Educational guide 2021_22
Escola de Enxeñaría Industrial
Grado en Ingeniería en Tecnologías Industriales
 Subjects
  Environmental technology
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Lesson 1: Introduction to the environmental technology. 1. Material cycle economy.
2. Introduction to the best available techniques (BAT).
Lesson 2: Management of waste and effluents. 1. Urban waste management.
2. Industrial waste management. Industrial waste treatment facilities.
3. Regulations.
Lesson 3: Treatment of urban and industrial wastes. 1. Valorization.
2. Physico-chemical treatment.
3. Biological treatment.
4. Thermal treatment.
5. Landfilling.
6. Soil remediation technologies
Lesson 4: Treatment of industrial and municipal wastewaters. 1. Characteristics of municipal and industrial wastewaters.
2. Wastewater treatment plant.
3. Sludge treatment.
4. Water treatment and reuse
5. Regulations
Lesson 5: Air pollution. 1. Types and origin of air pollutants.
2. Dispersion of pollutants in the atmosphere.
3. Effects of the air pollution.
4. Treatment of polluting gas emissions.
5. Regulations
Lesson 6: Sustainability and environmental impact assessment 1. Sustainable development
2. Life cycle analysis and economy.
3. Ecological footprint and carbon footprint.
4. Introduction to the environmental impact assessment
Practice 1: Codification of wastes
Practice 2: Preparation of immobilized activated carbon to be used as an adsorbent.
Practice 3: Contaminants removal by adsorption with immobilized activated carbon.
Practice 4: Coagulation-flocculation: definition of of optimal operating conditions.
Practice 5: Simulation of the activated sludge process in a WWTP.
Practice 6: Life Cycle Analysis of a product.
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