Management and Treatment of Wastewater from Food Industries

General

• Code: 276-190605
• Semester: 6th
• Study Level: Undergraduate
• Course type: Υποχρεωτικό, Ειδίκευσης
• Teaching and exams language: Greek (English for Erasmus students)
• The course is offered to Erasmus students
• Teaching Methods (Hours/Week): Lectures (2)
• ECTS Units: 3
• Course homepage: https://exams-geo.the.ihu.gr/course/view.php?id=181
• Instructors: Samaras Petros

Course Contents

• Analysis of water cycle and determination of volumetric and physical and chemical parameters used for the assessment of wastewater characteristics from food industries.
• Experimental techniques used in the measurement of pollutants and wastewater properties.
• Estimation of wastewater volumetric flows and methods used for flow and loading equalization.
• Physical and chemical processes used in wastewater treatment: screening, grit and fats removal, sedimentation, coagulation.
• Biological processes in wastewater treatment: suspended systems-activated sludge, fixed bed systems-biofilters, rotating disks.
• Advanced biological systems: membrane bioreactors.
• Identification of basic design and monitoring operation parameters for each process.
• Sludge production and basic treatment processes.
• Water reclamation and reuse, nutrients and energy recovery.

Educational Goals

The course aims to achieve the following learning outcomes for students:

• Acquiring theoretical and applied knowledge for the design, installation, operation, monitoring and optimization of systems used for the treatment of food industry wastewater.
• Understanding the mechanisms and the operation principles of the processes including biological, physical and chemical, used in wastewater treatment;.
• Being able to evaluate operation problems of these units and adoption of appropriate measures to address them.
• Acquiring knowledge in the implementation of suitable operation modes for energy and nutrients recovery.
• Understanding the advanced processes utilized for the valorization of byproducts and residues.

General Skills

• Analyzing, interpreting and synthesizing empirical data using information and communication technologies.
• Adaptation to existing conditions.
• Advancing analytical, productive and inductive thinking.
• Working in an interdisciplinary environment.
• Autonomous work.
• Work in teams.
• Decision making.

Teaching Methods

Face to face:

• Lectures (theory and exercises) in the classroom.

Use of ICT means

• Lectures with PowerPoint slides using PC and projector.
• Notes, solved and unsolved problems in electronic format.
• Posting course material and communicating with students on the online platform.

Teaching Organization

Students Evaluation

Evaluation methods:

• Written final exams with problem solving and comprehension/judgment questions.
• Optional written assignments for the study of case studies.

The evaluation criteria are presented and analyzed to the students at the beginning of the semester.

Recommended Bibliography

1. Αγγελάκης Α.Ν. και Tchobanoglous G., 1995, Υγρά και Απόβλητα, Πανεπιστημιακές Εκδόσεις Κρήτης.
2. Βαλκάνα Γ., 1992, Ρύπανση Περιβάλλοντος, Επιστήμη και Τεχνική Αντιμετώπισης, Εκδόσεις Παπαζήση.
3. Eckenfelder W.W., 1989, Industrial Water Pollution Control, McGraw – Hill Books, Co.
4. Green J.H and Kramer A., 1979, Food Processing Waste Management, AVI Inc.
5. Hobson P.N. and Robertson, 1977, Waste Treatment in Agriculture. Applied Science Publications Ltd.
6. Metcalf and Eddy Inc., 1991, Wastewater Engineering, Treatment, Disposal and Reuse, McGraw-Hill Inc.

Related Research Journals

1. Desalination and Water Treatment Journal.
2. Desalination.