Air Pollution Control

Recommended Prerequisites

Calculus, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer, Chemical Reactors.

Teaching Methods

The syllabus will be taught in the theoretical-practical (TP) classes.

The various topics will be developed based on theoretical background, including case studies and solving problems. In these classes, small individual tasks will be made, and students will occasionally visit our laboratories, to contact with the research in our Department related to themes under consideration.

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

Whenever possible, a study visit to an industrial plant will be promoted. 

Learning Outcomes

Overall objectives:

Acquire and use theoretical and practical knowledge on atmospheric contamination, air quality management and management and control of atmospheric emissions.

Specific Objectives:

Acquire advanced technical knowledge of engineering related to air quality management and the control of atmospheric emissions. Identify, formulate and solve problems related to the impact of air quality on human health and the environment; Formulate and solve problems of emissions of gases and particles by industrial processes. Develop the domain of theoretical knowledge, capacity for analysis and synthesis and ability to integrate knowledge to solve practical problems with critical thinking.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Introduction to atmospheric pollution.

2. Measurement of emissions and assessment of air quality. Legislation.

3. Basic concepts of meteorology. Atmospheric stability and instability

4. Dispersion, Transport and deposition of pollutants. Types of dispersion models. Calculation of the elevation. Gaussian model.

5. Global impacts associated with air pollution: climate change, depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer, acid deposition and radiation.

6. Air quality management strategies. Monitoring of air quality: measurement networks. European Union and Portugal legislation.

7. Industrial air pollution control technologies.

Head Lecturer(s)

Licínio Manuel Gando de Azevedo Ferreira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 10.0%
Laboratory work or Field work: 30.0%
Frequency: 60.0%

Bibliography

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

2. Wang, L.K.; Pereira, N.C.;  Hung.Y.-T. Air Pollution Control Engineering, Humana Press Inc., New Jersey, 2010.

3. Turner, D. B. Workbook of atmospheric dispersion estimates.  2nd ed., CRC-Press, New York, 2020.

4. Zannetti, P. Air Pollution Modeling, Computational Mechanics Publications, New Jersey, 1990.

5. Davis, M.L.; Cornwell, D.A. Introduction to Environmental Engineering, McGraw-Hill, 5^th edition,2012.