Syllabus
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Course Code: MEMT-302 Course Name: EL-2B (Energy from Waste) |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Definition, classification and sources of waste; physical, chemical and biological properties of waste as a fuel; Waste handling before thermal conversion, Preparation of recycled fuel, Mass combustion of waste, Combustion of recycled fuel. Emission reduction during combustion. | |
| 2 | Technologies for solid waste disposal and recovery of energy from municipal solid waste and industrial waste, Organic waste blending systems, Utilization and treatment of fly ash, land-fill gas utilization in energy production. Energy generation from waste: Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) - waste to energy- design and fuel analysis. Vocational prospects of waste to energy. |
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| 3 | Biochemical conversions: sources of energy generation: industrial waste, agro residues; anaerobic digestion biogas production; types of biogas plant Thermochemical conversions: sources of energy generation, Industrial applications of gasifiers, Briquetting; utilization and advantages of briquetting; Environmental impacts of biochemical and thermochemical conversion. | |
| 4 | Biomass: procedures of characterization, Integrated biomass gasification for electricity generation. Bio-energy as byproduct of waste processing, bioenergy assessment; biomethanation from sludge digestion, types of reactors, UASBR (Upper Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactor), Biorefinery concept. Alcohol fuels: vegetable oil as fuels, bioethanol production and technology; biodiesel, biohydrogen technology: potential of organic waste for hydrogen production; biofuel refining and technology; commercial biomass energy markets and economics. |
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