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7. Sulphur-based Wastewater Treatment

This novel course on sulphur-based conversions in wastewater treatment deals with fundamentals of sulphate-reducing bioprocesses, microbiology, factors affecting conversions, etc. Particular focus is on sulphur-driven autotrophic denitrification and on SANI® process development, modelling and application. Sulphur conversion-based resource recovery makes part of this course too. You will get familiar with design procedures, practical examples of real-life applications, and experimental methods on sulphur-based conversions in activated sludge systems. Completion of this course will enable you to apply advanced knowledge of sulphur-based wastewater treatment in both practical and research settings and to learn about future perspectives in this exciting field.

Welcome by Prof. Guanghao Chen

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    Each course has its own coding system. The code of this course is C 5. Each course consists of units. Each unit has a unique code, for example, U 5.1. In the section ‘Unit 4.1 videos │ …” you can find and watch all video-recorded lectures that belong to this unit. Similarly, in the section ‘Unit 5.1 course materials│ …”  you can download all materials that make this unit (e.g. high-resolution videos, presentation slides, reading materials, exercises, assignments, etc) as a single compressed file (in zip format). Some files may be of considerable size, so you need to assure that your computer has sufficient bandwidth and capacity for downloading.

Unit 4.1 videos │Sewer-based sanitation

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Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies Appropriate for Reuse - WAWTTAR

U 4.1.1

1 of 17

Urban drainage and sewerage

U 4.1.2

2 of 17

Introduction to pre-treatment of sewage and faecal sludge

U 4.1.3.1

3 of 17

Excess flow management

U 4.1.3.2

4 of 17

Preliminary sewage treatment

U 4.1.3.3

5 of 17

Pumping stations

U 4.1.3.4

6 of 17

Screens

U 4.1.3.5

7 of 17

Sand traps

U 4.1.3.6

8 of 17

Primary settling tanks

U 4.1.3.7

9 of 17

Preliminary faecal sludge/septage treatment

U 4.1.3.8

10 of 17

Organic matter removal

U 4.1.4.1

11 of 17

Nitrification

U 4.1.4.2

12 of 17

Biological denitrification

U 4.1.4.3

13 of 17

Enhanced biological phosphorus removal

U 4.1.4.4

14 of 17

Waste activated sludge (WAS) treatment - part 1

U 4.1.5.1

15 of 17

Waste activated sludge (WAS) treatment - part 2

U 4.1.5.2 MISSING

16 of 17

Waste activated sludge (WAS) treatment - part 3

U 4.1.5.1

17 of 17
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Unit 4.2 videos │ Introduction to sanitation value chain

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Introduction to sanitation value chain

U 4.2.1

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Unit 4.2 course materials │Introduction to sanitation value chain

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Unit 4.3 videos │ Collection and containment

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Faecal sludge Q&Q

U 4.3.1

1 of 12

Toilets

U 4.3.1.1

2 of 12

Pit latrines - pit

U 4.3.1.2

3 of 12

Pit latrines - slabs and covers

U 4.3.1.3

4 of 12

Pit latrines - superstructure

U 4.3.1.4

5 of 12

Dual vault toilets

U 4.3.1.5

6 of 12

Septic tanks

U 4.3.1.6

7 of 12

Specialist latrines

U 4.3.1.7

8 of 12

eSOS Smart Toilet

U 4.3.3.1

9 of 12

Design Vision eSOS Smart Toilet

U 4.3.3.2

10 of 12

Experimental eSOS Smart Toilet

U 4.3.3.3

11 of 12

Nairobi eSOS Smart Toilet

U 4.3.3.4

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Unit 4.3 course materials │ Collection and containment

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Unit 4.4 videos │ Emptying and transport

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Emptying and transport of faecal sludge

U 4.4.1

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Unit 4.4 course materials │ Emptying and transport

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Unit 4.5 videos │ Treatment

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Introduction to anaerobic treatment

