Cleaner Production Engineering
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The official GTU curriculum for Cleaner Production Engineering (subject code DI05013031) as prescribed for Mining · Semester 5 divides the course into 5 units, covering 34 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 (DI05013031)Unit 1 Introduction to
- Cleaner Production and its methodology 1.1 Introduction to sustainability and environmental engineering 1.2 Historical perspective and evolution of cleaner production 1.3 Principles and concepts of cleaner production 1.4 The effect of Cleaner Production on industrial economy 1.5 Motivators and Barriers to Cleaner Production 1.6 Six step methodology for Cleaner Production 1.7 Cleaner Production Options
Unit 2 Waste
- Minimization Techniques and good housekeeping 2.1 Source reduction and waste hierarchy 2.2 Material and energy flow analysis 2.3 3R (Reduce
- Recycle) principles 2.4 Check lists for good housekeeping 2.5 Waste audit basics: simple steps for identifying and measuring waste (solid
- energy) 2.6 Waste segregation and on-site handling practices in small industries and institutions 2.7 Identification of process losses and leakages (water
- raw material
- energy) using simple tools 2.8 Basic resource efficiency indicators: water use per unit product
- energy use per unit activity (introductory level) 2.9 Introduction to circular economy (reuse of by- products
- simple industrial symbiosis examples) 2.10 Simple case studies of waste minimization in MSMEs and campus facilities
Unit 3 Pollution
- Prevention Strategies 3.1 Introduction to pollution prevention 3.2 Design for environment (DFE) principles 3.3 Best available technology (BAT) for pollution prevention 3.4 Lean manufacturing and just-in-time (JIT) concepts 3.5 Energy efficiency and process optimization 3.6 Green chemistry and sustainable materials
- concept of eco-design 3.7 Life cycle analysis (LCA): target setting
- data collection and processing
- final evaluation by virtue of criteria Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Environmental Engineering Subject Code : DI05013031 Subject Name : Cleaner Production Engineering
Unit 4 Carbon Capture
- and Sequestration (CCS) 4.1 CCS and its role in mitigating climate change. 4.2 Identification of major sources of CO2 emissions (e.g.
- power plants
- industrial processes
- transportation) and its quantification. 4.3 Carbon Capture Technologies: Post-Combustion Capture
- Pre-Combustion Capture
- Oxyfuel Combustion 4.4 Transportation of Captured CO2 by pipelines/shipping
- Carbon Storage: Geological Storage
- Ocean storage
- Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) 4.5 Potential environmental impacts of CCS 4.6 Carbon footprint assessment and baseline CO₂ estimation for CCS feasibility
- Techno-economic feasibility of CCS: cost components
- capture efficiency
- limitations 4.7 Status and prospects of CCS in India: sectoral opportunities and challenges 4.8 Role of CCS in net-zero targets and industrial decarbonization pathways (CCS vs CCU)
Unit 5 Green
- Hydrogen and Industrial Decarbonization 5.1 Introduction to Hydrogen Economy
- Types of hydrogen: Grey
- Role in decarbonization 5.2 Green Hydrogen Production: Water electrolysis principle
- Alkaline, PEM, and SOEC electrolyzers
- Renewable energy integration 5.3 Storage and Transportation: Compressed hydrogen
- Liquid hydrogen
- Safety aspects 5.4 Applications in Industry: Refineries and fertilizer plants 5.5 Steel and cement industry
- Power generation and fuel cells 5.6 Environmental and Economic Aspects: Carbon footprint reduction
- National Green Hydrogen Mission (India)
- Challenges and future prospects