COURSE SYLLABUS

TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER SLUDGES

1	Course Title:	TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER SLUDGES
2	Course Code:	CEV4047
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	2
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:
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. N. Kamil SALİHOĞLU E-posta: nkamils@uludag.edu.tr Telefon: 0-224-2942118 Adres: Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü, 16059,Görükle /BURSA
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	1. Giving information about sources, amounts, characteristics and rational management of wastewater sludges, 2. Giving knowledge for proper stabilization technologies of sewage sludges 3. Designing projects including proper thickening, dewatering, conditioning, drying methods according to sludge sources and to make cost analysis. 4. Making research on the recovery, reuse and disposal options of sewage sludges.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Engineer candidates are trained in sludge management who are ready to work in sludge management projects with different earnings such as planning, project design, cost, engineering calculations and management approaches.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Determine the characteristics and amount of sludges from different treatment plants. ;
2	Minimize potential health and environmental risks originating from waste sludges;
3	Offer a technical solution for sludge thickening, conditioning, dewatering, stabilization, landfilling, land application, incineration, etc. ;
4	Determine the best available sludge disposal alternative using cost-benefit analysis. ;
5	Make literature and technological survey on the developments of sludge disposal options in the country and in the world. ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction, sources of treatment sludges, characteristics of treatment sludges Determination of project topics and groups.
2	Disposal methods of treatment sludges, transport and pumping of sludges
3	Chemical treatment sludges.
4	Pre-settling and biological sludges
5	Sludge thickening
6	Sludge stabilization, stabilization methods, thermal methods
7	Anaerobic digestion
8	Anaerobic digestion, MID-TERM EXAM
9	Aerobic digestion, composting,
10	Sludge conditioning, presentation of group projects
11	Sludge dewatering, mechanical sludge dewatering technics, presentation of group projects.
12	Sludge drying beds, sludge lagoons, thermal sludge drying, presentation of group projects.
13	Incineration, disinfection, presentation of group projects, final report submission of group projects.
14	Ultimate sludge disposal methods, land disposal of treatment sludges, reuse of sludges, presentation of group projects.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1-Cleverson Vitorio Andreoli, Marcos von Sperling and Fernando Fernandes (editors). Sludge treatment and disposal / London; New York: IWA Publishing, 2007. 2-Eliot Epstein, Boca Raton.Land application of sewage sludge and biosolids / :Lewis Publishers , 2003 3-Tchobanoglous, G., "Wastewater Treatment, Disposal and Reuse", New York, Metcalf &Eddy, Mc Graw-Hill Book Comp., 2003. 4-Vesılınd, P.A., "Treatment and Disposal of Wastewater Sludges", Ann Arbor Science Pub, 1978. Filibelli, A., “Arıtma Çamurlarının İşlenmesi”DEÜ Basım Ünitesi, 1996, İzmir. 5-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dewatering Municipal Wastewater Sludges, Cincinnati, 1987. 6. Atıksu Arıtma Çamurlarının İşlenmesi ve Bertarafı, Türkiye Belediyeler Birliği, 2015.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	20
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	20
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	Student-centered assessment and evaluation methods and techniques are used in this course.
Information	Practical training methods such as term project, discussion, case study, problem solving, observation, question-answer and presentation are used in this course. Measurement and evaluation are carried out using term project, project presentation, fieldwork, visa and final. Project and field studies are asked in midterm and final exams.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High