Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
BMB-23-147	ADVANCED TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES	Elective	1	2	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To teach the theory and design of processes applied in the advanced treatment of water and wastewater.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Sevtap TIRINK

Learning Outcomes

1	To comprehend the basics of the theory of advanced treatment processes of water and wastewater.
2	To comprehend the design principles of advanced treatment processes of water and wastewater.
3	To comprehend the application principles of advanced treatment processes of water and wastewater.
4	To understand the operating principles of advanced treatment processes of water and wastewater.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Processes and operating principles applied in the advanced treatment of water and wastewater

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Basic concepts in advanced treatment of domestic wastewater, sequence of basic microbial reactions
2	Nutrient removal from domestic wastewater Processes applied in the further treatment of domestic wastewater
3	Factors affecting the further treatment of domestic wastewater
4	Phosphorus removal in advanced treatment of domestic wastewater
5	Principles that form the basis for the determination of biokinetic parameters in the treatment of domestic wastewater
6	Membrane bioreactors in wastewater treatment
7	Mid term exam
8	Formation of refractory organic matter and removal of refractory materials in biological treatment processes
9	Ion exchange, its basic principles and design Modeling of ion exchange processes, Thomas, Yoon-Nelson and Adams-Bohart models
10	Treatment of industrial wastewater with filtration and membrane techniques
11	Adsorption process applications in water and wastewater treatment
12	Adsorption isotherms (two and three parameter isotherms, determination of isotherm parameters by non-linear regression technique, applied example)
13	Adsorption thermodynamics and adsorption kinetics
14	Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

-Metcalf and Eddy Inc. (1991) Wastewater Engineering: Treatment, Disposal and Reuse (3rd ed.) Mc Graw Hill Co., New York -Henze, M., Harremoes, P. Jansen, J.L.C. and Arvin, E. (1997). Wastewater Treatment. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	10	10
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Laboratory	1	1	1
Discussion	12	1	12
Question-Answer	14	1	14
Team/Group Work	14	1	14
Report Preparation	1	1	1
Report Presentation	1	1	1
Project Preparation	1	1	1
Project Presentation	1	1	1
Project Design/Management	1	10	10
Criticising Paper	1	1	1
Self Study	14	1	14
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	10	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	20	20
Report	1	10	10
Homework	6	5	30
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			193

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13
LO1	4	4	4
LO2	4	4	4	4	4
LO3	4	4	4	4	4
LO4	4	5	4	4	4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High