Drinking water treatment: purification and desalination

Industry-Specific
Digital Skills

Engineering, Construction, and Infrastructure

Duration

40 hours

PRESENTATION

Dive into the critical world of water purification and desalination with our course, Drinking Water Treatment: Purification and Desalination. As global water scarcity intensifies, mastering the skills to design efficient treatment processes and implement advanced disinfection techniques is more crucial than ever. This course equips you with the knowledge to tackle solid-liquid separation systems and innovative seawater desalination methods, ensuring you stay ahead in a booming industry. With the demand for clean water solutions escalating, your expertise will be highly sought after, opening doors to numerous career opportunities. Join us to become a pivotal player in transforming water treatment technologies and contribute to a sustainable future.

Objectives

– To understand key principles of water treatment design processes.

– To identify effective solid-liquid separation systems in treatment.

– To explain the role of disinfection in water purification.

– To evaluate different seawater desalination techniques.

– To analyse factors affecting water treatment system efficiency.

– To compare traditional and modern water purification methods.

– To assess environmental impacts of desalination processes.

Syllabus

UNIT 1. DESIGN OF THE TREATMENT PROCESS The origin of water Water chemistry Water pollution Design of the treatment process Treatment of specific pollutants UNIT 2. SOLID – LIQUID SEPARATION SYSTEMS Water intake works and pretreatment Coagulation and flocculation Sedimentation Granular medium filtration Advanced filtration UNIT 3. DISINFECTION Water disinfection technologies Chlorine and sodium hypochlorite Chlorine dioxice and chloramines Ozone and potassium permanganate Case study: design of DWTP UNIT 4. SEAWATER DESALINATION Desalination systems Water quality and intake works Pretreatment Filtration with reverse osmosis membranes Post-treatment and auxiliary systems
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