Chemical Engineering and Sustainability
| Code: | EQ0091 | Acronym: | EQS |
| Keywords | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Keyword |
| OFICIAL | Technological Sciences |
Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S
| Active? | Yes |
| Responsible unit: | Department of Chemical and Biological 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 | 42 | Syllabus | 4 | - | 6 | 56 | 162 |
Fields changed: Objectives, Resultados de aprendizagem e competências, Componentes de Avaliação e Ocupação, Programa, Fórmula de cálculo da classificação final
Teaching language
PortugueseObjectives
This course aims to provide students skills in all aspects related to energy recovery; pollution reduction at source; end of pipe technologies for the treatment of effluents and wastes; life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology and its potential applications; environmental, economic and societal sustainability, impacts of products and/or processes.
Learning outcomes and competences
1.1 Core engineering fundamental knowledge: energy recovery, reduction of pollution.
1.2. Assessment of potential environmental impacts, associated with a product life cycle; sustainability assessment of products and/ or processes.
1.3 Knowledge in advanced engineering: end of pipe treatments.
2. Personal and professional skills and attributes
2.1 Professional skills and attitudes: to acquire know-how in structuring an LCA study, distinguishing this tool from other analytical instruments and/or environmental management tools; employing eco-indicators; understand the growing influence of the interested parties ("stakeholders"), of international law and current or even future treaties, and the environment in which businesses operate, for instance adding more value to products and/or services, and obtaining competitive advantages; understand the strategic implications for companies in the short to long term, including practical aspects such as the sustainability report, the need to be more proactive in this area, and how innovation and development of a new product or business model can be promoted based on the opportunities created by sustainability.
3. Interpersonal skills
3.1 Teamwork: Coaching and development of teamwork.
3.2 Communication in foreign languages: English.
4. Conceiving, designing, implementing and operating systems
4.1 External and societal context: notions of environmental and economic sustainability.
4.3 Conceiving and engineering systems: concepts of process integration; waste recovery.
4.4. Designing: design of energy facilities; solutions to reduce pollution in industrial facilities.
Working method
PresencialProgram
1. Energy efficiency and Thermal Engineering.2. Life Cycle Assessment
Definition. History of LCA. Life Cycle Thinking and the Circular Economy. Relevance in environmental evaluations of products, processes and services. The steps of the LCA methodology: goal definition and scope, inventory analysis, environmental impact assessment and interpretation of results. LCA methods and software tools. LCA limitations. Determination of indicators such as ecoindicator 99, CML and ReCiPe. Case-studies, application examples, analysis and exercises. Technologies for pollution abatement.
Mandatory literature
Apontamentos fornecidos pelos vários docentes ao longo do semestrePinho, C. ; Sebenta de Energia Térmica e Eficiência Energética, 2012
Complementary Bibliography
Mary Ann Curran; Environmental life-cycle assessment. ISBN: 0-07-015063-XHenrikke Baumann & Anne-Marie Tillman; The hitch hiker.s guide to LCA. ISBN: 91-44-02364-2
ULL; Environmental Management -Life cycle assessment : Iso 14040
Teaching methods and learning activities
Lectures with presentation and discussion of the different subjects, with selected examples of application.
keywords
Technological sciences > Engineering > Project engineeringTechnological sciences > Engineering > Process engineering
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final examAssessment Components
| Designation | Weight (%) |
|---|---|
| Teste | 70,00 |
| Trabalho escrito | 30,00 |
| Total: | 100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
| Designation | Time (hours) |
|---|---|
| Estudo autónomo | 106,00 |
| Frequência das aulas | 56,00 |
| Total: | 162,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Attendance to classes according to general rules applied at FEUP
Calculation formula of final grade
Distributed evaluation with two tests (T1 and T2) and one report (R).
The test T1 will focus on the first module of EQS, which addresses energy efficiency and thermal engineering. Estimated date: November 19.
The test T2 will focus on the life cycle and sustainability assessment. Estimated date: December 3.
The report R will focus on the life cycle and sustainability assessment. Estimated deadline: December 10.
Final Mark (CF) will be based on the sum of the three components considering their respective weights (CF = 0.5 T1 + 0.2 T2 + 0.3 T3).
Note: Students have to reach a minimum grade of 10 for CF and 7 out of 20 in the individual components T1, T2 and R.
Examinations or Special Assignments
Not applicable
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
An exam which will cover all of the subjects of the course.
Classification improvement
Can be applied to all the components.
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