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Overview
This Biological Wastewater Treatment and Anaerobic Digestion - Theory, Design and Practice course at the University of Aberdeen will help you progress in or work towards a career related to biological wastewater treatment.
Outcomes
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to...
- Explain the fundamentals of biological wastewater treatment.
- Describe the kinetics and stoichiometry of biological reactions.
- Develop and solve mass balances and design equations.
- Recognise the main processes used in the industry and their corresponding design equations.
- Design and optimise biological wastewater treatment processes.
Programme Structure
Topics include:
- kinetics and stoichiometry
- chemical oxygen demand (COD) and biological oxygen demand (BOD) balance
- mass balances and parameter estimation
- aeration and settling
- anaerobic digestion
- sequencing batch reactors
- attached growth processes
- the activated sludge process for carbon removal, and for carbon and nitrogen removal
- heat balances
- pH calculation
- removal of xenobiotics in biological wastewater treatment processes
- innovative processes
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 6 months
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
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Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Duolingo English Test 120
TOEFL® IBT OR
90
PTE Academic 62
IELTS 6.5
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Other requirements
General requirements
- There are no entry requirements for this course. It is open to all.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents1400 GBP / full≈ 1400 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents1400 GBP / full≈ 1400 GBP / full
Funding
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