2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
CIVE5532M Wastewater and Organic Waste Management
30 creditsClass Size: 35
Module manager: Dr. Akintunde Babatunde
Email: a.babatunde@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2016/17
This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
At the end of this module students will:i) understand the opportunities offered from recovering and recycling of wastes;
ii) be able to select and size the key unit operations for a large, urban, energy neutral wastewater treatment facility;
iii) estimate the energy value of a range of waste types;
iv) select the most appropriate route for energy and resource recovery, and;
v) provide outline designs for facilities to recover and recycle organic wastes.
Skills outcomes
- Critical thinking
- Felxibility
- Independent working
- Planning and organisation
- Professionalism
- Research skills
- Team working
- Time managament
- Use of knowledge
Syllabus
Wastewater collection systems. Flow and load to the works and its composition. EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive and Fresh Water Fisheries Directive. Inlet works (screens, grit removal, FOG, flow measurement). Design and operation of primary sedimentation tanks. Biological treatment in the activated sludge process including N&P removal. Final sedimentation tanks. Thickening of primary and WAS sludge. Options for energy recovery. Nutrient recovery from recycled liquors. Reducing energy demand and GHG emissions in treatment. Other organic waste sources: food, OFMSW, industrial. Energy crops. Centralised waste and wastewater treatment. Special cases: oil industry wastes and wastewaters.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Laboratory | 2 | 6.00 | 12.00 |
| Visit | 1 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| Consultation | 15 | 1.00 | 15.00 |
| Lecture | 24 | 2.00 | 48.00 |
| Private study hours | 219.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 81.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300.00 | ||
Private study
59 hours revision time 94 hours coursework preparation and 35 hours background readingOpportunities for Formative Feedback
This is an intensive module with 10 days of teaching, 5 days of laboratories and site visits, 5 days for completion of coursework, which must be submitted 7 days after the teaching component is completed.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Project | One design coursework | 30.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 30.00 | |
This is an intensive module with 15 days of teaching and 5 days for completion of coursework, which must be submitted 7 days after the teaching component is completed.
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr 00 mins | 70.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 70.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 30/09/2016
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