Key words
Environmental technology: waste management, soil sanitation and air purification
Objectives
Acquiring knowledge about biotechnological processes applicable in management, soil sanitation and air purification.
Topics
Waste Management: Focus on biological treatment of waste, being aerobic composting and anaerobic conversion. Thermal processing and land fill sites are discussed briefly.
Soil sanitation: Discussion of the current and developing soil sanitation techniques, with special attention to bioremediation and bioaugmentation.
Air purification: Biotechnological processes for the removal of air pollutants and odor elimination, complemented with classical physicochemical techniques.
Prerequisites
Competences acquired during the program of Academic Bachelor in Industrial Sciences Chemistry.
Final Objectives
Core Competence1
Being able to acquire knowledge of environmental technologies regarding waste management, soil sanitation and air purification and master specific practical skills (SC5).
Amongst others:
Being able to solve complex problem adequately (AC3)
Being able to collaborate in a multidisciplinary environment (AWC4)
Core Competence1
Being able to design and configure environmental technologies regarding waste management, soil sanitation and air purification (AC4).
Amongst others:
Being able to responsibly handle environmental, safety and health issues in a laboratory and production setting (SC7).
General Competence 1
Being able to continually think and reason in a critical, creative and scientific fashion. (AC1)
General Competence 2
Being able to apply scientific insight to complex technical engineering problems (AIC1).
Materials used
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Syllabus Theory
Syllabus Theoretical Exercises
Study costs
Syllabus theory: 10 euro
Syllabus exercises and company visits: 5 euro
Study guidance
Possibility to ask questions after class or during exercises.
Extra guidance on appointment.
Teaching Methods
Theory: lectures
Exercises : company visits, configuration exercises, lab exercises
Assessment
Theory (oral / written examination) : 72,7 %
Exercises / Labs (permanent evaluation) : 27,3%
A weighted average is used to compute the final score for a training item. However, if a student gains a score of 7 or less on 20 on one of the different courses (parts of training items), he proves that his skill for certain sub-competences is insufficient. Consequently, one can turn from the arithmetical calculation of the final assignment of quotas of a training item and the new marks can be awarded on consensus.
Lecturer(s)
Leen DE GELDER, Marc COUSSEMENT
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