Short course/CPD
Physico-Chemical Processes
This is a two day course
Course date: Please enquire
Course overview
This course is for professionals wishing to understand the fundamentals of the coagulation, ion-exchange, and adsorption chemistry for treatment of water and wastewater.
On successful completion of this course the delegate will have:
- an appreciation of the nature and scope of chemicals employed for coagulation and flocculation
- understanding of the water and interfacial chemistry through which the coagulation process works
- an indication of the capability and design facets of flocculation
- the opportunity to participate in a process design exercise
- an appreciation of the theory of ion exchange and adsorption chemistry
- understanding how to design contact processes
- understanding of applications of contact processes
Location
Course fee:
- £580 - Standard. 20% discount for Cranfield alumni, 10% discount for colleagues of alumni
- £550 - Professional/trade association discount
- £530 - Multiple bookings*
*Minimum of five delegates.
Accommodation fee:
Accommodation is not included in the price.
Speakers
How to register
To request a place on this course, please complete the online Registration Form.
If you have any queries please contact:
Academic Operations Unit.
T: +44 (0) 1234 754176
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
F: +44 (0) 1234 751206
Cranfield University
Cranfield
Bedfordshire
MK43 0AL, UK
T: +44 (0) 1234 754176
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
F: +44 (0) 1234 751206
Please be aware that short courses/CPD are subject to:
Booking ConditionsAccreditation
This course is accredited for Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) CPD
Course description
The course covers:
- Coagulation science and applications in water and wastewater treatment
- Coagulation exercise
- Floc formation, growth, and breakage
- Polymers and applications in water, wastewater and effluent treatment
- Flocculator design
- ion exchange resins, ion selectivity, column operation, regeneration of resins, co-flow and counter-flow, applications, including demineralization, water softening, removal of nitrate and heavy metals
- Tutorial on contactor design
- Adsorption of organics by activated carbon, adsorption kinetics and equilibria, batch and column operation, biological effects, carbon regeneration and applications of adsorption processes
- Tutorial on adsorption processes
