Water and Wastewater

Treatment Engineering:
水处理工程
Physicochemical Technology
清华大学环境学院
Professor Xia Huang
清华大学环境学院
Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering
Physicochemical Technology
About the course：

• Purpose of learning this course?

• Position of the course？
• Features of the course？
• Gains from the course？

清华大学环境学院
Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering
Physicochemical Technology
 Water discharge: 2500 mL/d

Water in overall weight: 70%

20% lost of water will threaten life

Supply lost water by drinking

清华大学环境学院
Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering
Physicochemical Technology
Water treatment

Papermaking Spinning Power industry

Natural Quality isn’t Need properly

water standards acceptable treated

Chemical
Metallurgy Irrigation
engineering

清华大学环境学院
Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering Pics obtained from Internet
Physicochemical Technology
Wastewater treatment

Kitchen washing Toilet flushing Shower

清华大学环境学院
Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering Pics obtained from Internet
Physicochemical Technology
Wastewater treatment

Papermaking Dyeing Electroplating

清华大学环境学院
Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering Pics obtained from Internet
Physicochemical Technology
废水处理

Pics obtained from Internet

清华大学环境学院

Eutrophication
Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering
Physicochemical Technology
Pollutants in natural water and wastewater

Inorganic
Chemically Biodegradable pollutants
classified Organic
Hard-biodegradable pollutants
Pollutants

Suspended solids (SS) (>0.1 μm)

Physically
Colloids (0.1 μm-1 nm)
classified
Dissolved matter (<1 nm)
清华大学环境学院
Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering
Physicochemical Technology
 Basic methods of water and wastewater treatment

Screening Sedimentation Air floatation Filtration SS

Physicochemical
treatment

Microfiltration & Ultrafiltration Coagulation

Disinfection Colloids

Adsorption Air stripping Nanofiltration Neutralization Oxidation-reduction

Extraction Electrodialysis Reverse osmosis Chemical precipitation Ion exchange

Aerobic biological treatment (Activated sludge, bio-film) Dissolved

matter
Anaerobic-aerobic processes (A/O, A2/O) Organics (C)
treatment
Biological

Anaerobic biological treatment (Digestion tank, UASB, anaerobic filter) Nitrogen (N)
Phosphorus (P)
Ecological treatment (Stabilization pond, land treatment)

清华大学环境学院
Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering
Physicochemical Technology
 Course frame and content

Part I: Physicochemical Technology

Prof. Xia Huang
• Basic principles, features and applications
Water and Wastewater • Constitution and operating characteristics of the devices
Treatment Engineering
• Basic calculation methods of the processes
• Related research progresses

Part II: Biological Technology

Prof. Jiane ZUO

清华大学环境学院
Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering
Physicochemical Technology
Gain from this course
Major course for undergraduates majoring in Environmental Science,
Environmental Engineering, Municipal Engineering and other related majors.

This course benefits in:

• Research on water and wastewater treatment technology
• Engineering design of water and wastewater treatment
• Operation and management of water and wastewater treatment plants
• Environmental management
• …….

清华大学环境学院
Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering
Physicochemical Technology