Conference on Design, Operation and Economics of Large Wastewater Treatment Plants
04-08 September 2011
Budapest, Hungary
Website: www.lwwtp2011.org
Deadline for the submission of papers 1 March 2011
Notification of acceptance 30 April 2011
Proposed Themes:
1. Overall case studies of large treatment plants
2. Design of (large) treatment plants
- Nutrient removal and recovery
- Optimising the interactions of wastewater treatment plant with sewer system
- Activated sludge separation
- Wastewater treatment plants in normal and sensitive catchment areas
- Achieving the Limit of Technology (LOT)
- Simulation modelling for process optimisation
- Applying CFD modelling for design
- Appropriate technologies for developing countries
3. Operation of (large) treatment plants
- Treatment performance
- Simulation and modelling for process optimisation
- Energy efficiency
- Odours and volatile emissions
- Instrumentation, control and automation
- Monitoring the performance of the processes
- Water reuse
4. Sludge handling and its effect on wastewater treatment
- Sludge stabilisation
- Sludge incineration
- Sludge disposal
- Sludge minimisation and disintegration
- Management of reject water
5. Costs and economics
- Cost optimisation of investment and operation
- Benchmarking
- Asset management
6. Advanced technologies for wastewater treatment
- Use of membranes in wastewater treatment
- Granular activated sludge
- Advanced oxidation processes (ozone, UV)
- Adsorption processes (activated carbon)
Additionally workshop or workshops are planned to be part of the programme. Candidate topics are:
Challenges and perspectives of wastewater treatment in Central Europe;
Utility management;
Management of micropollutants on wastewater treatment plants – when, how and who will pay, and
Wastewater treatment in fast growing cities – do we need new approaches?.
Contact: Mónika Jetzin
Tel: +36 1 463 3713
Fax: +36 1 463 3753
Email: trivent@trivent.hu
