UCL - Valorisation and Treatment of Solid Wastes

[MAPR2690]

[30h + 7.5h] 4 credits

This course is taught in the 1st semester.

Teacher(s): Jacques Devaux, Joris Proost

Language: English

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
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Aims

Understanding and development of possible schemes of treatment of solid industrial wastes; of both organic and inorganic nature, with a view to their recycling, valorisation and disposal.

Main themes

1- Comments, on economical and technological viewpoints, of possible flow-sheets for the treatment of main kinds of industrial metallic residues or scraps which are not directly recyclable by usual metallurgical processes, like : dust and fumes from siderurgy and non-ferrous metallurgy, slag from melting of aluminum scraps, exhausted catalysts, lead and silver residues from metallic lixiviation, slurries from waste water treatment in chemical or metallurgical plants (surface treatment, gas abatement), shredded car residues, exhausted cells and batteries,
2- Recycling and recovery of organic waste, mainly polymer scraps and wastes. Primary, secondary (mechanical) and tertiary (chemical or feedstock) recycling and thermal valorisation (quaternary recycling).

Content and teaching methods

1. Valorisation of solid organic waste
2. Valorisation of solid inorganic waste

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

References : I.K. Wernick and N.J. Themelis, "Recycling metals for the environnement", Annu. Rev. Energy Environ. 23, 465-497 (1998)