Contacts:

University of Pannonia - Soós Ernő Water Technology Research and Development Center Nagykanizsa
Center:

H-8800 Nagykanizsa, 18 Zrínyi M. Street

Laboratories:

H-8800 Nagykanizsa, 8 Vár Street 

H-8800 Nagykanizsa, 6 Vécsey Street

info[at]sooswrc.hu

University of Pannonia - Soós Ernő Water Technology Research and Development Center, Water Analysis Laboratory
Nagykanizsa
Vécsey. str. 6.
H-8800
Hungary
labor[at]sooswrc.hu

Water Operation Engineering

Water is the world’s most precious natural resource. Our BSc programme provides advanced training to students to develop their understanding of the activities involved in water and wastewater treatment and to work out strategies and devise systems that are crucial to preserving the environment.

The programme aims to develop your ability to think originally and create innovative solutions to practical problems. You will enhance your skills to plan, implement and manage projects in the water and wastewater industry.

The Water Operation Engineer programme is mainly designed for those students who are keen pursue a career within companies and organizations involved in water and wastewater engineering. The programme aims to provide you with a comprehensive and robust understanding of key areas of water engineering. It will provide you with the skills you need to explore, assess and evaluate problems and produce systematic and coherent solutions integrating core engineering science with practical applications both independently and within a team structure.

We require

• secondary school leaving certificate,
• fluency in written and spoken English,
• a keen interest in solving problems of water supply and water quality both in Hungary and around the world.

Course Summary

The programme covers subject areas of chemistry, microbiology and mechanical engineering that are essential in understanding the water and wastewater treatment methods and processes. Additional areas of study related to water and wastewater treatment include automation, quality assurance, business economics, etc. Students gain experience in modern calculation methods and laboratory practice in water chemistry and process technology.

We participate in Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme, where 50 Students per year are welcome.

Specializations

Students can choose the following specializations from the 4^th semester:

• Environmental analysis, instrumentation and monitoring
• Biotechnology and innovation
• Water quality and soil protection, waste management and remediation

Careers and employability

Water Operation Engineer provides water and/or wastewater treatment operations support to manufacturing and production facilities. Support includes troubleshooting issues at existing facilities, the design of new water and/or wastewater treating equipment for projects, and deploying new technologies needed for the safe, compliant, and efficient operations of water and wastewater treatment facilities.

Graduates are well prepared to apply for jobs with water companies. On completion, they will be able to offer employers a broad range of skills and advanced knowledge in numerous important areas of water and wastewater treatment.

Information

Mrs. Barbara KOVÁCS

research assistant

Phone: +36 30 504 5331

E-mail: kovacs.b[at]sooswrc.hu

Water and Wastewater Treatment

Water is the world’s most precious natural resource. Our postgraduate programme provides advanced training to engineers and specialists to develop their understanding of the activities involved in water and wastewater treatment and to work out strategies and devise systems that are crucial to preserve the environment.

The programme aims to develop your ability to think originally and create innovative solutions to practical problems. You will enhance your skills to plan, implement and manage projects in the water and wastewater industry.

The Water and Wastewater Treatment System Operation programme is mainly designed for those non-engineering and engineering graduates who are keen pursue a career within companies and organisations involved in water and wastewater engineering.

We require

• a science or engineering degree qualification (e.g.: in chemical or environmental engineering, technical management or software design)
• keen interest in solving problems of water supply and water quality both in Hungary and around the World.

Course Summary

The programme covers subject areas of chemistry, microbiology and mechanical engineering that are essential in understanding the water and wastewater treatment methods and processes. Additional areas of study related to water and wastewater treatment include automation, quality assurance, business economics, etc. Students gain experience in modern calculation methods and laboratory practice in water chemistry and process technology.

Course in detail

Careers and employability

Graduates are well prepared to apply for jobs with water companies. On completion, they will be able to offer employers a broad range of skills and advanced knowledge in numerous important areas of water and wastewater treatment.

