Atmospheric Pollution Control AM216021 Open for UCT
Topic outline
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General information
This course provides fundamental knowledge in the nature of atmospheric pollution, relative types, correlated effects, control principles and applications.The interactive video conferencing-based tools are available in Microsoft Teams and Zoom Video Communications (screen share interactive face-to-face learning).
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Lecture 10. Industrial gaseous pollutants emission control: technology and devices Lesson
Key issues:
- Gaseous emission control mechanism in terms of fuel, pollutant, process and plant
- Absorption of inorganic gases, scrubbing reactor and medium, FGD, multiple towers
- Adsorption of organic gases, mechanism, adsorbent, ratio, breakthrough curve, desorption
- Thermal and catalytic oxidation for hazardous pollutants, temperature and catalyst bed
- Reduction for NOx control: DeNOx with SCR and NSCR
- Odour control approaches
- Vehicle emission control
- System design control in specific industries, BAT application
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Module 10. Industrial gaseous pollutants emission control: technology and devices File PDF
(Supporting handouts for Lecture 10, printable pdf format, A4 size, landscape layout)
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Shared media: NOx reduction with selective catalytic reduction systems Page
Illustrative video clips:
- Flue gas desulfurization with a wet lime scrubbing system
- Thermal oxidizer, catalytic oxidizer, regenerative thermal oxidizer
- Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTOO)
- NOx reduction with selective catalytic reduction SCR/DeNOx systems
- Bromine and Mercury emission reduction media
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Relevant link / literature URL
Control techniques document on gaseous pollutants
US EPA Techniques Document -
Individual presentation 10 Workshop
Title 10: Industrial air pollution sources and prevention
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Practical exercise series / Topics 22 and 23 Assignment
Topic 22. Stability classification scheme, 5pts
(1pt for each answer from a. to e.)Topic 23. Wind profile and industrial stack, 4pts
(a. 2pts / b. 2pts )
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