Biological Wastewater Treatment and Anaerobic Digestion: Theory, Design and Practice

You’ll start with the fundamentals of the biological processes relevant for wastewater treatment, including:

• kinetics and stoichiometry
• chemical oxygen demand (COD) and biological oxygen demand (BOD) balance
• mass balances and parameter estimation
• aeration and settling.

You’ll look at how these fundamentals apply to the design and optimisation of:

• anaerobic digestion
• sequencing batch reactors
• attached growth processes
• the activated sludge process for carbon removal, and for carbon and nitrogen removal.

You’ll also cover:

• heat balances
• pH calculation
• removal of xenobiotics in biological wastewater treatment processes
• innovative processes.

Online learning

This course is delivered 100% online. You can join us from anywhere in the world and set your own study hours.

Teaching is delivered through MyAberdeen, our online Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It holds all the materials, tools and support you’ll need. Take a look around MyAberdeen.

You can access your learning materials on computer, smartphone and laptop, 24 hours a day. You’ll find a range of resources available, including:

• video lectures
• slide shows
• quizzes
• online one-to-one tutorials
• discussion boards with colleagues and tutors
• numerical equations and design problems.

Tutorials and support

You can arrange one-to-one tutorials, up to one hour per week, with the course leader at times that suit you. You’ll also have contact with your course leader via MyAberdeen to discuss any questions you have.

Study hours

You’ll have 24 lectures and six tutorials. The course totals approximately 24 - 30 hours of study time. You have 24 weeks (6 months) to complete the course at your own pace.

• As a guide, the course equates to one-to-three hours per week over the full 24-week period.
• You’re completely free to set your own study hours.
• The learning resources are there for you 24/7, so you can drop in and study anytime.

Assessment

There is no formal assessment for this course. You’ll have:

• a multiple-choice quiz at the end of each topic
• a final multiple-choice quiz at the end of the course.

Earn a CPD certificate

You will receive an IChemE-approved CPD certificate when you successfully complete the course and quizzes.

Your employer or professional institute may recognise this course for CPD. Talk to your employer or institute to find out more.

Careers

This course will help you progress in or work towards a career related to biological wastewater treatment.

It aims to fill the knowledge gaps in many areas of this sector, giving you the skills you need to stand out in this area.

Discounts available

• IChemE members receive a £200 discount.
• All PhD students receive a £500 discount.
• IChemE Member PhD students receive a £600 discount.