Waste treatment

This EU addresses the management of solid waste and by-products, whether they come from industry or local authorities. The course outline is as follows:

1. Waste deposits and characterization
2. Treatment strategy
3. Recycling and recovery
4. Landfill
5. Heat treatments
6. Biological treatments (anaerobic digestion, composting)
7. Radioactive waste management

Hourly volumes:

CM: 21

TD: 12

Field: 12 (2 groups)

At the end of this EU, students should be able to identify the relevant deposit and then choose the appropriate treatment process, taking into account all constraints (technical, ecological, economic, social).

None

Recommended prerequisites:

Knowledge of wastewater treatment systems

Knowledge of waste treatment systems

Upon completion of this course unit, students will be able to:

- To propose and justify the choice of a waste treatment method

- Discuss the advantages/disadvantages of heat treatments

- Explain how a sorting and recycling system is set up.

- Describe how the anaerobic digestion treatment system works

- Describe the fuel cycle and explain the radioactive waste treatment system.