ESL410
| ESL410 | |
|---|---|
| Waste to Energy | |
| Credits | 3 |
| Structure | 3-0-0 |
| Pre-requisites | |
| Overlaps | Some overlap with ESL726, ESL732, ESL733, |
ESL410 : Waste to Energy
[edit]ESL735, ESL778, MSL818 Introduction: Waste as a renewable re-source, Environmental regulations, Clean air act; Global production of power from waste: Waste management hierarchy, Waste handling and safety; Circular economy and zero waste; Waste as a resource: Waste classification and composition, Assessment of energy content in waste; Waste processing and its transportation; Waste to energy technologies: Combustion technologies for traditional waste, Rotary combustors, Fluidized bed combustors, Incineration, Anaerobic digestion and land-fill gas technologies, Refuse derived fuels through thermo-chemical route, Gasification, Pyrolysis, Plasma gasification/pyrolysis, Syngas utilization; Nuclear waste management; Waste to energy plants and environment: Emission limits for waste combustion, Emission control technologies.