This lecture and exercise address the environmental impact of various pollutants from the sectors energy, industry and mobility. The focus will be set on the emitted media air and water. The tutorial gives an insight in the calculation and evaluation of applied technologies on process and utility level as well cleaning the media streams by the application of state-of-the-art and innovative technologies.

Chapter overview:

  • Basics and introduction on air and water pollutants
  • Technologies and methodologies for emission measurement and control
  • Relevant technologies for air and flue gas cleaning as gravity and centrifugal separators, electrostatic precipitators, thermal and catalytic combustion, reduction and condensation
  • Water pollution and environmental impacts
  • Best practice examples