U 4.5.1.1

1 of 48

Microbiology - part 1

U 4.5.1.2

2 of 48

Microbiology - part 2

U 4.5.1.3

3 of 48

COD balance

U 4.5.1.4

4 of 48

Environmental factors - part 1

U 4.5.1.5

5 of 48

Environmental factors - part 2

U 4.5.1.6

6 of 48

Environmental factors - part 3

U 4.5.1.7

7 of 48

Reactor technology - part 1

U 4.5.1.8

8 of 48

Reactor technology - part 2

U 4.5.1.9

9 of 48

Reactor technology - part 3

U 4.5.1.10

10 of 48

Reactor technology - part 4

U 4.5.1.11

11 of 48

Urine introduction

U 4.5.2.1

12 of 48

Environmental impact

U 4.5.2.2

13 of 48

Urine collection systems

U 4.5.2.3

14 of 48

Urine separation and storage

U 4.5.2.4

15 of 48

Nutrient recovery - phosphate

U 4.5.2.5

16 of 48

Nutrient recovery - nitrogen

U 4.5.2.6

17 of 48

Waste stabilisation ponds introduction

U 4.5.3.1

18 of 48

Anaerobic ponds

U 4.5.3.2

19 of 48

Anaerobic ponds example design

U 4.5.3.3

20 of 48

Facultative ponds process performance

U 4.5.3.4

21 of 48

Facultative ponds design approaches

U 4.5.3.5

22 of 48

Facultative ponds example design

U 4.5.3.6

23 of 48

Maturation ponds

U 4.5.3.7

24 of 48

Fate of nutrients

U 4.5.3.8

25 of 48

Introduction to wetlands

U 4.5.4.1

26 of 48

Classification of wetlands

U 4.5.4.2

27 of 48

Wetlands macrophyte

U 4.5.4.3

28 of 48

Wetlands processes

U 4.5.4.4

29 of 48

Horizontal-flow wetlands

U 4.5.4.5

30 of 48

Vertical-flow wetlands

U 4.5.4.6

31 of 48

Constructed wetlands design - the rule of thumb

U 4.5.4.7

32 of 48

Constructed wetlands design - regression equation

U 4.5.4.8

33 of 48

Constructed wetlands design - regression plug-flow

U 4.5.4.9

34 of 48

Constructed wetlands design - mass-loading charts

U 4.5.4.10

35 of 48

Constructed wetlands design - P-k-C

U 4.5.4.11

36 of 48

Design comparison horizontal-flow wetlands

U 4.5.4.12

37 of 48

Engineering design approach to drying beds

U 4.5.5.1

38 of 48

Unplanted drying beds

U 4.5.5.2

39 of 48

Unplanted drying beds examples

U 4.5.5.3

40 of 48

Planted drying beds

U 4.5.5.4

41 of 48

Planted drying beds exercise

U 4.5.5.5

42 of 48

Black soldier fly (BSF) larvae

U 4.5.6.1 MISSING

43 of 48

Vermifiltration

U 4.5.6.2 MISSING

44 of 48

Composting

U 4.5.6.3 MISSING

45 of 48

Lime stabilization

U 4.5.6.4

46 of 48

On-site sanitation systems

U 4.5.6.5

47 of 48

Site evaluation

U 4.5.6.6

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Unit 4.5 course materials │ Treatment

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Unit 4.6 videos │ Drainage for informal settlements

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Introduction to drainage for informal settlements

U 4.6.1.1

1 of 9

Flow pathing

U 4.6.1.2

2 of 9

Hydrology for slums

U 4.6.1.3

3 of 9

Hydraulics for slums

U 4.6.1.4

4 of 9

Stormwater drainage

U 4.6.1.5

5 of 9

Greywater

U 4.6.1.6

6 of 9

Alternative sewerage

U 4.6.1.7

7 of 9

Litter management

U 4.6.1.8

8 of 9

Slum drainage - Class exercise

U 4.6.1.9

9 of 9
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Unit 4.6 course materials │ Drainage for informal settlements

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Course teachers

Damir Brdjanovic

Professor
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Netherlands







Hector A. Garcia

Professor
Universidad Tecnológica del Uruguay
Uruguay



Jules B. van Lier

Professor
Delft University of Technology
Netherlands

Carlos M. Lopez-Vazquez

Associate Professor
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Netherlands



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Contact

Dr. Francisco Rubio Rincon

Course resource person

+31 15 2151 715 f.rubio-rincon@un-ihe.org