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.
Drinking water treatment: purification and desalination
This course is tailored for professionals and graduates in the water treatment sector who seek to enhance or update their expertise. It covers essential topics such as treatment process design, solid-liquid separation systems, disinfection, and seawater desalination, providing valuable insights for those aiming to strengthen their knowledge in these areas.
40 hours
Water
Course 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.
What does it prepare you for?
By completing the Drinking Water Treatment: Purification and Desalination course, you will gain the ability to design effective water treatment processes, understanding the nuances of solid-liquid separation systems. You will enhance your skills in selecting and applying appropriate disinfection methods, and acquire insights into seawater desalination techniques. This course prepares you to tackle complex challenges in water purification and improve water quality management strategies.
Teaching units
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