Information

Contact

Mrs. Barbara KOVÁCS

research assistant

Phone: +36 30 504 5331

E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Research areas

• Treatment methods for drinking water, thermal water and process water
• Micropollutants in different water types, removal possibilities
• Water microbiology, biofilm and biofouling problems
• Purified Water, Highly Purified Water and pretreatment of WFI (Water for Injection) for pharmaceuty)
• Water treatment for horticulture and irrigation
• Wastewater treatment in industries e.g. produced watertreatment in oil and gas industry
• Grey-water recycling
• Seawater desalination
• Water treatment for swimmingpools
• Monitoring and control of watertreatment, instrument development

Dr. Ildikó Galambos, PhD

Main research areas:

Purification of surface and wellwaters using different membrane based treatment methods, laboratory and pilot scale, for e.g. arsenic and humic substances removal. Study of the effect of different oxidants, further treatment of the resulted wastewater using komplex methods, modeling.

Dr. Renáta Gerencsérné Berta, PhD

Main research areas:

Monitoring and exploration of the removal possibility of the microcontaminants (e.g. pharmaceuticals and residues, pesticides and heavymetals) in waste water, drinking water, surfaces and subsurfaces water, process of the cost effective method.

Analysis of different water components.

Industrial waste water treatment, process water analysis and treatment, finding new solutions – e.g. leachate water of waste disposals, rinsing water recycling in galvantechnology.

Szakácsné Dr. habil Földényi Rita, egyetemi docens

Main research areas:

Examination of sorptive behaviour of organic pollutants (pesticides, pharmaceutical residues) occuring in different soils and waters. Degradability of these compounds in given conditions. Development of new technologies for soil and water contaminant removal.

Dr. Ildikó Bíró, PhD

Main research areas:

Water microbiology, bacteriology.

Ion Exchange Technology, columns operation, carry out practical experiments, research on special apply possibilities. Industrial Media Filters, their operations, experimental study of special filter media. Industrial wastewater treatment, process water treatment, finding new solutions – e.g. leachate water of waste disposals, rinsing water recycling in galvantechnology.

Dr. Emília Pozsgai, PhD

Main research areas:

Evaluation of the applicability of cavitation methods in water treatment. Assessing the effect of cavitation. Effect of parameters (temperature, frequency, duration, etc.) on efficiency. Developing combined methods using disinfectants.

Dr. Zsolt Kiss, PhD

Main research areas:

Treatment of surface and ground water by using membrane separation techiques especially focus on the treatment efficeny, reducing the effect of fouling at the treatment of geothermal water and high concentration cotaminant containing water. Investigation of using physical and chemical waste water treatment methods at the treatment of oil in water emulsion.

Enikő Barabás

Main research areas:

Improvement of thermal water treatment and degassing. Development of recycling technologies regarding the waste thermal water in order to ensure the sustainability, layer energy, the prevention of pressure drop. Disposal issues of waste thermal water. Investigation and condition survey of thermal-waterwells.

About the Campus

The University of Pannonia Nagykanizsa Campus, the PEN is the south-west gate of one of the fastest growing higher education institution in the country; integral part of the University of Pannonia.

Our students can find an environment of true friendship, where professional teachers help them study with the latest international findings in their field of expertise. Pannon University (PE) is the perfect place for building up a network of colleagues and the university dormitory is the stage for busy university life. Those who leave with degrees and those who spend their intern years through home or foreign contacts can find job opportunities where they can compound the theoretical knowledge they have learned with us, the practical experience, their knowledge of foreign languages and their creative talents.

In addition to the education our staff gives special attention to the business sector, as well, due to this we worked with a number of business and other institution on different research fields.

“Water, thou hast no taste, no color, no odor; canst not be defined, art relished while ever mysterious. Not necessary to life, but rather life itself, thou fillest us with a gratification that exceeds the delight of the senses.”

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Soós Ernő Water Technology Research and Development Center was established in 2014 by University of Pannonia Faculty of Engineering, Nagykanizsa Municipality of County Rank and Hidrofilt Water Treatment Ltd.

The basic aim of the research center is to pursue its work on the basis of the multi-decade experience and results gained in Nagykanizsa in the field of water treatment and water purification.

