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Courses to be offered in the Summer semester 2009:    Reverse Osmosis Biological Control

 and                                                        Deionized (DI) Water Principles (independent study course)

Each class in the High-Purity Water Treatment Curriculum consists of 2 credits at a tuition & fee cost of $150.26 per credit, plus CEA administration fees of $4.74 per credit.  Financial assistance is available from CEA for select students.  Begin the registration process using the button below or contact CEA.

Reverse Osmosis Biological Control Registration

Reverse Osmosis (RO) Biological Control details the equipment requirements upstream of a reverse osmosis (RO) system so as to minimize the RO maintenance requirements and increase the longevity of the membrane elements.  It begins with the treatment provided by many municipal water treatment facilities and expands this into the requirements more specific for RO systems.  This covers media filtration for removal of suspended solids, acid and scale inhibitor injection, or softening, for control of scale formation, and the removal of biocides that might be incompatible with the RO membrane.

You will need to pay the tuition and registration fees, and be able to access or must purchase the course CD-ROM and the course textbook.  Total cost for a new participant is about $670.00, plus shipping and sales tax (if appropriate).

 1) St. Cloud Technical College - Reverse Osmosis Biological Control Course Tuition and Registration Fees, $310.00 (USD)

 2) Volume VI. RO Bio-Control - Collegiate Edition, Encyclopedia of Water Treatment training CD-ROM, $240.00+ (USD)

 3) Reverse Osmosis, A Practical Guide for Industrial Users, 2nd Edition (2002, Byrne) text for all RO courses, $120.00+ (USD)

+Shipping charges and sales tax (if shipping destination is within Minnesota) will be added upon checkout

The first class chatroom session is scheduled for February 3, 2009, and registration will be accepted through that week.  Please feel free to contact CEA (+952-471-0017) if you have questions.

Course Outcomes and Topics
Outcomes
At the completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1) Understand how bacteria are able to survive and propagate in different environments

2) Recognize the importance in preventing the formation of mature biofilm either upstream or within an RO system

3) Realize how different biocides affect the needs of bacteria in their method of controlling or killing them

4) Give the advantages and disadvantages of using the different particular biocides

5) Understand how certain wavelengths of ultraviolet light can affect bacteria

6) Correctly apply UV light systems for biological control

7) Give methods for dealing with the remnants of mature upstream biofilm

8) Apply different methods for biological control of an RO system

9) Set up an RO system for an extended shutdown

Topics

Nature of Biological Problems
Bacteria
Bacteria Reproduction
Aerobic & Anaerobic Bacteria
Heterotrophic Bacteria
Algae
Fungus
Bacterial Adaptation
Biofilm
Plate-Count Methods
Packaged Monitors
Characterization Methods
Iron-Related Bacteria
RO Bacterial Monitoring

Sampling for Bacteria
Endotoxin
Controlling Bacteria Upstream
UV Sanitization
Organic Carbon
Shutdowns
Osmotic Shock
Surface Active Agents
Design Considerations
Bacterial Killing Terms
Oxidizers
Other Biocides
Applying Sanitizers
High Temperature Sanitization

Reverse Osmosis Pretreatment Class Calendar - 2009
  Subject to change by instructor
     
  June
  9 Tuesday Course Begins - Discussion of Course Logistics, Optional chatroom at 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time)

Session A Web Cast Available

  
       
         
  July
  13 Monday Session A Submission Due, Mid-Term Project Report Due, Session B Web Cast Available  
         
         
       
       
         
  August
  3 Monday Session B Submission Due, Session C Web Cast Available  
  14 Friday Session C Submission Due, Final Project Report Due, Final Exam Completion File Due
         
         
   
         
       
         
         
         
 

Deionized (DI) Water Principles Registration - Independent Study

You will need to pay the tuition and registration fees, and have access to or purchase the course CD-ROM and the course textbook.  Textbook and schedule will be as agreed upon by the participant and instructor according to the participants specific requirements.

 1) St. Cloud Technical College HPWT DI Water Principles Course Tuition and Registration Fees, $310.00 (USD)

 2) Volume XI. High-Purity Water - Collegiate Edition, Encyclopedia of Water Treatment training CD-ROM, $240.00+ (USD)

3) and the textbook: Electronics Grade Water Preparation, (2003, A. Dey and G. Thomas), distributed by Tall Oaks Publishing, Inc.

As an independent-study course, the participant will need to contact the instructor (Wes Byrne) to determine the best schedule for their needs.  Please feel free to contact CEA (+952-471-0017) if you have questions.

 

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