Learning Outcomes
After succesfully completing this course, he students will be able to:
- Recognise the main pollutants and their characteristics
- Understand pollution control technologies for a given industrial installations
- Sselect appropriate pollution control device
- Calculate sizes of pollution control devices
- Estomate the cost of each pollution control solution
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction, main pollutant categories and their sources. Primary and secondary particle formation. Particle dynamics, equivalent dimensions, size distributions, motion in a fluid. Particle reduction technologies: inertial collectors, centrifugal separators, electrostatic precipitators, filters, water scrubbers. Hydrocarbon emission reduction: condensation, absorption and adsorption, biofilters. Reduction of sulfuric acid emissions: fuel purification, solution scubbers. Technologies for nitrogen oxides reduction: combustion control, selective catalytic reduction. Carbon dioxide emissions reduction: sequestration and storage, carbon removal before combustion, oxyfuel combustion.
Keywords
pollutants emissions, pollution control, environment, industry, domesctic sector