Solid Waste Treatment Technologies and Systems

Code:

EQ0104

Acronym:

TSTRS

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Technological Sciences (Project)

Instance: 2012/2013 - 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	29	Syllabus	4	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

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

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. Learning Outcomes After completing this course, students should be able to: 1. Understand how an integrated solid waste management system works. 2. Understand the sources, types, composition, quantities and properties of solid waste. 3. Describe the aspects related to collection, transfer and transport of solid waste. 4. Understand and application of the aspects related to separation, processing and transformation of solid waste. 5. Understand and application of the aspects and issues related to recycling of solid waste. 6. Understand and application of the aspects related to land disposal of solid waste. 7. Understand and application of the aspects related to energetic valorisation of solid waste (eg: incineration). 8. Understand and application of the aspects related to organic valorisation of solid waste (eg: composting).

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. Land disposal of solid waste. 7. organic valorisation of solid waste 7. energetic valorisation of solid waste

Mandatory literature

George Tchobanoglous, Hilary Theisen, Samuel Vigil; Integrated solid waste management. ISBN: 0-07-112865-4

Complementary Bibliography

João de Quinhones Levy, Artur João Cabeças; Resíduos sólidos urbanos. ISBN: 989-95059-0-0
Vesilind, P. Aarne; Solid waste engineering. ISBN: 0-534-37814-5

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. - Tutorial lectures where the students, individually or in small groups, are expected to solve out selected problems with the supervision of the lecturer. In addition, two on-site visits will be carried out, which will be carefully selected, because their aim is two allow the students to make the connection of the course subjects with the actual industrial technology. Students will also carry out three team works (preferentially with two elements): - An oral presentation (about 15 min) in the 4th week of the semester about a subject related to the reuse and recycling of wastes, to be selected in the beginning of the semester. - A written report (2 pages maximum) in the middle of the semester about a scientific paper related to the same subject selected for the oral presentation. - A written report (10 pages maximum) in the end of the semester about the same subject selected for the oral presentation, but more focused in the Separation, processing and transformation component.

keywords

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

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	68,00
Oral presentation	Prova oral		10,00
Report about a scientific paper	Trabalho escrito		5,00
Final report	Trabalho escrito		25,00
On-site visits report	Trabalho escrito		10,00
Final Exam	Teste		50,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Oral presentation	Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	8
Report about a scientific paper	Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	8
Relatório final	Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	27
On-site visits report	Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	4
Attendance (estimated)	Frequência das aulas	56
Classes and exam preparation	Estudo autónomo	59
	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 reports

Calculation formula of final grade

CF = 0,10 x AO + 0,25 x RF+ 0,05 x RA + 0,10 x VE + 0,5 x EF where, CF – Final mark AO – Oral presentation; RA – Report about a scientific paper; RF – Final report; VE – On-site visits (one page report for each visit); EF – Final exam.

Minimum score on the final exam: 6 (out of 20).

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to general rules applied at FEUP.

Classification improvement

Only on the component “Final exam”