Water Management in Industry - AM217005
Title: Water Management in Industry
Guaranteed by: Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering (217)
Faculty: Faculty of Environmental Technology
Actual: from 2023
Semester: winter
Points: winter s.:5
E-Credits: winter s.:5
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:3/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Bindzar Jan Ing. Ph.D.
Classification: Chemistry > Environmental Chemistry
Interchangeability : M217005, N217011
Examination dates   
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Annotation
This course provides the students with information about water use in industry, both in general and in specific industrial sectors: legislation concerning water management in industry, water use, water consumption, water quality requirements, wastewater (sources, composition, treatment), ways of water reuse/recycling and water demand reduction, etc. Different concepts and approaches are discussed. The students are introduced to the water management problems in the most water-intensive industries and agriculture.
Last update: Bindzar Jan (13.03.2024)
Aim of the course

Students will be able to:

describe and explain water management systems in industry - generally and in specific water-intensive industrial branches,

analyse and evaluate water management of an industrial plant,

propose an optimal solution for water management of an industrial plant.

Last update: Kubová Petra (12.04.2018)
Course completion requirements

none

Last update: Bindzar Jan (09.11.2023)
Literature

Obligatory:

Recommended:

  • Water Environment Federation. Industrial water reclamation and reuse to minimize liquid discharge. Alexandra: Water Environment Federation, 2021, s. ISBN 978-1-57278-360-7.

  • Sengupta, Pradip K.. Industrial water resource management, challenges and opportunities for corporate water stewardship. : , , s. ISBN 978-1-119-27250-2.

Last update: Bindzar Jan (29.08.2024)
Requirements to the exam

Closed-book written exam

An improvement by one grade can be made by oral reexamination when the students can explain and amend their answers given in the written exam.

An improvement by more than one grade may be achieved by retaking the written examination.

Last update: Bindzar Jan (30.08.2024)
Syllabus

1. Introduction, water management in industry - a general overview

2. Water governance and industrial water management

3. Mining (extraction) and processing of minerals and ores

4. Metal production and processing

5. Surface treatment of metals, plastics, …

6. Thermal treatment of coal and waste

7. Cooling water, power generation

8. Chemical and pharmaceutical industry

9. Oil refineries and biofuel production

10. Pulp and paper mills

11. Textile and tanning industry

12. Glass and ceramic manufacturing, lime and cement production

13. Food industry

14. Brief overview of water management in agriculture

Last update: Bindzar Jan (13.03.2024)
Learning resources

https://e-learning.vscht.cz/

Last update: Bindzar Jan (14.09.2023)
Registration requirements

The course does not deal directly with individual water/wastewater treatment technologies in detail. Therefore, a basic knowledge of them (principles, target pollutants, ...) is crucial.

Last update: Bindzar Jan (13.03.2024)
Teaching methods
Activity Credits Hours
Konzultace s vyučujícími 0.5 14
Účast na přednáškách 1.5 42
Příprava na přednášky, semináře, laboratoře, exkurzi nebo praxi 1 28
Příprava na zkoušku a její absolvování 2 56
5 / 5 140 / 140