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School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Now offering two distinct diplomas: Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering

Treatment and Management of Toxic and Hazardous Wastes

1. COURSE INFORMATION:

SchoolChemical and Environmental Engineering
Course LevelUndergraduate
DirectionEnvironmental Engineering
Course IDENVE 438Semester8th
Course CategoryRequired
Course ModulesInstruction Hours per WeekECTS

Lectures,Tutorials and Laboratory assignments

5
T=3, E=1, L=2/2

5
Course TypeScientific area
Prerequisites 
Instruction/Exam LanguageGreek
The course is offered to Erasmus studentsYes
Course URLhttps//www.eclass.tuc.gr/courses/MHPER155/  (in Greek)

 

2. LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning Outcomes

The course refers to toxic and hazardous waste treatment and management. It is defined what is toxic and hazardous waste and its characteristics. The course includes classification, labelling, regulatory principles, physicochemical, thermal and biological treatment processes, recycling, life cycle assessment (LCA) and sanitary landfilling of hazardous waste. Furthermore, basic toxicology terms are analyzed like acute and chronic toxicity. The principles about risk assessment, exposure assessment and hazard measurement are defined.

The student will learn:

  • The toxic and hazardous waste, labeling, transportation, and storage.
  • Integrated management methods for hazardous waste and toxicology.
  • Risk assessment and management for exposure to toxic and hazardous waste.
 
General Competencies/Skills
 
  • Autonomous work.
  • Team work
  • Project planning and management
 

3. COURSE SYLLABUS

 
  1. Properties and classification of hazardous waste based on physical and chemical characteristics, treatment, and disposal.
  2. Pollutant distribution to the environment and impact to human health, materials, flora, atmosphere. Current state with hazardous waste. Hazardous waste in Greece
  3. Hazardous waste. Definition. Labelling. Regulatory principles
  4. Toxicology and risk analysis. Basic toxicology terms. Basic principles of risk analysis
  5. Hazardous waste management. Reduction (minimization). Recycling. Storage
  6. Hazardous waste management. Transportation. Treatment – final disposal. Life cycle assessment (LCA)
  7. Hazardouswastelandfilling. Design secure landfill. Planning. Input materials. Construction
  8. Hazardouswastelandfilling. Operation. Monitoring. Safety measures. Closure.
  9. Physicochemical processes. Flocculation and coagulation. Precipitation. Flotation. Filtration. Vaporization. Neutralization
  10. Physicochemical processes. Chemical oxidation – reduction. Ion-exchange. Sorption. Stripping. Advanced oxidation processes. Solidification/stabilization.
  11. Thermal treatment processes. Incineration Combustion. Pyrolysis. Gasification. Plasma technology. Pollutants formation mechanisms. Mass balance. Energy balance. 
  12. Regulation
  13. Examples
    • Asbestos
    • Dioxins and furans
    • Polychlorinated Biphenyls
    • Radioactive Waste
 

4. INSTRUCTION and LEARNING METHODS - ASSESSMENT

Lecture MethodDirect (face to face)

Use of Information and Communication Technology

 
  • Power point presentations
  • E-class support
 
Instruction OrganisationActivityWorkload per Semester
(hours)
- Lectures39
- Tutorials13
- Lab work and data collection13
- Lab assignments 20
- Autonomous study40
Course Total125

Assessment Method

I. Written final examination (70%).
- Questions of theoretical knowledge.
- Theoretical problems to be resolved.

ΙΙ. Lab work (30%).

  • Five lab exercises
    • On-the-spot multiple choice questions: 25% of the lab grade
    • Team reports: 25% of the lab grade
  • Final lab exam: 50% of the lab grade 
 

5. RECOMMENDED READING

 
  • LaGrega D. Michael, Buckingham L. Phillip, Evans C. Jeffrey, 2001. Hazardous Waste Management, McGraw-Hill.
  • Watts J. Richard, 1997. Hazardous Wastes: Sources-Pathways-Receptors.
 

6. INSTRUCTORS

Course Instructor:Assistant Professor A. Giannis (Faculty - ChEnvEng)
Lectures: Assistant Professor A. Giannis (Faculty - ChEnvEng)
Tutorial exercises: Assistant Professor A. Giannis (Faculty - ChEnvEng)
Laboratory Exercises:E. Kastanaki (LTS - ChEnvEng)