COURSE OVERVIEW

This practical and highly-interactive course includes various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt will be applied using our state-of-the-art simulators. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Advanced Water Chemistry. It covers the key properties of water and the types of water contaminants and water composition and properties; the acid-base chemistry in water, chemical reactions in water treatment and water hardness and softening; the water quality parameters, coagulation and flocculation, disinfection chemistry, filtration and membrane technologies; the basic principles of ion exchange and applications in water softening; and the removal of specific ions and regeneration of ion exchange resins. 

 

Further, the course will also discuss the principles of desalination technologies and chemical processes in reverse osmosis; the impact of desalination on water chemistry and brine disposal and environmental impact; the advanced chemical processes in water treatment, water quality analysis and spectroscopic techniques in water chemistry; the chromatographic techniques for water quality, electrochemical techniques and microbiological water testing; the water chemistry modeling and simulation; and the heavy metal contamination, nutrient pollution and eutrophication. 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the emerging contaminants in water, microplastics in water, radionuclides and radioactive water contaminants; the water quality in industrial effluents, water reuse and recycling and sustainable water treatment practices; the relationship between water use and energy consumption and the energy recovery in water treatment processes; the desalination and strategies for reducing energy consumption in water treatment; the effects of climate change on water resources, alterations in water chemistry due to climate factors and adaptation strategies for water management; the water quality management plans and monitoring and reporting requirements; and the risk management in water quality control .