Air Pollution & Control
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The official GTU curriculum for Air Pollution & Control (subject code DI04013021) as prescribed for Mining · Semester 4 divides the course into 5 units, covering 39 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 (DI04013021)Unit 1 Air
- Pollutants 1.1 Air pollution an Environmental problem. 1.2 Classification of air pollutants: Natural contaminants
- Gases and vapors
- Primary and secondary air pollutants 1.3 Sources of Air pollution: Stationary sources
- Mobile sources. 1.4 Effects of air pollution on: human health
- Society 1.5 Linkages between Air Pollutants and Greenhouse Gases (GHGs): Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs)
- black carbon
- ozone. 1.6 National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) & Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
Unit 2 Meteorology 2.1 Meteorological factors influencing air pollution
- Temperature Lapse Rates and Stability. 2.2 Measurement of wind speed
- direction and temperature 2.3 Effect of meteorological parameters on Plume behavior 2.4 Regalement chart for plume behavior 2.5 Dispersion of air pollutants
- Determination of Stack height 2.6 Stability classes
Unit 3 Air Pollution
- Sampling and Measurements 3.1 Sampling methods 3.2 Duration of Sampling 3.3 Ambient Sampling and its location: Collection of Gaseous Air Pollution
- Collection of Particulate matter 3.4 Stack Sampling and selection of sampling location 3.5 Fugitive & Diffused emission
- Indoor/Occupational Air pollution 3.6 Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS): For SO₂, NOx, CO, CO₂, PM, VOCs
Unit 4 Air Pollution
- Control Methods and Equipment 4.1 Types of collection methods. 4.2 Particulate Emissions Control Equipments: Gravity settling
- Fabric Filters
- Electrostatic Precipitators
- Wet Scrubbers
- Hybrid Filters 4.3 Selection of Collectors
- Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Environmental Engineering Subject Code : DI04013021 Subject Name : Air Pollution & Control Control of Gaseous Emissions: Absorption by Liquids
- Adsorption by Solids 4.5 Air pollution control laws/acts at different central
- state and local levels and by regulatory bodies. 4.6 Control of SO2: Chemistry of SO2, Lime and Limestone Scrubbing
- Wet lime scrubbing
- Single Alkali scrubbing and Double Alkali scrubbing
- Dry process 4.7 Control of NOx: Combustion control methods
- catalytic reduction (SCR
- SNCR) 4.8 AI-based predictive maintenance of scrubbers
- optimization of combustion to reduce NOx and CO₂ 4.9 Introduction to Environmental Management Systems (EMS): ISO 14001
- ISO 45001, and their role in compliance and air quality improvement 4.10 Corporate Environmental Reporting: ESG metrics related to air pollution
- carbon footprint, and sustainability disclosures
Unit 5 Sector Wise
- Mitigation Measures to Control Air Pollution 5.1 Mitigation measures for Urbanisation like City Planning
- Clean technology interventions in rural areas like clean fuel
- solar lighting
- paved roads
- ban on refuse burning etc. 5.2 Mitigation measures for Transportation like travel demand management
- avoid-shift-improve approach
- use of public transportation
- encourage non-motorized transport
- fuel quality and vehicle emission norms etc. 5.3 Mitigation measures for Industrialisation like vigilance and enforcement etc. 5.4 Mitigation measures for Power generation like Improved power supply
- monitoring of control equipments etc. 5.5 Mitigation measures for Agricultural activities like power generation from crop residue
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