ETS/Theodore Tutorials
Pollution Prevention A Self-Instructional Problem Workbook
Louis Theodore Department of Chemical Engineering Manhattan College, Bronx NY
Robert Allen ABB Simcon, Bloomfield NJ
Published by ETS Professional Training Institute © 1994 Louis Theodore. 424 pages. ISBN 1-882767-10-1.
Table of Contents
Basic Operations Conversion of Units · Weight and Mole Fraction · Average Molecular Weight · Temperature Terms · Pressure Terms · Ideal Gas Law · Actual Volumetric Flow Rate and Standard Volumetric Flow Rate · Mass Flow Rate and Standard Volumetric Flow Rate · Estimation of Vapor Pressure · Gas Concentration · BOD, COD and UOD · Discharge Velocity · Reynolds Number · Conservation Law for Mass · Collection Efficiency · Efficiency of Multiple Collectors · Stoichiometry · Complete Combustion of a Gas · Humidity · Chemical Kinetics · Reaction Mechanisms · Arrhenius Equation · Chemical Reaction Equilibrium · Conservation Law for Energy · Required Heat Rate · Standard Enthalpy of Reaction · Gross Heating Value · Linear Regression Analysis · Decision Trees · Flow Diagrams ·
Problems Part 1: Introduction to Pollution Prevention Regulations (REG) REG 1: Pollution Prevention Hierarchy REG 2: Ultimate Disposal Options REG 3: Liability REG 4: Collection or Destruction and Removal Efficiency
Stoichiometry (STC) STC 1: Material Balances STC 2: Incineration Application STC 3: Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures STC 4: Thermal Pollution STC 5: Unknown Hydrocarbon STC 6: Lime Requirements for Acid Gas Control
Source Reduction (RED) RED 1: Waste Minimization Assessment Procedure RED 2: Process and Equipment Modifications
Recycling (CYC) CYC 1: On-site and Off-site Recycling CYC 2: Recovery of Potassium Nitrate
Treatment (TRT) TRT 1: Estimating Incinerator Adiabatic Flame Temperature TRT 2: Adsorption
Ultimate Disposal (ULT) ULT 1: Fly Ash Disposal ULT 2: Deep-well Injection in Salt Beds
Part 2: Volatile Organic Compound Applications Coating (COT) COT 1: Emission Factors COT 2: Furniture Coating COT 3: Automobile Applications COT 4: Coating of Cans
Cutback Asphalt (CUT) CUT 1: Rapid Cure Cutback Asphalt CUT 2: Emulsion Asphalt
Degreasing (DEG) DEG 1: Pollution Prevention Options DEG 2: Cold Cleaner Degreasers DEG 3: Open Top Vapor Degreasers DEG 4: Degreaser Emissions Reduction
Petroleum (PET) PET 1: Recovery of Gasoline Vapors From Tank Trucks PET 2: Offset for Bulk Plants PET 3: Gasoline Service Stations PET 4: Petroleum Storage Tanks
Part 3: Industrial and Domestic Applications Industrial Applications (IND) IND 1: Waste Classification IND 2: Paper Waste Reduction IND 3: An Industrial Small Quantity Generator (SQG) IND 4: Weighted Sum Method
Domestic Applications (DOM) DOM 1: Personal Pollution Prevention DOM 2: Refueling of Automobiles DOM 3: Solid Waste Volume Reduction Due to Home Compactor DOM 4: Water Applications DOM 5: Community Recycling DOM 6: Pollution Prevention Through Water Conservation
Energy Conservation (ENC) ENC 1: Combustion of Coal ENC 2: Alternate Energy Sources ENC 3: Retrofitting Office Lighting Systems ENC 4: Coal Fired Power Plant
Part 4: Other Pollution Prevention Considerations Degree-of-Freedom Analysis (DOF) DOF 1: Degree-of-Freedom Analysis DOF 2: Degree-of-Freedom Analysis: Chemical Reaction DOF 3: Missing and Excess Information DOF 4: Degree-of-Freedom Analysis: Energy Application
Economics (ECO) ECO 1: Rechargeable Batteries ECO 2: Capital Recovery Factor (CRF) ECO 3: Total Capital Cost ECO 4: Pollution Prevention Credits ECO 5: Paper vs. Ceramic Cups ECO 6: Reducing Plant VOC Emissions
Ethics (ETH) ETH 1: Definitions ETH 2: Human Interactions ETH 3: Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUST) ETH 4: Theory of Sufficient Challenge
Health and Safety (HSA) HSA 1: Threshold Limit Values for Mixtures HSA 2: Ventilation HSA 3: Feedstock pH Control by Blending HSA 4: Accidental/Emergency Discharge into a Lake/Reservoir HSA 5: Lifetime Individual Risk Assessment/Characterization HSA 6: Effects of VOCs from POTWs
Solutions to Problems
Appendix A: Steam Tables Appendix B: Psychrometric Chart Appendix C: SI Units
Index
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