UCL - Treatments of gaseous wastes

[MAPR2680]

[30h + 7.5h] 4 credits

This course is taught in the 1st semester.

Teacher(s): Jacques Devaux, Olivier Françoisse

Language: English

Level: Second

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Aims

Treatment of flue gas for clean disposal and/or valorisation by energy recovery or technical recycling.

Main themes

In a first part, a first chapter concerns atmospheric parameters and main data used in atmospheric pollution (Definitions and general data in environmental chemistry, atmosphere, pollution). A second chapter gives general information about atmospheric pollutants (ubiquitous compounds, lifetime, sources and wells, interior air, photochemical reactions, OH° radicals). This part ends by a systematic presentation of main atmospheric pollutants.
A second part deals with technical process to treat and/or to remove dust, acid gases, nitrogen oxides, heavy metals, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and odours.

Content and teaching methods

Scientific and technical information courses are given ex cathedra while seminars by invited specialists or by groups of students are devoted to case studies (specific pollutants, odours,)

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

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