1	Course Title:	WASTEWATER TREATMENT BIOPROCESS
2	Course Code:	CEV3078
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	6
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç.Dr. AHMET UYGUR
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	(ahmetuygur@uludag.edu.tr, 0 224 294 21 12, Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü, 16 059 Görükle/Bursa)
18	Website:	https://sites.google.com/site/docdrahmetuygur/home/dersler/lisans-dersleri/cev-3078
19	Objective of the Course:	The objective of this course is to provide fundamentals background information on the microorganisms used to treat wastewater and to consider the application of biological process fundamentals for the biological treatment of wastewater. Growth kinetics of microbial, aerobic/anaerobic oxidation, nitrification/denitrification and biological phosphorus removal on suspended/attached growth treatment processes are the major topics of this course
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	By teaching students a broad knowledge of biological treatment, they gain many gains in the design, operation and control of suspended and attached growth systems.

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To provide fundamental background information on microorganism used to treat wastewater.; 2 To consider the application of biological process fundamentals for the biological treatment of wastewater.; 3 To contribute the objectives of biological treatment, some useful definitions, the role of microorganisms in the biological treatment of wastewater; 4 To introduce biological processes used for wastewater treatment; 5 To learn the performance of biological processes used for wastewater treatment depends on the dynamics of substrate utilization and microbial growth; 6 Have the ability to model suspended/attached growth treatment process; 7 Understand the process description, microbiology, stoichiometry, growth kinetics and environmental factors for aerobic/anaerobic biological oxidation; 8 Have the ability to solve growth kinetics and stoichiometry for nitrification mechanism.; 9 Have the ability to solve growth kinetics and stoichiometry for denitrification mechanism.; 10 Have the ability to solve growth kinetics and stoichiometry for biological phosphorus removal. Know the description of aerobic/anaerobic biodegradation on biological removal of toxic, recalcitrant organic compounds and heavy metals.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Overview of Biological Wastewater Treatment: Objectives of biological treatment, some useful definitions, role of microorganisms in wastewater treatment, types of biological processes for wastewater treatment
2	Composition and Classification of Microorganisms: Cell components, cell composition, environmental factors, microorganism identification and classification, use of molecular tools
3	Introduction to Microbial Metabolisms: Carbon and energy sources for microbial growth, nutrient and growth factors requirements
4	Bacterial Growth and Energetics: Bacterial re production, bacterial growth patterns in a batch reactor, bacterial growth and biomass yield, measuring biomass growth, estimating biomass yield and oxygen requirements from stoichiometry, estimating biomass yield from bioenergetics, stoichiometry of biological reactions, biomass synthesis yields for different growth conditions, observed versus synthesis yield
5	Microbial Growth Kinetics: Microbial growth kinetics terminology, rate of utilization of soluble substrates, other rate expressions for the utilization of soluble substrate, rate of soluble substrate production from biodegradable particulate organic matter, rate of biomass growth with soluble substrates, kinetic coefficients for substrate utilization and biomass growth, rate of oxygen uptake, effects of temperature, total volatile suspended solids and active biomass, net biomass yield and observed yield
6	Modeling Suspended Growth Treatment Processes: Description of suspended growth treatment processes, biomass mass balance, substrate mass balance, mixed liquor solids concentration and solids production, the observed yield, oxygen requirements, design and operating parameters, process performance and stability, modeling plug-flow reactors
7	Substrate Removal in Attached Growth Treatment Processes: Substrate flux in biofilms, substrate mass balance for biofilm, substrate flux limitations, quiz
8	Aerobic Biological Oxidation: Process description, microbiology, stoichiometry of aerobic biological oxidation, growth kinetics, environmental factors
9	Biological Nitrification: Process description, microbiology, stoichiometry of biological nitrification, growth kinetics, environmental factors
10	Midterm Exam
11	Biological Denitrification: Process description, microbiology, stoichiometry of biological denitrification, growth kinetics, environmental factors
12	Biological Phosphorus Removal: Process description, microbiology, stoichiometry of biological phosphorus removal, growth kinetics, environmental factors
13	Anaerobic Fermentation and Oxidation: Process description, microbiology, stoichiometry of anaerobic fermentation and oxidation, growth kinetics, environmental factors
14	Biological Removal of Toxic, Recalcitrant and Heavy Metals: Development of biological treatment methods, anaerobic degradation, aerobic degradation, aerobic degradation, abiotic losses, modeling biotic and abiotic losses, biological removal of heavy metals

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Wastewater Engineering Treatment and Reuse, George Tchobanoglous, Franklin L. Burton, H. David Stensel, California, 2003
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	30
Quiz	1	10
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	MIDTERM, SHORT EXAM, FINAL EXAM
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	4	56
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	2	2
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	2	2
Total WorkLoad			88
Total workload/ 30 hr			2,93
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 LO1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO4 0 4 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO5 0 4 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO6 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO7 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO8 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO9 5 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO10 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High