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    Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
    EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

    Important dates

    Certificate Exam Date

    Start Date : 28 Mar, 2026

    Courses and Certificate Fees

    Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
    INR 1000yesIIT Roorkee

    The fees for the course Biological Process Design for Wastewater Treatment is -

    HeadAmount in INR
    Exam feesRs. 1,000

    The Syllabus

    Biological Treatment Fundamentals
    • Microbiology and ecology
    • Fundamentals of Biochemical Operations
    • Conversion processes of organic and inorganic matter 
    • Wastewater characterization

    Modeling of Biological Treatment Processes
    • Stoichiometry
    • Reaction and bacterial growth kinetics 
    • Reactor hydraulics
    • Mass and heat balance

    Aeration and sedimentation
    • Classification of biological treatment Processes
    • Biological nitrification
    • Denitrification, and phosphorus removal

    Aerobic Biological Treatment Processes
    • Aerated lagoon
    • Activated sludge systems 
    • Trickling filter 
    • Rotating disc reactors
    • Sequential batch reactor..

    Anaerobic Biological Treatment Processes
    • UASB, and hybrid UASB reactors, biotowers

    Advanced Biological Wastewater Treatment
    • Fluidized bed bioreactors
    • Membrane bioreactors (MBRs)
    • Moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR)
    • Biological nitrogen removal

    Sludge Management
    • Sludge characteristics
    • Production
    • Stabilization 
    • Thickening and dewatering 
    • Pathogen removal
    • Sludge transformation and disposal methods

    • Sustainability in wastewater treatment plant designing
    • Greater water availability
    • Lower energy and chemical consumption
    • Resource recovery
    • Case studies on biological wastewater treatment

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