Sumários

Energy Recovery Routes

28 setembro 2015, 16:30 Francisco Manuel Da Silva Lemos

Issues associated with waste management - collection, sorting, etc...

Situation in waste generation and waste management in different parts of the world, with a focus on EU.
Landfilling, incineration and recycling as the most relevant ways today - situation in Europe and perspectives.
Waste-to-Energy in the context of waste management.
Different options for the various types of waste generated.


Waste Management Today

23 setembro 2015, 10:00 Francisco Manuel Da Silva Lemos

Overview on waste management worldwide.

Waste generation throughout the production process - from mining to final disposal - the linear economy.
Difference in waste composition and management systems in different countries.
International regulations on waste.
Waste management hierarchy.
Reduction, reuse, recycling and energy recovery in the cycle of resource management and contirbution to a circular economy.


Waste Management - Historical Perspective

23 setembro 2015, 08:30 Francisco Manuel Da Silva Lemos

Waste management throughout history.

Evolution of the London waste management system as a case study.
Emergence of waste-to-energy applications.
Similarities between the current situation.


Societal challenges in the XXI century

21 setembro 2015, 16:30 Maria Amélia Lemos

The Waste Scenario - The human factor.

Waste and Energy scenarios overview.


Themes and groups composition.

16 setembro 2015, 10:00 Maria Amélia Lemos

Overview of the various possible themes to be chosen by the students. Groups’ setting up.