Waste Treatment and Recycling Technologies

Objectives

The goal of this course is to give the Master students a general overview on technical and scientific aspects on prevention, valorisation and recycling of wastes with a strong incidence in Materials Science and processing technologies. Aspects of the valorisation of wastes through waste treatment and recycling strategies allowing for a more efficient technical, ecological and economic action will also be discussed. The students will also approach prevention in the production of residues and wastes through modernization of organization and management strategies of the productive sector having in mind the minimization of industrial wastes.

General characterization

Code

12337

Credits

3.0

Responsible teacher

Ana Isabel Espinha da Silveira

Hours

Weekly - 3

Total - 52

Teaching language

Português

Prerequisites

None

Bibliography

General:

Pires, A., Martinho, G., Rodrigues, S., Gomes, M.I. 2019. Sustainable solid waste collection and management, Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland

Chang, N.B., Pires, A. 2015. Sustainable Solid Waste Management: A Systems Engineering Approach. IEEE Wiley, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

Christensen, T. H. (ed). 2011. Solid Waste Technology & Management, 1 & 2. Wiley, Chichester, West Sussex, U.K.

Module 5

Adisa Azapagic, Alan Emsley, Ian Hamerton 2003. Polymers, The Environment and Sustainable Development. Ian Hamerton (Ed.), John Wiley & Sons, England.

R.J. Crawford Plastics Engineering”, Pergamon Press, 1987.

Applied Plastics Engineering Handbook, Processing, Materials and Applications 2017. Myer Kutz (Ed.), Elsevier, UK.

Teaching method

Lectures focusing on the syllabus.

Many practical exercices to consolidate the theorical knowledge and also Pratical work in laboratory and/or in real facilities (when possible)

Field trip(s) to different recycling plants (when possible).

Evaluation method

The Frequency to this course consists of:

•Participation in 2/3 of the classes

•The study tours are mandatory (when they happen)

•The mean of minitests classification >9,5 is needed to have acess to the exam

•The exam contributes with 70% to the final classification.

The Continuous Evaluation consists of:

• At least 4 “minitests or exercises” (one in each Module and/or in the Study tours) and a Test

•The mean of minitests classification should be >9,5 and the test classification should be positive (>9,5)

•Final classification is (30% the mean of minitests + 70% test) and positive (>9,5)

Subject matter

Fundamental concepts on Waste Management: waste definition and classification; European Waste Catalogue and EWL; difference between waste, by-product and EoW; the main operations in an Waste Management System; Priorities for WM Strategies- prevention, material and organic recycling, energy recovery and landfill; Waste treatments.

Mechanical treatment: Unit processes including size reduction, separation, transport and compaction; material recovery facilities (MRFs): defining material recovery facilities, types of MRFs, design of MRFs.

Case study 1- Glass and recycling technologies.

Case study 2- Polymers and recycling technologies.

Case study 3- Metal and recycling technologies.

Programs

Programs where the course is taught:

Advanced Materials Innovative Recycling