| Lectures and exercises |
hours |
| Topics |
Specific contents |
|
| air pollution |
causes of air pollution, sources of air pollution, main pollutants (COx, NOx, SOx, VOC, particulate matter |
4
|
| Treatment of VOC |
VOC incinerators: theory and design consideration, thermal and catalytic oxidizers, heat recovery. Flares |
6
|
| Adsorption of VOC |
Adsorption theory: isotherms of adsorption, physical properties of adsorbents, design of fixed bed |
4
|
| Removal of SO2 |
material balance. Gas-liquid absorption. regenerative and non-regenerative processes. Detailed description of a DeSOx process. |
8
|
| Treatment of NOx |
Mechanism of NOx formation: Thermal, Fuel, Prompt. Control techniques: primary and secondary. SCR processes. Numerical examples. |
6
|
| Pollution control from mobile sources |
Introduction on Catalytic processes. Three way catalytic converters, Diesel traps, Diesel oxidation catalysts |
12
|
| Hydrogen |
Role of hydrogen in the development of environmentally friendly processes. Fuel cells. |
6
|
| Other technologies |
Condensation. |
2
|
| Total hours for lectures and exercises |
48 |
| for exercises only |
10 |
|
Further educational activities
|
hours
|
| Labs |
|
| Tutorials / Seminars |
4 |
| Workshops |
|
| Guided tours |
4 |
| |
|
| Total hours for further educational activities |
8 |
| Total hours |
56
|