The goal of the center is to perform international-level research activities in different areas of water purification and treatment. Beside fundamental research the research center plays an active role in the industrial development activities, putting a great emphasis on drinking water treatment, power plant and cooling tower water management, horticulture and irrigation water treatment, sea water desalination, pharmaceutical and infusion solutions water supply technologies and related control procedures, measurement technology area.

For the experiments laboratory and pilot scale equipments are available, such as MF, UF, NF, RO, EDI, different packed columns and ion-exchange resins.

The areas utilizing the development results include:

• Treatment methods for drinking water;
• Process water treatment;
• Complex thermal water treatment;
• Purified Water, Highly Purified Water and pre-treatment of WFI (Water for Injection) for pharmaceutical industry;
• Water treatment for horticulture and irrigation;
• Wastewater treatment in industries i.e. produced water treatment in oil and gas industry;
• Grey-water recycling;
• Seawater and brackish water desalination;
• Water treatment for swimming pools;
• Microcontaminants in surface waters.

The Soós Ernő Water Technology Research and Development Center with help of supporters established the Water Analysis Laboratory in 2017.

Primarily technological, and additional analytical and biological investigations are carried out in the laboratory. There is a wide range of classical analytical methods (gravimetric analysis, titrimetric analysis, electric conductivity analysis), however, instrumental analytical techniques (spectroscopy, chromatography, chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry) are increasingly used to determine very small amounts of components.

The Water Analysis Laboratory aims investigations on drinking water, well water, surface water, ground water and bathing water in the field and in the laboratory as well.

The Water Analysis Laboratory is opened to all intereted students. Our research center provides laboratory lectures for groups, classes, or people interested in sciences.

Components (constantly expanding):

• CFU (22°C and 37°C)
• Coliform bacteria
• Escherichia coli
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Enterococcus faecalis
• Biological investigations under the microscope
• pH
• Bulk electrical conductivity
• Dissolved oxygene
• Hardness
• p-alkalinity, m-alkalinity
• Calcium
• Magnesium
• Carbonate
• Hydrogen carbonate
• Turbidity
• Sulphate
• Distillation residue
• Total dissolved solids
• Total suspended matter
• Ammonium
• Nitrite
• Nitrate
• Chloride
• Orthophosphate
• Iron
• Manganese
• Chemical oxygen demand
• Active chlorine
• Colour, smell, taste

Technical study for FALCO Ltd. Szombathely

Customer:                              Falco Ltd.
Location:                                Szombathely
System design:                       electro filter, effluent decanter
System performance:            1-2 m³/d
Application:                           treatment and recirculation of wash water and rainwater of electro filter for heavily contaminated exhaust gas cleaning system

Revising the water system of TVK, developing sampling strategy I., II.

Customer:                              Sinergy Energiaszolgáltató, Beruházó és Tanácsadó Kft.
Location:                                Tiszaújváros
System design:                       Precoat filters és előkezelők (microfiltration and activated carbon adsorption), ultrafilters, reverse osmosis equipment, mix bed ion exchange resin
System performance:             ultrafilter:                                           3 × 200 m³/h
                                               reverse osmosis:                                3 × 150 m³/h
                                               mixed bed ion exchange resin           5 × 120 m³/h
Application:                           desalinated technological water from pretreated surface water sample of River Tisza Tisza

Revising biological ammonium decontamination and ultrafiltration system for Zalavíz Nyugati Vízmű

Customer:                              Hidroproject Technology Ltd.
Location:                                Zalaegerszeg
System design:                      Degassing, iron and manganese decontamination, biological ammonium decontamination, security ultrafiltration 
System performance:            nominal 250 m³/h
Application:                            drinking water from ammonia-contaminated groundwater treatment

„Reducing fresh water consumption at the Danube Refinery”. A study for project preparation to establish conception of treated wastewater recirculation

Customer:                              MOL Group
Location:                                Százhalombatta
System design:                       making proposal to complate the current system (DAF-CASS chemical dosing pumps)
System performance:            650 m³/h
Application:                            biologically treated wastewater recirculation and treatment (boiler feedwater purity)