This course will provide an understanding of the design principles, practice and operation of adsorption, ozonation, UV reactors, advanced oxidation and ion exchange.

At a glance

  • Dates
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  • DurationTwo days - Optional extra half day Advanced Oxidation lab session also available (18th January 2024), contact us for details.
  • LocationCranfield campus
  • Cost£580

What you will learn

On successful completion of this short course you will be able to:

  • Identify the range of advanced treatment processes for the treatment of organic micropollutants, inorganic ions and microorganisms,
  • Explain the underlying principles on which the processes are based,
  • Be able to select appropriate advanced processes for specific applications, and have some knowledge of practical design and operation considerations.

Core content

  • Key principles of advanced processes including kinetics, thermodynamics and fate,
  • Adsorption of organics by activated carbon, kinetics and equilibria, batch and column operation, biological effects, carbon regeneration, applications,
  • Ion exchange resins, ion selectivity, column operation, regeneration of resins, co-flow and counter-flow, applications, including demineralisation, water softening, removal of nitrate and heavy metals,
  • Oxidation of micropollutants through oxidation and advanced oxidation,
  • UV reactor principles,
  • Selection of advanced processes for specific contaminant removal.

Accommodation options and prices

This is a non-residential course. If you would like to book accommodation on campus, please contact Mitchell Hall or Cranfield Management Development Centre directly. Further information regarding our accommodation on campus can be found here.

Alternatively you may wish to make your own arrangements at a nearby hotel.

Location and travel

Cranfield University is situated in Bedfordshire close to the border with Buckinghamshire. The University is located almost midway between the towns of Bedford and Milton Keynes and is conveniently situated between junctions 13 and 14 of the M1.

London Luton, Stansted and Heathrow airports are 30, 90 and 90 minutes respectively by car, offering superb connections to and from just about anywhere in the world.

For further location and travel details

Location address

Cranfield University
College Road
Cranfield
Bedford
MK43 0AL

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