Class Sustainable Technology Solutions

The course illustrates how technology can be instrumental in developing a more sustainable future. In particular, it aims to illustrate how technological innovation can promote solutions that minimize the negative impact on the planet and promote sustainability.

Solid waste treatment technologies: Organic Valorization. Composting and Anaerobic digestion. Energy recovery.

Incineration: factors involved, systems and monitoring. Landfill. Classification and planning. Operation and maintenance. Mechanical-Biological Treatment.

Water and effluent treatment technologies: Physical-Chemical Treatment: Concept of treatment chain (ETA, WWTP, ETEI). Water reuse. Biological Treatment: Types of aerobic processes for removing organic matter and nitrification.

Control of processes and operational problems. Types of anaerobic processes for removing organic matter. Nutrient, nitrogen and phosphorus removal processes.

Contaminated soil treatment strategies: confinement / isolation of the contaminated area; in situ decontamination, ex situ decontamination (on-site and off-site); physical, chemical methods; thermal; solidification / stabilization and biological methods. Bioremediation and phytoremediation.

This course is based on different theoretical classes, where the fundamentals of sustainable technology are explained, that are complemented by analysis of case studies and problem solving. The course also has a practical component where students apply and develop some of the theoretical concepts.

Pires, A., Martinho, G., Rodrigues, S., Gomes, M.I. (2019). Sustainable Solid Waste Collection and Management. Springer Nature

Chang NB, Pires A (2015) Sustainable solid waste management: a systems engineering approach. IEEE Wiley, Hoboken

Metcalf & Eddy; Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse¿ (5ª edição); McGraw-Hill, 2014.

Droste,R.; Gehr, R.; Theory and Practice of Water and Wastewater Treatment; John Wiley & Sons, 2018.

Meuser, H. (2012). Soil Remediation and Rehabilitation: Treatment of Contaminated and Disturbed Land. Springer Science & Business Media