Environment A-II

Code:

EQ444

Acronym:

AMBA2

Instance: 2005/2006 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Chemical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LEQ	18	Plano Oficial EQ a partir 2003	4	3,5	5,5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To transmit knowledge on the areas of energy production through waste recycling, control of atmospheric pollution and spread of atmospheric pollutants.
To stimulate student participation through the contact with Regional and National problems, integrating them in an European and World-wide perspective.

Program

Energy production through waste recycling
Renewable energies and present state of their application
Biodiesel
Potential and principle challenges compared with fuels of fossil origin
Biodiesel versus diesel (life cycle analysis and comparative study of environmental impact)
Applicable legal directives
Biodiesel production
Production and use of biodiesel in Portugal
Potential of application
Production from dedicated culture of oleaginous
Production from waste frying oils
Project of one unit to produce biodiesel using waste frying oils
Estimation of the volume of waste frying oils produced in the canteens and bars of the Social Action Services of Porto University
Conception of a collection system
Project of one production unit to set up in FEUP
Control of atmospheric pollution
Main types of emissions
Legal limits
Emission control of gases and particles
Control equipment
Control strategies
Spread of atmospheric pollutants
Winds
Pressure gradient, Coriolis effect and friction
Geostrophic and gradient winds
Wind profile
Orography
Thermodynamics of the atmosphere
Stability and dispersion
Pasquill-Guiford stability classes
Height of stacks
Gaussian dispersion models

Mandatory literature

Heinsohn, Robert Jennings; Sources and control of air pollution. ISBN: 0-13-624834-9
J. V. Gerpen, B. Shanks, R. Pruszko, D. Clements, G. Knothe; Biodiesel Production Technology, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy, Battelle., 2004

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical lectures
Exposition supported by audiovisual media.
Theoretical-practical classes
Supervising of individual and group works. Discussion of the subjects developed in the individual and group works.
Laboratorial classes
Efficiency of biodiesel production reaction: Evaluation of the influence of catalyst type, catalyst weigh, ratio methanol/water and temperature.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	52,00
Evaluation of one individual work (IW) that includes the distributed evaluation of its preparation (written presentation).	Trabalho escrito	23,00		2006-04-03
Evaluation of one group work (GW) that includes the distributed evaluation of its preparation and of the laboratorial work (written and oral presentations).	Trabalho escrito	16,00		2006-06-02
To be approved the students must have at least a classification of 8 (in 20), in each of the evaluation components.	Trabalho escrito
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

General rules.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final classification = 0.4xGW + 0.6xIW

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Examination

Classification improvement

Examination.

Observations

Language of instruction: Portuguese