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BIOLOGICAL PURIFICATION I
cod. 16564

Academic year 2007/08
3° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Ecologia (BIO/07)
Field
Discipline ecologiche e microbiologiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
32 hours
of face-to-face activities
4 credits
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Learning objectives

[object Text]To give the basis of biological processes involved in the sewage purification, and illustrate the main treatment methods.

Prerequisites

<br />To have passed the exam of Ecology

Course unit content

<br /> Part I: Introduction<br />Characterization of substrates and sewages<br />Basic microbiology and biochemistry<br />Environmental factors and toxicity<br />Notes on di biological reactors<br />Biological kinetics<br /> <br />Part II: Biological processes<br />            -Activatedsludge<br />            -Percolatingfilters<br />            -Biologicaldiscs<br />            -Suspendedbeds<br />            -Phytopurification<br /> <br />Part III: Metabolism<br />-            Metabolismof Carbonaceos compounds<br />-            Nitrogenmetabolism: Nitrification and Denitrification<br />-            Phosphorusmetabolism<br />-            Sulphurmetabolism<br /> <br />Part IV: Sludges and biofilters<br />Aerobic and anaerobic digestion of sludges<br />Use of sludges in agriculture<br /> 

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Bibliography

[object Text] Suggested books:<br />Madoni P. (ed.), 2005. Depurazionebiologica nei fanghi attivi. Enìa RE and University of Parma, 300 pp.<br />Vismara R.: Depurazione Biologica. Hoepli,Milano.

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