to wastewater treatment:

Solutions for urban and rural areas, individual and collective systems.

Direct and indirect wastewater reuse for different end-uses: cleaning processes, irrigation and potable treatment.

CHAP. 2 – Urban wastewater treatment:

Domestic and industrial wastewater characterization; Treatment goals.

Types of wastewater treatment plants (WWTP); Portuguese and international legislation.

Wastewater treatment processes: preliminary treatment, decantation, biological treatment, deodorization, hydraulic circuits and hydraulic profile. Measurements and costs estimation.

Advanced treatment processes: disinfection, ultrafiltration and membrane processes.

Natural treatment systems.

Individual treatment systems.

CHAP. 3 - Dessalination:

Seawater characterization and potable water quality for human consumption.

Main dessalination processes.

National and international case studies.

Challenges and future opportunities.

CHAP. 4 – Reuse systems:

Historical perspective; In-situ water reuse; Reclaimed water for urban, agriculture and industrial ends.

Health and environmental issues. Legal framework.

Direct and indirect reuse for potable purposes.

National and international case studies.

Technologies and costs.

Mandatory literature

Metcalf & Eddy ; Wastewater engineering: treatment and reuse (4th ed.), McGraw-Hill, 2003
Alves, C. ; Tratamento de Águas de Abastecimento, Publindústria, Edições Técnicas, 2007
American Water Works Association ; Water quality and treatment, 1990

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical/Practical classes: Themes explanation, using multimedia learning resources; Problems and practical cases resolution and discussion in each theme. Use of digital tools for the resolutions.

Tutorial lessons: development of practical real cases. Guiding of the individual reports and presentation of the evaluation criteria.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	40,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	60,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	0,00
Total:	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance to classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

CF=0.4AD1+0.6EF1 in which AD1 = Distributed evaluation (Mini-tests) EF1 = Final Exam.
To complete this course unit, students have to reach a minimum grade of 8 out of 20 in the final exam (EF1).

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

An exam covering all the course unit themes.

Classification improvement

Non distributed evaluation: Exam.