Industrial Effluents and Environment

Recommended Prerequisites

Introduction to Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; Fluid Dynamics; Introduction to Reaction Engineering; Chemical Reactors; Mass Transfer. 

Teaching Methods

Theoretical classes (T) present and develop the topics included in the syllabus, using computational media and presentation. The student participation will be encouraged through questions asked in the course of classes. In the theoretical-practical classes (TP) will be made laboratory demonstrations, exercises will be discussed to better understand the concepts under study and will be made a study visit to a WWTP.

Learning Outcomes

Objectives:

- know national and European legislation on pollution and environmental protection;

- plan data acquisition for the design of wastewater treatment plants and waste systems;

- physical, chemical, and biological characterization of effluents and waste;

- dominate the scientific foundations of the current technologies applicable to wastewater treatment;

- acquisition of skills to control the operation of treatment plants and applying solutions in situations of malfunction.

- know the main problems associated with solid waste and gaseous emissions;

- understand the relevance of the holistic approach to sustainability in environmental protection.

Skills in critical thinking and communication should be developed; Ethical commitment; Capacity for autonomous learning and application of knowledge; Concern with sustainable development; Competence to solve problems and decision making.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Introduction to environmental protection related to liquid and gaseous effluents and solid wastes.

The relevance of the holistic approach related to sustainable development in industrial activities.

National and European Community legislation.

Physical, chemical and microbiological characterization of liquid and gaseous effluents, and solid wastes.

Introduction to treatment processes. Preliminary and primary treatments: griding, equalization, discrete settling, coagulation / flocculation and precipitation. Terciary treatment. Water desinfection.

Biological treatment processes. Model of biological reactors. Activated sludge systems. Immobilized film reactors: percolation filters and rotating biological discs. Anaerobiosis. The biogas.

Introduction to solid waste management. Technologies and infrastructures inherent to waste separation, treatment / recovery.

Introduction to gaseous effluents. Types of pollutants and reference to air pollution control technologies.

Head Lecturer(s)

Margarida Maria João de Quina

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Mini Tests: 20.0%
Exam: 80.0%

Bibliography

Tchobanoglous, G.; Stensel, H.D., Tsuchihashi, R., Burton, F.; Wastewater Engineering -Treatment and resource recovery disposal and reuse/ Metcalf & Eddy 5th Ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 2014.

Sincero, A.P.; Sincero, G.A. Physical-chemical treatment of water and wastewater, CRC PRESS, Florida, 2003.

Ramalho, R.S. Introduction to Wastewater Treatment Processes, 2nd Ed. Acad. Press. Inc., NY, 2013. Eckenfelder, Jr, Industrial Water Pollution Control, 3rd ed, McGraw-Hill, NY, 2000.

Rice, E.W. Baird, R.B.; Eaton, A.D. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wasdtewater, 23th Ed., Amer. Public Health Ass., Washington, DC 2017.

Jördening, H.J.; Winter, J. (Eds) Environmental Biotechnology, Concepts and Applications, Wiley, Weinheim, 2005.

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

De Nevers, N. Air Pollution Control Engineering. 2nd ed, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2000.