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Waste Treatment Equipment and Waste Processing

Subject
Subject code ATÖ343
Subject name Waste Treatment Equipment and Waste Processing
Credit points 5 ECTS
Grading method Exam
Curriculum subject
Curriculum 2011 KT
Study year 2
Semester Spring semester
Subject type Mandatory
Subject loads
Lecture 32
Practice 32
General description
Waste incineration. Possibilities for composting waste. Waste water sludge and its treatment. What is possible to do from waste. Different waste containers and transport equipment. Incineration equipment, mechanical treatment equipment, equipment, used in composting, sorting lines, transfer station equipment. Treatment processes of old cars, tyres, timber, electronics waste, animal and other waste. Visiting various enterprises.
General aim
The objective of the course is to give an overview about the possibilities for waste processing, recycling processes and equipment used in waste recycling. If possible to visit various enterprises that operate in Estonia.
Aim
Having passed the course the student:
- knows different types of equipment and recycling processes, used in waste treatment.
Form description
Lectures, practical work, visits to enterprises
Literature
1. Combustion and Incineration Processes Autor: Niessen, Walter R.; Kirjastus: Marcel Dekker Ltd
2. Practical Handbook of Processing and Recycling of Municipal Waste Autor: Keeling, Alan A. ; Manser, A.G.R.; Kirjastus: CRC Press Inc.,U.S
3. Waste Treatment in the Process Industries Autor: Wang, K.; Kirjastus: CRC Press Inc.,U.S.
Current rounds
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