22 nd COURSE

Internazional Specialized Course

 “operation and control of activated sludge processes using microscopic analysis”

Perugia Italy, 20-24 June 2011

COURSE CONTENT

The activated sludge process is the most commonly used biological wastewater treatment process in the world. Activated sludge can biodegrade many organic pollutants, oxidize and remove reduced nitrogen compounds and promote the enhanced removal of phosphate from municipal and industrial wastewaters. Recent process modifications include biological nutrient removal (BNR), sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) and membrane bioreactors (MBRs) and moving bed bioeactors (MBBRs).

Solid backgrounds in process engineering and microbiology are required for the diagnosis, control and resolution of common activated sludge process problems such as deterioration of settling properties, foam formation and loss of specialized organisms. 

This Course, which is the 22^st of this series offered by the Environmental Study Center «Luigi Bazzucchi», will consist of presentations on activated sludge process modifications including BNRs, SBRs, MBRs and MBBRs, and on the microbiology of these and other activated sludge process variations.  The course will consist of two distinct sessions:

I - Base Module: Two days of Key Note Lectures on a range of activated sludge topics, presentation of case studies of the resolution of activated sludge operating problems. This Module will conclude with “Case Histories” presentation by participants and discussion of possible solutions of problems by the Course Faculty .

II Specialized Module: Two and one-half days of laboratory exercises on the microscopic evaluation of activated sludge for process control including a demonstration of  FISH (fluorescent in situ hybridization) analysis.

The Course is designed for operators and designers of municipal and industrial biological wastewater treatment plants and researchers and graduate students studying the activated sludge process.

The Course faculty will be presented by internationally recognized experts.

During the laboratory session (Module II) the Course Faculty will be assisted by tutors.