Solid Waste Treatment Technologies and Systems

Code:

EQ0104

Acronym:

TSTRS

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Technological Sciences (Project)

Instance: 2020/2021 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemical Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Chemical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEQ	37	Syllabus	4	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The objective of this course is to provide the students with a sound background in all the aspects related to the management, technologies and treatment systems of solid wastes. In addition, it is intended, through the participation on on-site visits, that the students make the connection with the actual industrial technology.

Learning outcomes and competences

Learning Outcomes 
After completing this course, students should be able to: 
1. Explain how an integrated solid waste management system works. 
2. Identify and determine the sources, types, composition, quantities and properties of solid waste. 
3. Describe and apply the technologies related to collection, transfer and transport of solid waste. 
4. Identify and apply the technologies related to separation, processing and transformation of solid waste. 
5. Describe and apply the technologies related to recycling of solid waste. 
6. Describe and apply the technologies related to organic valorisation of solid waste (eg: composting).
7. Describe and apply the technologies related to energetic valorisation of solid waste (eg: incineration). 
8. Describe and apply the technologies related to landfill disposal of solid waste. 
9. Justify the choice of different waste treatment options
10.Take into account measures for the conservation of resources and the prevention of pollution
11. Design a solid waste management system, from production to final disposal

Transferable skills
- Personal and professional skills and attributes, namely experimentation and knowledge discovery, system thinking, personal skills and attitudes and professional skills and attitudes; 
- interpersonal skills: teamwork and communication Conceiving, designing, implementing and operating systems in the enterprise and societal context.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Integrated solid waste management system


2. sources, types, composition, quantities and properties of solid waste


3. Production and collection of solid waste


4. Separation, processing and transformation technologies of solid waste


5. Reuse and recycling


6. Organic valorisation of solid waste


7. Energetic valorisation of solid waste


8. Solid waste landfill

Mandatory literature

George Tchobanoglous, Hilary Theisen, Samuel Vigil; Integrated solid waste management. ISBN: 0-07-112865-4
Vesilind P. Aarne; Solid waste engineering. ISBN: 0-534-37814-5

Complementary Bibliography

Williams Paul T.; Waste treatment and disposal. ISBN: 0-470-84913-4
Levy João de Quinhones 1953-; Resíduos sólidos urbanos. ISBN: 989-95059-0-0
MAOT; DL 73/2011 (Amends and republishes DL 178/2006 – Portuguese Waste management legislation)
MAOT; DL 183/2009 (Legislation regarding landfilling)
Comissão Europeia; Decisão 2014/955/UE (Decision 2014/955/EU – LER – European Waste Catalogue)
Comissão Europeia; Diretiva 2008/98/CE (Waste Framework Directive)
Comissão Europeia; Diretiva 1999/31/CE (Landfill Directive)

Comments from the literature

No general observations.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Two types of lectures will be carried out:
- Face to face lectures with presentation and discussion of the different subjects, with selected examples of application.
- Lectures where the student solve selected problems with the supervision of the lecturer.

On-site visits will be carried out, which will be carefully selected, because their aim is to allow the students to make the connection of the course subjects with the actual industrial technology.
The students will develop, in group, one writeen assignment and one oral presentation related to municipal waste management systems and technologies.

keywords

Natural sciences > Environmental science
Technological sciences > Technology > Environmental technology
Technological sciences > Engineering > Chemical engineering

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Prova oral	9,00
Trabalho escrito	21,00
Exame	70,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	30,00
Estudo autónomo	70,00
Frequência das aulas	52,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	10,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

To be admitted to exams the students must obey the following criteria: i) Attendance to classes according to general rules applied at FEUP; ii) Carried out the oral presentation and the written assignment.

Calculation formula of final grade

CF = 0,7 E + 0,30 x CS

where,
CF – Final mark;
E – Exam;
CS – Case study, which includes an oral presentation and a written assignment. 

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to general rules applied at FEUP.

Classification improvement

Based only in a “Final exam”: CF=EF
where, 
CF – Final mark 
RF – Final exam; 

Observations

Due to the pandemic COVID-19 the field visits might not occur.