Waste Treatment Engineering

The aim is to achieve advanced knowledge on the management and treatment of solid waste. Specifically, knowing the legislation that affects waste and its management; identify the main types of waste and environmental effects; describe the elements of management systems; compare waste treatment technologies and isolation and containment systems; propose and evaluate waste management and treatment projects.

Program of expository classes (14 h) and seminars (18h)
Topic 1. Solid waste: typology and origin; generation rates. Legislation (4 hours).
Definition of residue. Classification. Generation rates. Waste coding and European Waste List. Packaging and labeling. Bodies with competences in the field of waste. Basic legislation on waste.

Topic 2. Management systems: elements, hierarchy and complementarity (2 h)
Elements of management systems. Criteria for the selection of management systems: European hierarchy of waste management, complementarity of management systems, application of the circular economy. Integrated pollution prevention and control and Best Available Techniques.

Topic 3. Management systems and treatments for reuse and recycling (2 h).
Extended producer responsibility. Setpoint system. Integrated Management Systems. Reuse and recycling of selected material streams. Specific regulations.

Topic 4. Treatment technologies I (6 h)
Physical, physical-chemical, chemical and thermal treatments. Specific regulations.

Topic 5. Treatment technologies II (6 h).
Biological treatments: composting, biomethanization, mechanical-biological treatment. Quality and uses of compost. Specific regulations.

Topic 6. Isolation and containment technologies (4 h).
Landfills: Criteria for their location. Classification. Isolation systems. Characteristics and management of leachate and biogas. Closing and sealing. Specific regulations.

Topic 7. Management systems and treatment technologies for specific waste streams (8 hours).
Characteristics, production, treatment and management of urban, agricultural, industrial and mining waste, RCD. Emerging waste management

Basic
Rao Y. Surampalli, Tian C. Zhang, Satinder Kaur Brar, Krishnamoorthy Hegde, Rama Pulicharla, Mausam Verma Handbook of Environmental Engineering, 1st Edition. 2018 McGraw-Hill Education ISBN: 1259860221, 9781259860225 (recurso en línea a través de la biblioteca de la USC)

Comisión Europea. Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document for Waste Treatment. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, European Union, 2018 ISBN 978-92-79-94038-5 ISSN 1831-9424 doi:10.2760/407967 Disponible en: https://eippcb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reference

Complementary
Tchobanoglous, G.; Theisen, H.; A. Vigil, S.A. Gestión integral de residuos sólidos. Madrid: McGraw-Hill, D.L. 1998. ISBN 84-481-1830-8. Sinatura ETSE: A233 9 A, B, C.
Bueno, J.L.; Sastre, H.; Lavín, A.G. Contaminación e Ingeniería Ambiental. Oviedo: Fundación para el Fomento en Asturias de la Investigación Científica Aplicada y la Tecnológica, 1997. ISBN 84-923131-4-5 (v.1). Sinatura ETSE: A240 2.
LaGrega, M. D.; Buckingham, P. L.; Evans, J. C. Gestión de residuos tóxicos. Tratamiento, eliminación y recuperación de suelos. Madrid: McGraw-Hill, D.L. 1998. ISBN 84-481-0712-8. Sinatura ETSE: A233 8, A, B.
Levin, M., Gealth, M. A. (Eds.) Biotratamiento de Residuos Tóxicos y Peligrosos. Nueva York: Ed. McGraw-Hill, 1997. ISBN 84-481-1130-3. Sinatura ETSE: 234 5, A.
Lund H.F. Manual McGraw Hill de Reciclaje. Nueva York: McGraw Hill, D.L. 1996. ISBN 84-481-0583-4. Sinatura Fac. Química: EMA 516.
Moreno Casco, J., Moral Herrero, R. (Eds.) Compostaje. Ed. Mundi-Prensa, 570 pp. 2008. ISBN 13: 9788484763468. Sinatura Fac. Bioloxía: A EMA 607, Fac. Farmacia: EMA 400, EPS: CB 70 e outros.
Nemerow, N.L., Dasgupta, A. Tratamiento de vertidos industriales y peligrosos. Madrid: Díaz de Santos, D. L., 1998. ISBN 84-7978-337-0. Sinatura Fac. Química: EMA 465.
Niessen, W. R. Combustion and Incineration Processes. New York: Marcel Dekker, cop. 2002. ISBN 0-8247-0629-3. Sinatura ETSE: A234 13 1, 2.
Polprasert C. Organic Waste Recycling. New York, NY: IWA Pub., 2007. ISBN 9781843391210. Sinatura ETSE: A234 17.
Seoánez Calvo, M., Residuos. Madrid: MundiPrensa, 2000. ISBN 84-7114-855-2. Sinatura Fac. Química: EMA 463.
Unión Europea. El acceso al Derecho de la Unión Europea. Eur-LEX. Disponible en: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=es.
Wang, L.K., Hung, Y-T., Lo, H.H. & Yapijakis, C. Hazardous Industrial Waste Treatment. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC/Taylor & Francis, c2007. ISBN 0849375746 (alk. paper). Sinatura ETSE: A213 52.

Basic and General
CB6, CB7, CB8, CB9, CB10
CG1, CG5, CG8

Transversal
CT1, CT3, CT4, CT5

Specific
CE2, CE6, CE8

Lectures
Participatory master classes. Use of audiovisual materials. Gamification.

Interactive classes
• Seminars: Study and discussion of practical cases. Lectures by experts in waste management and treatment. Use of specialized software and web resources. Online teaching support (virtual campus).
• Carrying out group work.
• Tutoring: for the follow-up of the group work carried out by the students and the personalized follow-up of the student, in person and/or online.
• Technical visits: visit to a waste treatment facility.

Evaluation system
The evaluation of the acquired competences will be carried out in this way
1. In the exam:
- General and basic skills: CB6, CB7, CB8, CB9, CB10, CG1, CG5, CG8.
- Transversal competences: CT1, CT3, CT4, CT5.
- Specific competences: CE8.
2. In continuous evaluation:
- General and basic skills: CB6, CB7, CB8, CB9, CB10, CG1, CG5, CG8
- Transversal competences: CT1, CT3, CT4, CT5.
- Specific skills: CE2, CE6, CE8

Evaluation criteria and instruments:
1- Theoretical and practical knowledge of the subject: result of the compulsory final exam. Final grade percentage: 50%. Minimum mark to take into account the criterion 2: 4 put of 10.
2- Follow-up of the subject: participation (10%), quality of group work and its presentation (30%); reports of visits and/or conferences (10%). Final grade percentage: 50%.
For the evaluation of the second opportunity, a new final exam will be carried out; the final grade will be calculated in the same way as described for the first opportunity (50% criterion 1 + 50% criterion 2).
At the request of interested students, the evaluation of criterion 2 will be saved, only for the following year, when it exceeds 50% of the maximum qualification that can be awarded.
For cases of fraudulent completion of exercises or tests, the provisions contained in the Regulations for the evaluation of the academic performance of students and the review of qualifications will apply.

-Presential work:
Lectures: 14 hours
Interactive classes (seminars, tutorials and exams): 24 hours
Total hours of presential time: 38 hours

-Personal student work: 74.5 hours

Total hours of dedication: 112.5 hours

Attendance to the lectures on a regular basis; attendance and participation in interactive classes; use of the resources available on the virtual platform; consultation of the bibliography and carrying out of the suggested complementary activities; assistance to tutorials to resolve difficulties.