VALORIZZAZIONE ENERGETICA DEI RIFIUTI, EMISSIONI IN ATMOSFERA E AUTORIZZAZIONI AMBIENTALI
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: PIETRO PAOLO FALCIGLIAExpected Learning Outcomes
Course Structure
Lectures. Discussion on the content of the lectures. Classroom exercises on sizing of reactors for wastewater, waste and air treatment with the aid of IT tools.
Required Prerequisites
None.
Detailed Course Content
Waste-to energy. Introduction. Processes and technologies for the production of energy from waste (electrical and thermal energy, biofuel, biogas, biomethane, hydrogen, etc.). Case studies. Anaerobic digestion and production of biogas and biomethane from waste. Case studies. Design of biogas and biomethane production plants. Production of biofuel (biodiesel, bioethanol, etc.), hydrogen (green, blue, grey, purple) and e-fuel. Case studies. Thermal treatments of waste. Case studies. Characteristics of the waste to be sent to waste-to-energy (technical standards). Combustion, pyrolysis and gasification. Case studies. Recovery of thermal and kinetic energy. Sizing of waste-to-energy plants. Case studies. Technical visits to waste valorisation plants.
Treatment of gaseous effluents. Air pollution. Treatment of gaseous effluents. Particulate abatement and control (gravity settling chambers, cyclones, electrostatic precipitators, venturi scrubbers, baghouses). Abatement and control of gaseous macro-pollutants (absorption, oxidation, reduction, adsorption, dry systems). Abatement and control of odor emissions (biofilters and scrubbers). CO2 captur and storage. Exercise: sizing of the gaseous effluent treatment units. Exercise: intermediate test on waste and on the treatment of gaseous effluents.
Environmental procedures. Current legislation on environmental assessments and environmental impact. Do No Significant Harm (DNSH) principle. Case studies. Environmental assessment procedures. ISO 14.001, EMAS, Ecolabel. Environmental damage. Environmental disaster. Case studies. Environmental impact assessment (VIA). Impact identification techniques. Case studies, Examples. Impact assessment methodologies. Case studies, Examples. Incidence Assessment (VI), Strategic Environmental Assessment (VAS). Case studies, Examples. Integrated environmental authorization (AIA). Case studies, Examples. Single environmental authorization (AUA), Health Impact Assessment (VIS), Single environmental procedure (PUA). Case studies and examples. Technical visits.Textbook Information
De Feo, De Gisi, Galasso. Rifiuti solidi. Progettazione e gestione di impianti per il trattamento e lo smaltimento. Flaccovio Ed.
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT CALCULATIONS. 2008 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste-to-energy | Slides. · De Feo, De Gisi, Galasso. Rifiuti solidi. Progettazione e gestione di impianti per il trattamento e lo smaltimento. Flaccovio. |
| 2 | Air pollution | Slides. |
| 3 | Environmental assessment | Slides. |