SEE6214 - Solid Waste Treatment and Management | ||||||||
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| * The offering term is subject to change without prior notice | ||||||||
Course Aims | ||||||||
This course aims to provide students with up-to-date knowledge on topics relating to waste management and processing. It details the current methods of managing solid waste and discusses technologies include waste collection, transfer, recycling, waste-to-energy, bio-energy, incineration, hazardous waste management and landfill disposal. Specific waste valorisation techniques for various industrial waste streams, and a comparison of existing chemical/thermal techniques with bio-based, green chemistry processes and/or novel-assisted techniques will be provided. Students will learn to design an integrated waste management system for source reduction and disposal by combining the available options. Sustainable development and life-cycle assessment will be discussed in relationship to waste management. | ||||||||
Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information) | ||||||||
Continuous Assessment: 60% | ||||||||
Examination: 40% | ||||||||
To pass a course, a student must do ALL of the following: | ||||||||
Examination Duration: 2 hours | ||||||||
Detailed Course Information | ||||||||
| SEE6214.pdf | ||||||||
