Waste Management and Treatment

Recommended Prerequisites

Fundamentals of Physics

Chemical-Physics

Fundamentals of Chemistry

Biology

Thermodynamics

Transport Phenomena

Teaching Methods

Theoretical exposure supported by powerpoint scripts, which will be provided to students at the end

Theoretical and practical problems solved and analysis of cases

Presentation and plenary discussion of scientific articles

Technical visit to landfill site

Learning Outcomes

• Understanding National and European environmental policies related to waste management

• Understanding of the life cycle of materials and eco-efficiency in the process of waste management

• Understanding the classification process and characterization of waste

• Understanding the methods to evaluate waste generation

• Understanding the collection, transport and storage of wastes

• Understanding the hierarchy of waste management and technologies for waste treatment

• Understanding the recovery processing or disposal of waste, from collection, preparation, emissions control and monitoring

• Understanding of environmental impacts of the treatments recovery or waste disposal

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. General concepts about waste management

2. End-of-life materials and the production of waste

3. Life-cycle assessment and eco-efficiency to integrated waste management

4. Waste management hierarchy: reduction, recycling, energetic valorisation and disposal

5. Waste management policy:national and European legislation and standards

6. Classification of wastes

7. Physical/chemical characterisation of wastes and methodologies to assess hazardous materials

8. Waste production:methodologies to predict waste production, what factors used to compare waste production

9. Management of waste collection, transportation and sorting process: technologies, infrastructures, efficiency assessment, waste transfer stations, waste sorting station, and facility licensing procedure

10. Physical/Chemical/Biological treatment of wastes and environment impact

11. Thermal valorisation of wastes and environment impact

12. Economic impact of waste management

13. Cases studies of waste management and treatment

Head Lecturer(s)

José Carlos Miranda Góis

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Mini Tests: 10.0%
Synthesis work: 10.0%
Exam: 80.0%

Bibliography

• G. Tchobanoglous, H. Theisen, S. A. Vigil,; Integrated Solid Waste Management: Engineering Principles and Management Issues, McGraw-Hill, 1993.

• M. Martinho, M. Gonçalves; Gestão de Resíduos, Universidade Aberta, 2000.

• M. LaGrega, P. Buckingham, J. Evans; Hazardous Waste Management, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2001.

• P. A. Vesilind, W. A. Worrell, D. R. Reinhart ; Solid Waste Engineering, 1st Edition, 2002

• F. Kreith, G. Tchobanoglous, Handbook of Solid Waste Management, McGraw-Hill, 2002.

• Cheremisinoff, N. P.; Handbook of Solid Waste Management and Waste Minimization Technologies, Butterworth Heinemann, 2003.

• C. Brunner; Hazardous Waste Incineration, McGraw-Hill, 1994.