Print this page An Introduction to Post-Treatment and Waste Disposal for Water Desalination
J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A., Fellow ASCE, Fellow AEI
Course Outline
1. General Process Selection
2. Post-Treatment
3. Waste Disposal
This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.
Learning Objective
At the conclusion of this course, the student will:
- Review the principle technologies of water desalination, and learn about their needs for post-treatment of product water;
- Learn about the waste streams generated by water desalination technologies;
- Learn about aeration and remineralization needed to produce healthy, pleasant tasting product water;
- Learn about the need for corrosion control in desalinated product water streams;
- Learn about post-treatment disinfection requirements; and
- Learn when reblending is a cost-effective remineralization technique.
Intended Audience
This course is intended for mechanical engineers, civil engineers, electrical engineers and other design and construction professionals wanting an introduction to post-treatment and waste disposal for water desalination plants.
Benefit for Attendee
This course will give engineers and others an introduction to pre-treatment of desalination plant product water streams in order to provide healthy, pleasant tasting water, and technologies for disposition of desalination plant waste streams.
Course Introduction
This is an introduction to the technologies of water desalination post-treatment and waste disposal.
About Course Author
Paul Guyer is a registered mechanical engineer, civil engineer, fire protection engineer and architect with over 35 years experience in the design of buildings and related infrastructure. For an additional 9 years he was a senior-level advisor to the California Legislature on infrastructure and capital outlay issues. He has designed and supervised the design of hundreds of construction projects requiring the preparation of detailed working drawings and specifications for federal, state and local public agencies and private companies. He is a graduate of Stanford University and has held numerous national, state and local positions with the American Society of Civil Engineers and National Society of Professional Engineers.
Course Content
The course content is contained in the following PDF file:
An Introduction to Post-Treatment and Waste Disposal for Water Desalination
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Course Summary
After completion of this course you will be prepared for advanced learning about water desalination to prepare you for desalination project planning and design.
Quiz
Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.
DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.
