Course description
Sustainable Resource Recovery From Used Water
Wastewater is a major end product generated by humans. Traditionally, wastewater has been treated mostly for sanitary and environmental protection reasons, but this waste product harbours an enormous value, both from an ecological and economical perspective.
This course is about the state of the art in resource recovery technologies from wastewater. Regardless of your background, we will teach you the core concepts underpinning the recovery of carbon, nutrients, energy and water.
Learn from experts in wastewater engineering from The University of Queensland and Tsinghua University. This course will help you identify opportunities towards the sustainable management of wastewater as well as understand the major applications for recovered products.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Prerequisites
None
Outcome / Qualification etc.
What you'll learn
- Identify recoverable resources in wastewater.
- Appreciate the breadth of potential products.
- Discover the technological principles of the resource recovery processes.
- Recognise the resources that can be recovered in different situations.
- Appreciate sustainability in the urban water cycle and the importance of resources recovery in a circular economy context.
Training Course Content
Introduction to the water cycle and used water management
Impact of water cycle on water resource sustainability, sources of used water, consumption of energy and resource recovery potentials, trends for used water management.
Carbon
Carbon biological transformations, anaerobic digestion, carbon to electricity: microbial cells, carbon to PHA, cellulose recovery.
Nutrients
Nitrogen and phosphorous biological metabolism, microbial protein production and use as feed or fertiliser, phosphorous recovery, source separation, element recovery.
Water
Fit-for-purpose water reuse, water recycling for drinking or irrigation use, environmental application of reclaimed water, industrial application of reclaimed water - desalination.
Integrated solutions and successful cases
Sustainability assessment of water technologies, the Huaifang case study, expert panel discussion, visions for the future of resource recovery.
Course delivery details
This course is offered through Tsinghua University, a partner institute of EdX.
2-4 hours per week
Expenses
- Verified Track -$199
- Audit Track - Free