Solid Waste and Gas Treatment Technologies

Code:

M.EA008

Acronym:

TTRSG

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Technological Sciences - Technology-Environmental Technology

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Environmental Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
M.EA	6	Syllabus	1	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

General Objectives:

Acquire advanced technical knowledge in engineering, in terms of control of atmospheric emissions and the waste treatment technologies.

Learning outcomes and competences

1. Solve gas and particle emission problems by industrial processes;


2. Conceive and manage municipal waste treatment, recovery and disposal technologies;


3. Internalize the engineer’s role and responsibility regarding environmental issues, namely emission control and waste treatment technologies.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Knowledge concerning management of gaseous emissions and solid wastes.

Program

Strategies and emission control processes;

Design and preliminary project of gas-solid separation;

Materials Recovery Facilities and Multimaterial Recycling in the context of selected and unsorted selection;

Biological waste conversion technologies: composting and anaerobic digestion;

Waste Thermal Treatment and energy recovery: incineration by combustion with energy recovery; Landfilling: Concepts and Technical Requirements.

Mandatory literature

C. C. Lee; Handbook of environmental engineering calculations. ISBN: 978-0-07-147583-9
USEPA; Stationary Source Control Techniques Document for Fine Particulate Matter. , EC/R Incorporated. EPA Contract no. 68-D-98-026., 1998
Martin Crawford; Air pollution control theory. ISBN: 0-07-099266-5
Licht, William; Air Pollution Control Engineering, Marcel Dekker, 1980. ISBN: 0-8247-6846-9
George Tchobanoglous; Integrated solid waste management. ISBN: 0-07-112865-4
Tchobanoglous, George; Frank Kreith; Handbook of Solid Waste Management, McGRAW-HILL, 2002. ISBN: 0-07-135623-1

Comments from the literature

Aditionally, the presentations given in class will be provided by the professors.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching methodology will include the oral presentation of concepts in a theoretical expositive class, together with the projection of slides where the discussion with students of the aspects related to the theoretical components will be promoted.

Exercises will be performed, practical activities of application of theoretical knowledge will be promoted and the students might perform field visits.

The teaching-learning process is centered on the student’s (autonomous or supervised) work, particularly in projects conducted throughout the semester, together with an informal regular monitoring of the student’s evolution and acquisition of knowledge and skills.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	50,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	80,00
Frequência das aulas	52,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

According to General Evaluation Rules of FEUP.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final Grade (FG) of this curricular unit is calculated based on the following formula:

FG =0,5CEA + 0,5TRS, where

CEA – Emission control Project TRS – Waste treatment exam

Note: Students have to reach a minimum grade of 8 out of 20 in the components.

Observations

This curricular unit consolidates with GCEG and TSTRS I, begining with GCEG module and ending with TSTRSI module, this last module starts in the week 8 of the school calendar.