Environmental Engineering
| Title | Περιβαλλοντική Μηχανική / Environmental Engineering |
| Code | DA8 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Chemical Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 20000696 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos CΗīmikṓn Mīchanikṓn (2026-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600280341
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Class Schedule
| Building | Πολυτεχνείο - πτέρυγα Β (Πολιτικών Μηχ.) |
| Floor | Όροφος 2 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ 2 (42) |
| Calendar | Martedì 11:15 to 13:15 |
| Building | Πολυτεχνείο - πτέρυγα Β (Πολιτικών Μηχ.) |
| Floor | Όροφος 2 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ 2 (42) |
| Calendar | Mercoledì 09:15 to 11:15 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600280341
- Other: http://enve-lab.eu/classes/
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
- French (Instruction, Examination)
- German (Instruction, Examination)
- Italian (Instruction, Examination)
- Spanish (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- ME2 Mass and Energy Balances
- FD5 Unit Operations I
- FD6 Unit Operations II
- FM4 Transport Phenomena I
- FM5 Transport Phenomena II
- XA6 Chemical Reactor Design I
- XA7 Chemical Reactor Design IΙ
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will:
- Be able to design de-pollution and wastewater treatment plants from urban and industrial / craft sources.
- Have the understanding of the basic chemical transfer processes in the environment
- Be familiar with the principles of industrial ecology
- Have the understanding of the principles of life cycle analysis
- Have the understanding of the effects of chemicals on humans and the environment
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Design and manage projects
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. Introduction to environmental engineering.
2. Emissions and fate of chemical compounds in the environment (types of emissions – availability and production of emission data – transport and transformation models / general mass balance models – transformation of toxic compounds in the environment – bioaccumulation – abiotic transformation processes – biodegradation – biotransformation).
3. Water quality engineering (the nature of water quality problems – physical processes – chemical and physicochemical processes – biological processes).
4. Air quality engineering (the nature of air quality problems – atmospheric pollutant emissions and control – processing methods – air quality models).
5. Solid waste management (the nature of the solid waste disposal problem – minimization of hazardous waste – hazardous waste management processes – hazardous waste disposal).
6. Life cycle analysis (introduction to life cycle analysis – life cycle analysis methodology – framework and objective setting for the analysis – life cycle inventory – life cycle impact assessment – applications of life cycle analysis: usefulness, weaknesses and constraints, examples).
7. Setting up of industrial ecosystems – environmental policies (mass and energy flow integration in industrial complexes – fundamentals of environmental policy making – industrial ecology examples).
8. Chemicals in the environment and public health (mechanisms of human exposure to environmental chemicals – optimization of new chemical synthesis through life cycle analysis and exposure/toxicity assessment).
Keywords
Environmental engineering, transport to the environment, air engineering, waste management, life cycle analysis, industrial ecology
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Lectures with powerpoint presentations
Digital training material
Email communication with the Professors
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 122 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 8 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Tutorial | 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 16 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
On the basis of written exam (intermediate and final exam) and essay (optional).
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
ΤΟΞΙΚΑ ΑΠΟ ΤΟ Α ΩΣ ΤΟ Ω, J. HARTE, C. HOLDREN, R. SCHNEIDER, C. SHIRLEY,ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΑΚΕΣ ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΕΜΠ
Additional bibliography for study
Σημειώσεις Περιβαλλοντική Μηχανική (Δ. Σαρηγιάννης)
Σημειώσεις Σχεδιασμού εγκαταστάσεων αντιρρύπανσης (Δ. Σαρηγιάννης)
Last Update
24-11-2020
