ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3.5
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 59.5 Hours of tutorials: 3.5 Expository Class: 10.5 Interactive Classroom: 14 Total: 87.5
Use languages Spanish, Galician, English
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Chemistry Engineering
Areas: Chemical Engineering
Center Higher Technical Engineering School
Call: First Semester
Teaching: Sin docencia (Extinguida)
Enrolment: No Matriculable | 1st year (Yes)
0.- Basic course information
Name and code:
Subject: Operation of water treatment plants
Code: P4012-203
Type: Elective
Nº of credits: 3,5 ECTS
Module: 2 (Water Treatment)
Calendar: see web page (www.usc.es/etse)
Lecturer
Francisco Omil Prieto
Dept. Chemical Engineering
Phone: 16805
email: francisco.omil [at] usc.es (francisco[dot]omil[at]usc[dot]es)
Language
English (with the exception of the 8 hours corresponding to the invited lecturers from companies and administration).
Tutorials
Tuesdays, 9:30 to 10:30 at Desk 3.1 (Chemical Eng. Dept).
1.- Objectives
The course has a perspective mainly applied, where the student will be able to learn the fundamentals of the selection and design of treatment plants for both drinking water and wastewater.
The contents are focussed on the design, construction and maintenance of several selected and representative drinking water plants, sewage treatment plants and industrial wastewater treatment plants.
This course also includes several technical visits to industrial installations as a necessary complement to the academic activities carried out inside the classroom.
The contents that will be developed along the academic year are summarised in short in the descriptor available in the study plan of the Master on Environmental Engineering:
“Operation of Drinking Water Plant, municipal and industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants: analysis of problems and troubleshooting. Process optimisation and economical aspects. Emergent challenges: nutrients, micropollutants and sludge management ".
The complete syllabus of the subject is structured along 5 main units:
Syllabus
Unit 0. Participation of lecturers from relevant companies (6 h)
Four lectures will be given by recognised persons from the private and public sector, who will be invited to give specific talks showing the perspective of companies and the public sector related to the field of water treatment. These talks will be given in Spanish.
Unit 1. Ethics, safety, health, risks and mainteinance in water plants (2 h)
Ethics. Health and safety in water treatment plants. Types of mainteinance: corrective, preventive and predictive. Security and health in the operation of water treatment plants: physical, chemical and biological risks.
Unit 2. Study and operation of drinking water plants (4 h)
Types of units more frequently used in drinking water plants. More common problems. Start-up, monitoring and maintenance protocols. Cost analysis: installation and operation. Analysis of an specific industrial plant. Occupational risks prevention.
Unit 3. Study and operation of sewage treatment plants (6 h)
Types of units more frequently used in sewage treatment plants. More common problems. Start-up, monitoring and maintenance protocols. Cost analysis: installation and operation. Analysis of an specific industrial sewage treatment plant and technical visit. Occupational risks prevention.
Unit 4. Study and operation of industrial wastewater treatment plants (8 h)
Types of units more frequently used in industrial wastewater treatment plants. More common problems. Start-up, monitoring and maintenance protocols. Cost analysis: installation and operation. Analysis of an specific industrial wastewater treatment plant. Occupational risks prevention
BASIC BOOKS
• Metcalf & Eddy Inc. "Wastewater Engineering. Treatment and reuse ". 4ª Edición. Editorial Mc-Graw Hill, (2003). Sinatura ETSE: A213 13 H (ordered to have on-line)
COMPLEMENTARY BOOKS
• Water Environment Federation. Operation of municipal wastewater treatment plants (5ª Ed.). Virginia: WEF Manual of Practice, 1996. ISBN 1-57278-040-1.
Sinatura ETSE: 214 6 A (1-3)
• LK Wang, YT Hung, HH Lo and C Yapijakis (eds.). Hazardous Industrial Waste Treatment.
Taylor & Francis Group. CRC Press. Boca-Raton, FL (USA) 2006. ISBN 0-8943-7574-6
Sinatura ETSE: A 213-52
• Judd S. The MBR book (2ª Ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2011. ISBN 978-1-843-39518-8.
Sinatura ETSE: 213 32 A
• Poch, M. y J. M. Lema (Eds) Tecnologías y estrategias para el rediseño de EDAR.
USC: Santiago de Compostela, 2008. ISBN 978-84-691-7741-9.
Sinatura ETSE: 213 45 1
• S. Suárez & J. M. Lema (Eds). Innovative Wastewater Treatment & Resource Recovery Technologies: Impacts on Energy, Economy and Environment. IWA Publishing, 2017. ISBN 978 1780407869.
Sinatura ETSE: A213 62
• Speece, R.E. Anaerobic biotechnology for industrial wastewaters.
Nashville: Archae Press, 1996. ISBN 0-9650226-0-9.
Sinatura ETSE: 213 9
• Van Haandel, A.C. and Lettinga, G. Anaerobic sewage treatment.
Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1994. ISBN 0-471-95121-8.
