Wastewater Treatment: Preliminary Treatment
e-Learning
About the eLearning Course
In this course, you will learn about wastewater contaminants. You will also learn about the physical, treatment processes . The course also covers methods used to remove and recover emulsified oil from wastewater and the different chemical unit operations that are used to improve the operation of the physical treatment processes.
Target Audience
Operations personnel who require a fundamental understanding of knowledge to operate and maintain facilities. Also suitable for maintenance and technician personnel whether new to their roles or seasoned experts looking to enhance their skills.You Will Learn
Participants will learn how to:
- Describe the different types of contaminants in wastewater.
- Identify the main sources of water contamination in a refinery.
- Outline the water treatment process and outputs.
- Summarize the pretreatment system inputs and outputs.
- Describe the function of an inclined fixed screen and a rotary drum screen.
- Explain the purpose of an API separator and a tilted plate interceptor.
- Outline the purpose of a refluxed single-stage sour water stripper and a two-stage stripping unit.
- Identify the purpose of an equalization basin and tank.
- Describe the operation of air and induced air flotation units.
- Explain how a gravity filter operates.
- Summarize the operation of a pressure filter.
- Explain how chemicals can affect coagulation and flocculation.
- Define pH levels and describe the use of chemical feeders.
- Describe the purpose and function of adsorption.
- Summarize how chlorine and ozone are used to disinfect wastewater.
