UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
ECW753: ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY
Course Name ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY APPROVED
(English)
Course Code ECW753
MQF Credit 4
Course The subject covers the concepts and principles of wastewater, volumes and
Description composition, characterization of wastewater and sludge. It looks into the treatment of
sewage by preliminary, secondary and tertiary treatment. Besides treatment of
wastewater this subject covers various methods of sludge treatment and disposal.
Advanced treatments include: biological nutrient removal, membrane technology,
water reclamation and reuse, physico-chemical treatment, phyto-remediation,
bioremediation, wetlands and chemically enhanced primary treatment.
Transferable Skills Able to analyse, design and evaluate conventional as well as advanced wastewater
treatment systems.
Teaching Lectures, Discussion
Methodologies
CLO
CLO1 Explain and analyse knowledge in wastewater flow rates, characteristics,
treatment process, and implementation considerations and effluent disposal
CLO2 Display effective communication skills in the engineering community for task
related to the design of biological nutrient removal and facilities for the sludge
treatment and disposal
CLO3 Assess data and integrate critical thinking to determine appropriate solution
using scientific skills for problems related to alternative wastewater treatment
systems, wastewater reclamation and reuse
Pre-Requisite No course recommendations
Courses
Topics
1. 1. An overview of sewage services in Malaysia
1.1) 1.1 Background of an institutional management of sewerage services
1.2) 1.2 Characteristic of wastewater in Malaysia
2. 2. Introduction to Wastewater Treatment Plant Design
2.1) 2.1 Impact of flowrates and mass-loading factors on design
2.2) 2.2 Evaluation and selection of design flowrates
2.3) 2.3 Evaluation and selection of design mass-loadings, process selection and elements of conceptual
process design
3. 3. Physical Unit Operations
3.1) 3.1 Flow measurement, screening
3.2) 3.2 Flow equalisation
3.3) 3.3 Mixing, sedimentation, acceleration gravity separation
3.4) 3.4 Floatation, granular-medium filtration
3.5) 3.5 Gas transfer, volatilisation and gas stripping of volatile organic compounds from wastewater
granular-medium filtration
3.6) 3.6 Gas transfer, valorization and gas stripping of volatile organic compounds from wastewater
management facilities
4. 4. Biological Unit Processes
4.1) 4.1 Overview of wastewater treatment
4.2) 4.2 Introduction to microbial metabolism
4.3) 4.3 Important micro-organisms in biological treatment
4.4) 4.4 Bacterial growth, Kinetic of biological growth
4.5) 4.5 Biological treatment processes
4.6) 4.6 Aerobic and anaerobic suspended growth treatment processes
4.7) 4.7 Aerobic and anaerobic attached growth treatment processes
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4.8) 4.8 Biological nutrient removal
4.9) 4.9 Pond treatment processes
5. 5. Design of Facilities for Physical, Chemical and Biological Treatment of Wastewater
5.1) 5.1 Disinfections operation
5.2) 5.2 Activated sludge process
5.3) 5.3 Selection and design of physical facilities for activated sludge process
5.4) 5.4 Activated sludge process design
5.5) 5.5 Aerated lagoons
5.6) 5.6 Trickling filters
5.7) 5.7 Rotating biological contours
5.8) 5.8 Combined aerobic treatment processes
5.9) 5.9 Stabilisation pond
6. 6. Design of Facilities for the Treatment and Disposal of Sludge
6.1) 6.1 Solid and sludge sources, characteristics and quantities
6.2) 6.2 Regulations for the reuse and disposal of sludge
6.3) 6.3 Sludge treatments
7. 7. Advanced Wastewater Treatment
7.1) 7.1 Physico-chemical processes: Ultraviolet, ozonation, chlorination, Advanced oxidation processes
7.2) 7.2 Membrane technology: Microfiltration, Ultrafiltration and Nanofiltration, Reverse Osmosis
7.3) 7.3 Phyto-remediation, Wetlands, Bioremediation.
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Assessment Breakdown %
Continuous Assessment 100.00%
Details of
Continuous Assessment Type Assessment Description % of Total Mark CLO
Assessment
Assignment Individual assignment 10% CLO1
Final Test Final Test 20% CLO3
Final Test Final Test 20% CLO1
Group Project Presentation 10% CLO2
Group Project Group Project 20% CLO3
Test Test 10% CLO1
Test Test 10% CLO3
Reading List Recommended
Text Shun Dar Lin 2014, Water and Wastewater Calculations
Manual, 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill Professional English [ISBN:
ISBN13 978007]
Hammer, M.J 2013, Water and Wastewater Technology, 7th
Ed., Pearson Education. [ISBN: ISBN13 978129]
Metcalf & Eddy 2013, Wastewater Engineering: Treatment,
and Resource Recovery, 5th Ed., McGraw-Hill [ISBN: ISBN
97812590]
Article/Paper List This Course does not have any article/paper resources
Other References
Book Mannina, G. 2017, Frontiers in Wastewater Treatment and
Modelling:FICWTM 2017 , Springer
Book Gautam, R.K. and Chattopadhyaya, M.C. 2016, Advanced Nano-materials
for Wastewater Remediation: Advances in Water and Wastewater Transport
and Treatment. , Taylor & Francis Inc.
Guidelines Book Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara 2009, Guidelines for
Developers: Volume IV: Sewage Treatment Plant. 3rd ed. , Ministry of Energy,
Water and Green Technology Malaysia.
Guidelines Book Department of Environment 2009, Environmental Quality
Regulations 2009. Effluent Standards for Sewage , Ministry of Natural
Resources and Environment Malaysia.
Book Haworth, W.D. 2007, Sewerage and sewage treatment., John Wiley
Book Wilson, F 2007, Design Calculations in Wastewater Treatment , E & F.N.
Spon
Book Henze, M. 2007, Wastewater Treatment Biological and Chemical
Processes. , Springer-Verlag.
Book Qasim, S.R 2001, Wastewater Treatment Plants: Planning, Design, and
Operation, 2nd ed. , Taylor & Francis Group.
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