COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOLID WASTES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEV 3069 SOLID WASTES COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Environmental Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÖRKEM AKINCI

Offered to

Environmental Engineering

Course Objective

The students can define the municipal ( domestic, industrial, medical, hazardous, ..) and special ( mining, demolition, ..) soild wastes, they can list the necessary
analysis to determine their properties, they can select or decide on the proper technologies or methods for the waste minimization, reuse, recycling, and /or physical
or chemical/biochemical conversion of the waste, they can complete the necessary feasibility, can design the selected plant, can control its manufacturing, and they
can operate these systems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Can list the general and specific features of solid wastes, can categorize the wastes, can define their changes under different conditions, can set the necessary analysis
2   Can discuss the available disposal technologies according to the waste's physical-chemical-biological properties, can rewiev this information to select proper technologies
3   Can complete the current and feature calculations for waste management purposes, can process the data, can link the knowledge, can decide about the management system, can prepare the system's project
4   Can analyze the on hand information and the data, can discuss the available proper technologies
5   As a result of the discussions after the data and information collection, can integrate the outcomes to plan a project, and can design the components of the planned project
6   Can defense the planned and designed projects, can compare and critisize different projects

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, solid waste sources, domestic solid waste components, its change and the factors effecting the change of the features
2 Collection and transport of the waste, related economical and geographical boundaries, transfer stations, the fundementals of recycling
3 The waste properties effecting the selection of major solid waste technology, waste chemistry, pH, Eh, heavy metals, TOC, DTOC, COD, BOD, preparation of eluats, etc. , waste regulations
4 Composting technology and biochemistry, sanitary landfilling technology, energy from waste, digesters
5 Leachate and its treatment, leachate recycling and change of leachate in time, Incineration technology, its chemistry, energy balance, pyrolysis, economical considerations, innovative technologies
6 1st Midterm exam
7 Solution of the midterm questions, discussion, environmental courts on solid wastes, ethical issues, invited speaker
8 The design of composting facility , landfill, incinerator and digesters
9 Solid waste economy, invited speaker, site selection for solid waste facilities and landfills
10 The design of composting facility , landfill, incinerator and digesters(continue)
11 2 nd Midterm exam
12 Laws and regulations
13 Group presentations
14 Group presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Tchobanoglous, G., Theisen, H., Vigil, S.A., Integrated Solid Waste Management, 1993, McGraw Hill International Editions.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The fundementals and the dynamics of the solid waste are instructed as well as the major utilization and disposal processes. The student are required to collect data,
evaluate and discuss the outcomes to select proper method or method combinations for suitable waste management purposes. A project is completed by the groups of students by
using the data and knowledge. The components of the selected process are designed, reported, and preseeted for further class discuss.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.15 + MTE 2 * 0.15 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.15 + MTE 2 * 0.15 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The midterms, the project and its presentation which is extensicely discussed in the class are the ways for realizing the teaching outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Görkem AKINCI, DEÜ Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü, Buca, Izmir, 232 301 7132

Office Hours

Two hours before or after the lecture.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 3 30
Student Presentations 2 3 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 4 8
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 4 4 16
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Midterm 2 3 6
Final 1 3 3
Final Assignment 1 6 6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 107

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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