Biowaste training - Aerobic and anaerobic treatment

• Value: £86K

At the end of the course delegates will be able to: • Identify the role of AD in energy security and describe the drivers of the AD market. • Describe the biochemistry of AD, including identifying and understanding the critical process monitoring parameters. • Identify the aspects of AD plant design. This should include plant & equipment design and installation in accordance with the Waste Treatment BREF and biowaste appropriate measures. • Identify waste feedstock management methods and describe the problem scenarios. • Identify examples of failures, explain the root cause of failures and the importance of good design and feedstock control. • Identify the role of Animal By-products regulations. • Evaluate process control measures at sites. This includes reviewing monitoring results to determine the consequences of poor control and the identification of instability within the AD process. • Identify the variety of AD technologies, including biogas upgrading technology and carbon capture. • Describe the requirements and environmental challenges from digestate storage, treatment & use. • Describe the role of end of waste quality protocols or resource frameworks for digestate. • Perform troubleshooting of problems. • Understand the health and safety risks associated with anaerobic digestion activities. • Perform competent and thorough technical regulatory assessments. • Identify the specific challenges posed by sewage sludge anaerobic digestion sites.

• Value: £86K

At the end of the course delegates will be able to: • Identify the role of aerobic treatment of waste in the UK economy and describe its interaction with government policy (such as the Simpler Recycling reforms). • Identify the aspects of aerobic treatment site processes and plant design. This should include plant & equipment design and operation in accordance with the Waste Treatment BREF and biowaste appropriate measures. • Describe the biochemistry of composting in both open and closed systems. • Identify waste feedstock management methods and describe the problem scenarios. • Identify examples of failures, explain the root cause of failures and the importance of good design and feedstock control. • Identify the role of Animal By-products regulations in aerobic treatments of waste. • Evaluate critical process monitoring parameters. This includes reviewing monitoring results to determine the consequences of poor control and identification of instability within aerobic processes. • Identify the different aerobic treatment technologies including composting, MBT and thermophilic aerobic digestion (TAD) processes. • Describe the requirements and environmental challenges from compost storage, treatment & use. • Describe the role of end of waste quality protocols or resource frameworks for compost. • Perform troubleshooting of problems. • Perform competent and thorough technical regulatory assessments.