Sinatura ETSE: 213 22
ARTICLES
• M. T. Seijas, D. Lago y F. Omil (2003). “Identificación de problemas durante la operación de una EDAR municipal y propuesta de acciones correctoras”. Tecnología del Agua, 234, 33-40.
• L.M. Morón, H. Laíño y F. Omil (2006). “Influencia de las condiciones de operación de una EDAR municipal en las características de sedimentabilidad de la biomasa: 1. Descripción y análisis de la operación de la EDAR”. Tecnología del Agua, 269, 30-38.
• L.M. Morón, H. Laíño y F. OMIL (2006). “Influencia de las condiciones de operación de una EDAR municipal en las características de sedimentabilidad de la biomasa: 2. Estudio morfológico y estructural de la biomasa”. Tecnología del Agua, 270, 32-42.
This subject will give to the students a number of general competences, desirable for every universitary study, as well as other more specific ones, more linked to the field of Environmental Engineering. The competences that will be especially developed in this subject are the following:
Basic and General
• CB6 - To acquire and understand knowledge that contribute to be original in the development and / or application of ideas, often in a context of research.
• CB7 - That the students can apply the acquired knowledge and capacity of resolution of problems in environments new or little known inside more wide contexts (or multidisciplinary) related to the area of study
• CB8 - That the students are capable of integrating knowledge and to face the complexity of formulating judgments from an information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social responsibilities and ethics linked to the application of those knowledge and judgments.
• CB9 - That the students will be able to communicate their conclusions and knowledge to public specialized and not specialized in a clear way and without ambiguities
• CB10 - That the students acquire the skills of learning that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be to a great extent self-guided or autonomous.
• G01 - To identify and to enunciate environmental problems
Specific
• E14 - To know in depth the technologies, tools and skills in the field of the environmental engineering.
• E22 - To organize and to plan the management of an environmental problem, installation or environmental service.
• E26 - To manage in an efficient way the resources and energies, promoting the development and the use of renewable energies
• E32 - To compare and to select technical alternatives
• E33 - To identify emergent technologies
At the beginning of the course, the following stuff will be distributed among the students in electronic format:
• SCHEDULE: with a detailed planning of activities, indicating the needed articles or book chapters to be read previously to the each lecture.
• PRESENTATIONS: the key-presentations used by the lecturer, which contain the main issues of each unit.
• EXTRAS: some articles or publications considered of interest.
• RULES: rules and recommendations for the preparation and presentation of works.
The Virtual USC service will be used.
Scenario 1 (without restrictions on physical attendance)
Presential teaching
• Expositive and interactive classes: Lectures will be done combining both magisterial classes and, preferently, in the form of seminars in which the lecturer will focus in the most important issues of each unit and will verify the understanding of the students by asking and discussing with them. Therefore, it is very important that the students follow the subject by working each day, preparing each class, etc.
• Teamwork: It is planned the oral and public presentation of a work by the student in groups, focussed on the analysis of a research paper relevant for the subject.
• Visit to an industrial installation: The visit to a treatment plant (WWTP or STP) is contemplated within the framework of the compulsory subject "Water Treatment Technologies", as well as the participation of 4 speakers from the world of industry (as previously indicated).
Group Tutoring
• There will be 2 tutorials / 2 face-to-face groups by MS Teams (at the schedule provided in the calendar).
Individual tutoring
• Individualized tutoring or in small groups (at the request of the students) will be carried out through the MS Teams platform.
Scenario 2 (partial restrictions on physical attendance)
Presential and telematic teaching
• Expositive and interactive classes: The expected number of students will be lower than 12, thus the methodology will be the same as Scenario 1.
• Teamwork: the same as Scenario 1.
• Visit to an industrial installation: Presential
Telematic teaching
• Group Tutoring: the same as Scenario 1.
• Individualized or small group tutoring: the same as Scenario 1.
Scenario 3 (closure of facilities)
Telematic teaching in its entirety
• Expositive and interactive classes: Teams sessions will be used. The approved calendar will be followed and individualized work will be promoted (within these hours) for the study and revision of texts prepared by the teacher (identification and correction of possible errors and problem solving).
• Group Tutoring: There will be two group tutorials focused on risk modeling and simple or combined procedures in different treatments.
• Teamwork: It is planned to carry out a teamwork by the students, who will present (MS Teams) in one of the seminar or tutoring sessions.
• Individualized or small group tutoring: They will be carried out through the MS Teams platform (optional, at the request of the students).
FIELD ACTIVITIES AND VISIT TO COMPANIES
A visit to a full-scale urban wastewater treatment plant is planned as an important complement.
In the three types of Scenario- The final grade will result from the weighting: Continuous evaluation: 50%; Final Exam: 50%.
In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or exams, the provisions of the Regulations for the Evaluation of Student Academic Performance and Review of Grades will apply.
