Waste to Energy
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The official GTU curriculum for Waste to Energy (subject code ME03000071) as prescribed for PEAE · Semester 3 divides the course into 6 units, covering 32 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (ME03000071)Unit 1 Introduction to Waste-to-Energy (WTE) Overview of waste generation and management, Classification of waste
- biomedical, and e-waste
- Need for waste- to-energy conversion
- Conversion devices – Incinerators
- Global and Indian waste-to-energy scenario
Unit 2 Thermal Conversion Technologies
- Incineration: Principles
- efficiency, and environmental concerns
- Gasification: Process
- gasifier types
- syngas composition, and utilization
- Pyrolysis: Mechanism
- products (bio-oil
- syngas), and applications Plasma arc gasification and its applications
Unit 3 Biological Conversion Technologies
- Anaerobic digestion: Biogas production
- digester types, and efficiency
- Landfill gas recovery: Process
- collection methods, and power generation
- Bioethanol and biodiesel production from organic waste
- Microbial fuel cells for electricity generation
Unit 4 Mechanical and Electrochemical Conversion
- Mechanical processing for energy recovery
- Refuse-derived fuel (RDF) and its applications
- Electrochemical conversion: Hydrogen production from waste
- fuel cells, and applications
Unit 5 Power Electronics and Grid Integration
- Role of electrical engineering in waste-to-energy systems
- Power electronics in WTE: Inverters
- converters, and controllers
- Grid integration of WTE power plants
- Case studies of waste-to-energy power plants in India
Unit 6 Environmental, Economic, and Policy Aspects
- Environmental impact and emission control technologies
- Economic feasibility and financing models of WTE projects
- Government policies
- regulations, and incentives for WTE in India
- Case studies of successful WTE projects worldwide
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