Industrial Pollution Control Technologies

Year
4
Academic year
2019-2020
Code
02021489
Subject Area
Chemical Engineering
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Other Languages of Instruction
English
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
5.0
Type
Elective
Level
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado

Recommended Prerequisites

Introduction to Biological Processes, Industrial Effluents and Residues.

Teaching Methods

The syllabus will be taught in lectures (T) and theoretical-practical (TP) classes.

The lectures develop various topics, and in TP classes some case studies and problems will be discussed. In these classes small individual tasks will be made, and students will occasionally visit our laboratories, to contact with the research that is taking place in our Department related to technologies under consideration.

The realization of a work in group, will allow students to research and discuss a relevant topic, to be presented orally in classes.

Whenever possible, a study visit will be promoted.

Learning Outcomes

Objectives:

- Understand the range of pollutants that can be released at industrial level throughout wastes, wastewaters and/or gaseous emissions.

- Recognize the need to use technologies to control industrial pollution, in order to comply with legislation or other environmental criteria;

- Dominate the key technologies for treatment/valorization of solid waste;

- Dominate the technologies for wastewater treatment alternative or complementary to conventional biological methods;

- Dominate the main technologies of air pollution control, currently used to comply with the restrictive legal limits at the level of particles and other gaseous effluents;

Competencies:

Competence to solve problems, competence of analysis and synthesis, decision making skills, competence in critical thinking, ability to communicate with people who are not experts in the field, and concern for sustainable development.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Introduction to industrial pollution control technologies. Illustrative examples of chemical industries emitting wastes, liquid and gaseous effluents.

Waste treatment technologies. Recycling of wastes. Mechanical-Biological Treatment (MBT). Physic-chemical treatments. Valorization of organic wastes through Composting. Energy recovery from waste (Anaerobic Digestion, Incineration and Co-incineration). Waste disposal (Landfill). Introduction to soil remediation.

Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) for refractory effluents to biological processes: Wet Oxidation, Ozonolysis, Fenton, Photocatalysis and Electrooxidation. Analysis of the relevance of catalysts for increasing process efficiency.

Technologies for air pollution control. Sedimentation Chamber. Cyclones. Scrubbers. Bag filters. Electrostatic precipitators (ESP).

Head Lecturer(s)

Rui Carlos Cardoso Martins

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Group work with oral presentation: 10.0%
Resolution Problems: 10.0%
Exam: 80.0%

Bibliography

Tchobanoglous, G.; Kreith, F. Handbook of Solid Waste Management. 2ndEd., McGraw-Hill, New York, 2002.

LaGrega, M.D.; Buckingham, P.; Evans, J. Hazardous Waste Management. 2ndEd., McGraw-Hill, New York , 2001.

Haug, R.T. The Practical Handbook of Compost Engineering. Lewis Publishers. Boca Raton, Florida, 1993.

UNEP2005. Solid Waste Management, CalRecovery, Inc for United Nations Environment Programme. p.558, http://www.unep.org/(consultado a 1.07.2013)

De Nevers, N. Air Pollution Control Engineering. McGraw-Hill, New York, 2000.

Freeman, H.M. Industrial Pollution Prevention Handbook. McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 1995.

Davis, M.L.; Cornwell, D.A. Introduction to Environmental Engineering. McGraw-Hill Book Co., NJ, 1991.

Tchobanoglous, G.;  Burton, F.; Stensel, H. Wastewater Engineering -Treatment, disposal and reuse/ Metcalf & Eddy  4thEd., McGraw-Hill, New York, 2003.