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Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
Version 2013-2014
GESA0010-1  Fundamental processes of biological wastewater treatment

Duration :  24h Th
Number of credits :  
Master in sciences and environment management 2
Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en procédé biologique de valorisation des effluents, 2nd year2
Lecturer :  Frank Delvigne
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
1. Biological mechanisms of wastewater treatment
2. Natural and extensive systems of biological treatment
3. Biology of autonomous wastewater treatment
4. Intensive biological systems
- fixed biomass
- activated sludge
5. Biological aspects of tertiary and physicochemical treatments
6. Wastewater treatments impacts on waste management (sludge and grease)
Learning outcomes of the course :  
Diverse biological epuration systems
After completing the course the student is expected to
state the main wastewater biological treatments
criticize the main wastewater biological treatments
desgn major steps of biological treatment
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
-- CHIM9248-1- Basic principles of wastewater treatments
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Lectures : 24h
Recommended or required readings :  
Horan N.J. Biological wastewater treatment systems theory and operation. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 1990, 307 p.
Fresenius W., Schneider W. Technologie des eaux résiduaires. Production, collecte, traitement et analyse des eaux résiduaires. Springer-Verlag, Paris, 1990, 1137 p.
Edeline F.L'épuration biologique des eaux. Théorie et technologie des réacteurs. Cebedoc Editeur, Liège, 1993, 303 p.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Written examination (100%)
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
Prof. F. Delvigne F.Delvigne@ulg.ac.be



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