Scenario 1 (without restrictions on physical attendance)
Distribución de la calificación Modalidad
Continuous Assessment 50%
- Questionnaires 25% Telematic, sinchronous
- Teamwork 15% Presential
- Proactivity 10% Presential/Telematic
Final Exam 50% Presential
Scenario 2 (partial restrictions on physical attendance)
Distribución de la calificación Modalidad
Continuous Assessment 50%
- Questionnaires 25% Telematic, sinchronous
- Teamwork 15% Presential
- Proactivity 10% Presential/Telematic
Final Exam 50% Presential
Scenario 2 (closure)
Distribución de la calificación Modalidad
Continuous Assessment 50%
- Questionnaires 25% Telematic, sinchronous
- Teamwork 15% Presential
- Proactivity 10% Presential/Telematic
Final Exam 50% Presential
COMPETENCES ASSESSMENT
G01 Theoretical exam and activities in the classroom
CB6 Activities in the classroom
Development and public oral exposition of a work
CB7 Activities in the classroom
Development and public oral exposition of a work
CB8 Activities in the classroom
CB9 Development and public oral exposition of a work
CB10 Development and public oral exposition of a work
E14 Theoretical exam and activities in the classroom
E22 Activities in the classroom
E26 Theoretical exam and activities in the classroom
E32 Activities in the classroom
E33 Activities in the classroom
This subject has 3,5 ECTS which represents an amount of work distributed as shown in the following table. The number of hours spent in classroom include lectures, seminars, presentation and tutorials for groups. Furthermore, it is estimated that a number of hours corresponding to personal work is necessary for the different activities.
Activity Classroom (h) Personal work (h) ECTS
Lectures 12,0 30,0 2,1
Seminars 14,0 28,0 2,3
Tutorials 2,0 1,0 0,1
Total 28,0 59,0 3,5
It is very important that the students study regularly all those documents discussed in the classroom. It is also required at least an average level of English language.
9.- Contingency Plan
a) Teaching methodology
Scenario 1 (without restrictions on physical attendance)
Presential teaching
• Expositive and interactive classes: Lectures will be done combining both magisterial classes and, preferently, in the form of seminars in which the lecturer will focus in the most important issues of each unit and will verify the understanding of the students by asking and discussing with them. Therefore, it is very important that the students follow the subject by working each day, preparing each class, etc.
• Teamwork: It is planned the oral and public presentation of a work by the student in groups, focussed on the analysis of a research paper relevant for the subject.
• Visit to an industrial installation: The visit to a treatment plant (WWTP or STP) is contemplated within the framework of the compulsory subject "Water Treatment Technologies", as well as the participation of 4 speakers from the world of industry (as previously indicated).
Group Tutoring
• There will be 2 tutorials / 2 face-to-face groups by MS Teams (at the schedule provided in the calendar).
Individual tutoring
• Individualized tutoring or in small groups (at the request of the students) will be carried out through the MS Teams platform.
Scenario 2 (partial restrictions on physical attendance)
Presential and telematic teaching
• Expositive and interactive classes: The expected number of students will be lower than 12, thus the methodology will be the same as Scenario 1.
• Teamwork: the same as Scenario 1.
• Visit to an industrial installation: Presential
Telematic teaching
• Group Tutoring: the same as Scenario 1.
• Individualized or small group tutoring: the same as Scenario 1.
Scenario 3 (closure of facilities)
Telematic teaching in its entirety
• Expositive and interactive classes: Teams sessions will be used. The approved calendar will be followed and individualized work will be promoted (within these hours) for the study and revision of texts prepared by the teacher (identification and correction of possible errors and problem solving).
• Group Tutoring: There will be two group tutorials focused on risk modeling and simple or combined procedures in different treatments.
• Teamwork: It is planned to carry out a teamwork by the students, who will present (MS Teams) in one of the seminar or tutoring sessions.
• Individualized or small group tutoring: They will be carried out through the MS Teams platform (optional, at the request of the students).
b) Assessment system
In the three types of Scenario- The final grade will result from the weighting: Continuous evaluation: 50%; Final Exam: 50%.
In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or exams, the provisions of the Regulations for the Evaluation of Student Academic Performance and Review of Grades will apply.
Scenario 1 (without restrictions on physical attendance)
Distribución de la calificación Modalidad
Continuous Assessment 50%
- Questionnaires 25% Telematic, sinchronous
- Teamwork 15% Presential
- Proactivity 10% Presential/Telematic
Final Exam 50% Presential
Scenario 2 (partial restrictions on physical attendance)
Distribución de la calificación Modalidad
Continuous Assessment 50%
- Questionnaires 25% Telematic, sinchronous
- Teamwork 15% Presential
- Proactivity 10% Presential/Telematic
Final Exam 50% Presential
Scenario 2 (closure)
Distribución de la calificación Modalidad
Continuous Assessment 50%
- Questionnaires 25% Telematic, sinchronous
- Teamwork 15% Presential
- Proactivity 10% Presential/Telematic
Final Exam 50% Presential
Francisco Omil Prieto
Coordinador/a- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816805
- francisco.omil [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
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| 02.10.2021 10:00-13:00 | Grupo /CLIS_01 | Classroom A8 |
| 02.10.2021 10:00-13:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom A8 |
| 07.01.2021 16:00-19:30 | Grupo /CLIS_01 | Classroom A7 |
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