Sludge and Septage Management detailed syllabus for Environmental Engineering (Env) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Env students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Environmental Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Env 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-I scheme and its subjects refer to Env Professional Elective-I syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of sludge and septage management is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
SOURCES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF SLUDGE Objectives of sludge treatment – sources of sludge- Sludge from WTP, STP and CETP-Sludge- Quantification-generation from various treatment plants – Characteristics in each stage of treatment —Physico-chemical and biological– Mass balance in sludge treatment
Unit II
SLUDGE THICKENING AND DEWATERING Sludge thickening- Gravity thickening – Drum thickener – Air floatation – Centrifugationconditioning -Sludge Dewatering- Centrifuge- Vacuum Filtration-Sludge drying bedperformance of thickener and dewatering systems-operation and maintenance
Unit III
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Unit IV
REUSE AND LAND APPLICATION OF SEWAGE SLUDGE Introduction- beneficial use-requirements and associated risks-handling and managementstorage – operation aspects of transport and application of biosolids application land-
Lagooning- Landfilling- land farming-Composting-windrow composting -Vermicomposting -Laws and regulations on sludge management
Unit V
SEPTAGE MANAGEMENT Sources of Septage – characteristics- Public health and environmental hazards- Elements of septage management- Pumping and Desludging Septic Tanks-Transportation- Treatment-Dewatered septage sludge reuse- Operation and maintenance – Planning and implementation of septage management schemes-Case studies
Course Outcomes:
On completion of the course, the student is expected to be able to
- Understand sources and characteristics of various sources of sludge.
- Design sludge thickening and dewatering units
- Design of sludge stabilization units
- Know about the requirements and associated risk while reusing sewage sludge
- Plan and implement septage management scheme
Reference Books:
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