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Other Courses of the Study Programme

Course year: 1

ALGEBRA AND GEOMETRY - 9 credits - Basic
ARCHITECTURAL BASIC DRAWING - 9 credits - Related/Supplementary
ELEMENTS OF COMPUTING - 6 credits - Basic
EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS 1 (MECH., TERM.) - 9 credits - Basic
GENERAL CHEMISTRY - 9 credits - Basic
INTRODUCTION TO BASIC MATTERS - MATHEMATICS - Student's own choice
MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS I - 9 credits - Basic
TEST OF ENGLISH - 3 credits
TEST OF FRENCH - 3 credits
TEST OF GERMAN - 3 credits
TEST OF SPANISH - 3 credits

Course year: 2

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY - 9 credits - Characterising
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY AND APPLIED ECOLOGY - 6 credits - Student's own choice
ETHICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY - 3 credits - Student's own choice
EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS II (ELECTROMAG., OPTICS, WAVES) - 9 credits - Basic
Investment valuation and project management - 6 credits - Characterising
LABORATORY OF SPECTROSCOPY - 3 credits - Student's own choice
MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS II - 9 credits - Basic
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS - 6 credits - Student's own choice
PROGRAMMIN FUNDAMENTALS - 6 credits - Student's own choice
RATIONAL MECHANICS - 9 credits - Basic
SURVEYING - 9 credits - Characterising
URBAN AND REGIONAL SURVEYS - 9 credits - Characterising
WORKPLACE SAFETY - 3 credits - Student's own choice

Course year: 3

APPLIED MECHANICS - 9 credits - Student's own choice
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING - 6 credits - Student's own choice
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY AND APPLIED ECOLOGY - 6 credits - Student's own choice
ETHICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY - 3 credits - Student's own choice
FINAL THESIS - 3 credits - Language/Final Examination
HYDRAULICS - 9 credits - Characterising
HYDROLOGY - 9 credits - Characterising
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS AND RECYCLING - 6 credits - Student's own choice
INTRODUCTION TO THERMODYNAMICS AND HEAT TRANSFER - 9 credits - Related/Supplementary
LABORATORY OF COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES - 3 credits - Student's own choice
LABORATORY OF SPECTROSCOPY - 3 credits - Student's own choice
MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT AND ENERGY - 6 credits - Student's own choice
Material and energy recovery from water and waste - 3 credits - Student's own choice
REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF PROJECTS - 9 credits - Student's own choice
SANITARY-ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING - 9 credits - Characterising
SOLID AND STRUCTURAL MECHANICS - 9 credits - Characterising
TRAINING ACTIVITY/INTERNSHIP 6 CREDITS - UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL - 6 credits - Student's own choice
TRAINING ACTIVITY/INTERNSHIP 9 CREDITS - UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL - 9 credits - Student's own choice
WORKPLACE SAFETY - 3 credits - Student's own choice

Material and energy recovery from water and waste

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2018/2019

Academic Year of provision:

2020/2021

Type of Course:

Student's own choice

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND ENGINEERING

Disciplinary Sector:

Environmental and Health Engineering

Language:

Italian

Grouping type:

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

ABBA' ALESSANDRO Professor

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Hours of individual study:

The topics of "Sanitary-Environmental Engineering" course.

Educational Goals

The course deals with the recovery of energy and material from waste, and the recovery of treated wastewater (mainly for irrigation purposes). The aim of this course is to provide specific knowledge related to methodologies and technologies for resources’ recovery in the environmental engineering field. The main treatment processes are analysed and discussed in order to provide the alternative solutions for energy and material recovery and the design criteria of the different technologies. The visit to full-scale recovery plants is also scheduled. The technologies studied in this course are fully integrated into the approach of circular economy adopted, in 2015, by the European Union.
Concerning the general learning targets of the Degree Course in Civil and Environmental Engineering, and with the expected learning outcomes, at
the end of this course the student will be able to:
- know and design the technologies for management and recovery of waste;
- assess the environmental impacts of the different solutions proposed;
- solve problems and communicate the results with proper terms;
- search sources for his technical-regulatory updating.
This teaching contributes to prepare for professional training of the student in the field of environmental engineering, in particular in the design activities of water treatment and waste recovery plants.

Content

The course deals with 4 main issues:
1. Regulations related to resources’ recovery from water and waste
2. The recovery of material from waste
3. The recovery of energy from waste
4. The recovery of treated wastewater

Extended Syllabus

1. Regulations related to resources’ recovery from water and waste
Regulatory framework at European and Italian level on the resources’ recovery from waste and water. Definition of recovery, reuse and recycle. Presentation of resources’ recovery data related to Italy and Europe.

2. The recovery of material from waste
Overview on the recovery of material from waste (organic fraction, plastic, glass, paper, metals, etc.).
The recovery of the organic fraction (OFMSW, SOF, etc.): anaerobic digestion, aerobic stabilization and composting.
The recovery of special waste in the construction sector: technical and environmental regulations, geometrical requirements, physical-mechanical requirements, chemical requirements, leaching tests, ecotoxicity tests.
Presentation of case studies related to the recovery of steel slag and MSW incineration slag in the construction sector (bituminous aggregates, concrete, etc.).

3. The recovery of energy from waste
Use of anaerobic processes for the treatment of solid waste, liquid waste and sludge and the recovery of produced biogas: conventional and advanced processes, treatment techniques, biogas management for the production of energy and heat.
Thermochemical processes for the treatment of solid waste, liquid waste and sludge and the recovery of energy: combustion, pyrolysis, gasification. Appropriate treatment processes for the recovery energy from biological sludge.
Energy recovery from biomass: definition, classification, regulation, and processes used. Evaluation of impacts of biomass power plants on different environmental compartments.

4. The recovery of treated wastewater
The recovery of treated wastewater: regulatory framework and possible constraints.
Characteristic of treated wastewater for irrigation scope.
Real case studies related to the reuse of treated wastewater in agriculture.

Recommended Bibliography

The educational material is provided during the course.
Suggested references:
• G. Bertanza, P.Foladori, L. Gugliemi (a cura di). Recupero di materia e di energia negli impianti di depurazione, Maggioli Ed., 2018.
• Metcalf & Eddy, Ingegneria delle acque reflue: trattamento e riuso, 4° ed., revisione a cura di G. Tchobanoglous, F.L. Burton, H.D. Stensel; edizione italiana a cura di B. Eramo, P. Sirini. McGraw-Hill, 2006.
• E. De Fraja Frangipane, R. Vismara, Recupero di materia ed energia da rifiuti solidi, Collana Ambiente, Volume 19. Cipa Editore.
• H. Peavey, D.R. Rowe, G. Tchobanoglous, Environmental Engineering. McGraw-Hill, 1985.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

The course is based on theoretical lessons, exercises for the design of appropriate solutions, specific (technical) seminars and visits to full-scale recovery plants.

Assessment Methods

The exam aiming to verify the knowledge of the topics listed in the program.
The exam consists of a written test and a subsequent oral test. The student is admitted to oral interview after passing the written test. The final score takes into account both the written test and the oral exam.
The written test is addressed to verify that the student is able to answer theoretical questions concerning the course topics and to solve the numerical exercises.
The oral exam is aimed at assessing the proper knowledge of course topics (both theory and exercises).

Assessment:

Final Mark

Programme of Educational Activities

Start date of teaching period:

Monday, February 22, 2021

End date of teaching period:

Friday, June 11, 2021

Other Information

Despite the course attendance is not mandatory, the participation to lessons is recommended.