Applied biodegradation
A tantárgyleírás hatályossága
| Subject name (Hungarian, English) |
Alkalmazott biodegradáció
Applied biodegradation
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| Subject code | BMEVEMBM115 | ||||||||||||
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| Training Level | — | ||||||||||||
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| Assessment type | félévközi érdemjegy | ||||||||||||
| Credits | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Subject coordinator |
DR. Tardy Gábor Márk
position: egyetemi docens
contact:
tardy.gabor@vbk.bme.hu
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| Responsible department |
Alkalmazott Biotechnológia és Élelmiszertudományi Tanszék
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| Faculty | Vegyészmérnöki és Biomérnöki Kar | ||||||||||||
| Subject website | http://www.vbk.bme.hu/oktatas/targyak/BMEVEMBM115/ | ||||||||||||
| Primary curriculum type | — | ||||||||||||
| Direct prerequisites – Strong prerequisite | none | ||||||||||||
| Direct prerequisites – Weak prerequisite | none | ||||||||||||
| Direct prerequisites – Parallel prerequisite | none | ||||||||||||
| Direct prerequisites – Milestone prerequisite | none | ||||||||||||
| Direct prerequisites – Exclusion | none |
Objectives
1. Characterisation of physico-chemical and biological processes and related conclusions. (1 lesson)
2. Environmental and economical importance of biodegradation, definitions and contradictions. (3 lessons)
3. Main influencing factors of biodegradability (S, M, environment), short overview and evaluation. (2 lessons)
4. Classification of substrates by origin and concentration dependence of biodegradation. Role of another substrate, co-metabolism. (3 lessons)
5. Monod kinetics of microbial growth and its consequences for bioreactor arrangement regarding organic carbon removal and nitrification. The role of limit values. (2 lessons)
6. Andrews kinetics for toxic biodegradable substrates and its relationship with Monod kinetics. Consequences for biodegradation detection and implementation. (2 lessons)
7. Role of electron acceptors in biodegradation processes. Alternative utilisation of oxygen and nitrate and its consequences on the arrangement and operation of denitrification bioreactors. (3 lessons)
8. Competition of sulphate reducer and metanogeneous microorganisms and their occurence, practical aspects (2 lessons)
9. Odor formation and corrosion, the key biodegradation metabolites and influencing factors in the sewer system. Process engineering by the application of denitrification and sulphate reduction characteristics. (6 lessons)
10. Process layout of activated sludge system, the role of technological units. Relationship of sludge age and hydraulic retention time. (3 lessons)
11. Methods for activated sludge settling measurement and activated sludge floc structure characteristics. Upgrading sludge settleability by selectors and bioreactor staging. Principles, implementation and possible misdesign. (4 lessons)
12. Steps of biological N removal in wastewater treatment. Nitrification and required conditions. (3 lessons)
13. Advantages and inconveniences of different denitrification processes, the role of available carbon source. Spontaneous denitrification in secondary clarifiers. (3 lessons)
14. Mechanism, detection, implementation and limitations of excess biological phosphorus removal. Relationship with denitrification. (2 lessons)
Additional site visit at a full-scale wastewater treatment plant. (3 lessons)
Learning outcomes
Ez a tantárgy a KKK rendeletben meghatározott, következő kompetenciák fejlesztését szolgálja:
Knowledge
Skills
Attitudes
Autonomy and responsibility
Oktatási módszertan
Tanulástámogató anyagok
Online források
Recommended preliminary knowledge for completing the subject
General rules
Assessment methods
In-term assessments
No detailed assessments provided.
Weight of in-term assessments
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Exam-period assessments
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Weight of exam elements
No weights provided.
Grade calculation
No grade thresholds provided.
Attendance requirements
No attendance requirements provided.
Rules for retake and resubmission
Not provided.
Short description
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Detailed description
Recommended courses
Workload to complete the subject
No workload breakdown provided.
Validity of subject requirements
Curriculum placement
| Faculty | Program | Curriculum | Curriculum type | Primary |
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| Vegyészmérnöki és Biomérnöki Kar | biomérnöki | Biomérnöki mesterképzési szak tanterve | kötelező | nem |
| Default Faculty | Default Program | Default Curriculum | — | nem |