1. Introduction to waste management. Definition of waste, types of waste, waste production in the municipal sphere and in industry, waste management hierarchy, legislation with a focus on thermal treatment of waste.
2. Introduction to circular economy. Definition and basic principles, differences between linear and circular economy, sustainable management of raw materials, waste minimization and product life cycle extension, circular production and consumption systems.
3. Material and energy recovery of waste. Principles of recycling, advantages and disadvantages of energy recovery, breakdown of energy recovery methods.
4. Incineration of waste. Description of the process and technical equipment for waste incineration, incineration outputs, conditions for energy recovery of waste.
5. Gasification of waste. Description of processes and technical equipment for waste gasification, gasification outputs.
6. Pyrolysis of waste. Description of processes and technical equipment for waste pyrolysis, pyrolysis outputs.
7. Biological methods of waste treatment. Composting, anaerobic digestion, biogas production and use.
8. Mechanical-biological treatment of waste. Principles of operation, outputs from mechanical-biological waste treatment.
9. Alternative fuels and their use. Definition and classes of fuel, production and use of RDF/SRF, energy use of solid alternative fuels in cement and power plants.
10. Evaluation of thermos-physical properties of fuels and wastes. Calculations of combustion processes and thermal balance of combustion plants.
11. Monitoring of emissions in thermal waste treatment plants. Legislation, Best Available Technology Reference Documents (BREFs), BAT-AELs, characterization of measuring instruments and gas sampling methods, continuous monitoring of emissions, periodic measurement of emissions.
12. Equipment and methods for elimination of negative impacts of waste-to-energy processes on environmental components. Technologies for the capture of particulate pollutants from gaseous products, equipment for the reduction of acid components and nitrogen oxides from flue gases.
2. Introduction to circular economy. Definition and basic principles, differences between linear and circular economy, sustainable management of raw materials, waste minimization and product life cycle extension, circular production and consumption systems.
3. Material and energy recovery of waste. Principles of recycling, advantages and disadvantages of energy recovery, breakdown of energy recovery methods.
4. Incineration of waste. Description of the process and technical equipment for waste incineration, incineration outputs, conditions for energy recovery of waste.
5. Gasification of waste. Description of processes and technical equipment for waste gasification, gasification outputs.
6. Pyrolysis of waste. Description of processes and technical equipment for waste pyrolysis, pyrolysis outputs.
7. Biological methods of waste treatment. Composting, anaerobic digestion, biogas production and use.
8. Mechanical-biological treatment of waste. Principles of operation, outputs from mechanical-biological waste treatment.
9. Alternative fuels and their use. Definition and classes of fuel, production and use of RDF/SRF, energy use of solid alternative fuels in cement and power plants.
10. Evaluation of thermos-physical properties of fuels and wastes. Calculations of combustion processes and thermal balance of combustion plants.
11. Monitoring of emissions in thermal waste treatment plants. Legislation, Best Available Technology Reference Documents (BREFs), BAT-AELs, characterization of measuring instruments and gas sampling methods, continuous monitoring of emissions, periodic measurement of emissions.
12. Equipment and methods for elimination of negative impacts of waste-to-energy processes on environmental components. Technologies for the capture of particulate pollutants from gaseous products, equipment for the reduction of acid components and nitrogen oxides from flue gases.