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Postgraduate Studies - Course Modules

CLEANER PRODUCTION

The objective of the module is familiarisation with environmental issues in the process industries, as well as methodologies to analyse and reduce environmental impacts.

Introduction Principles of Cleaner Production. Waste generation and impact. Challenges of Cleaner Production.
Waste Identification and Minimisation Waste in chemical reactor systems. Waste in separation processes. Waste in utility systems. Emissions not evident from process flowsheets.
Life Cycle Assessment Principles of LCA. Defining system boundaries. Inventory data and analysis. Assignment of environmental impact categories. Developing an eco-profile. Improvement analysis. Application to products and processes.
Materials Recycling Environmental credits and burdens of recycling. Closed loop vs. open loop recycling. World trends in recycling. Economic aspects of recycling.
Legislative and Economic Aspects of Cleaner Production Milestones in legislation. Industry initiatives. Impact-cost relationships. Profitability issues. Environmental management systems.
Industrial Ecology Basic concepts. Role of market analysis. Analysis of material and energy flows. Transport and storage of raw materials and products. Site-integrated manufacturing.

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