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Overview
What you will study
The Environmental Bioprocess Technology course offered by KTH Royal Institute of Technology will cover engineering and molecular aspects of water and wastewater treatment processes, resource recovery from waste streams, and the remediation of contaminated land. New technologies using or inspired by biological systems are an important tool for this, and can contribute to the goal of sustainable industrial processes. Traditional processes will be compared with more modern approaches, with a consideration of the economic and environmental impacts of each process. The course will consider long-standing problems such as organic and inorganic pollutants as well as emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals and micro-plastics. The course will illustrate examples of processes used in Sweden and the EU, as well as examples from the developing world.
After completion of the course, the students should be able to:
- Know and reflect on general concepts in drinking- and wastewater treatment processes, resource recovery and bioremediation for a sustainable future
- Evaluate, compare and calculate the process design of a wastewater treatment process
- Assess different options for bioremediation of polluted environments
- Know and describe common process- and safety concepts in drinking-water treatment technology
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Wastewater treatment, including: eutrophication, removal of nutrients and emerging contaminants (e.g. pharmaceuticals, toxins, micro-plastics) from wastewater.
- Drinking water treatment, including purification processes, ground water quality, water quality assessment, water quality and health.
- Strategies for natural remediation of contaminated sites, including bioremediation using bacteria, mycoremediation, phytoremediation and bioaugmentation.
- Resource recovery from industrial side streams that hitherto were considered as waste, including use of biogas production, recovery of nutrients from water, recovery of polyesters such as PHA and PHB and recovery of volatile fatty acids.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 2 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
English
TOEFL® IBT 90
Credits
7 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Environmental Engineering Biotechnology Environmental Economics & Policy View 3 other Short Courses in Environmental Engineering in SwedenAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT 90
Student insurance
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- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
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- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Bachelor's degree in technology or natural sciences containing 20 credits courses in biotechnology, 10 credits courses in mathematics, and 20 credits courses in chemistry.
- English B/6.
Tuition Fee
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EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 SEK for the full programme during 2 months.
If you are an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen or hold a residence permit in Sweden for something other than studies you generally do not have to pay tuition fees.
Living costs for Stockholm
9668 - 17248 SEK /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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