Spring 2023 Civil Engineering and Earth and Environmental Engineering E3255 section 001

ENVIR CONTR/POLLUTN REDUCT SYS

Call Number 12615
Day & Time
Location
MW 11:40am-12:55pm
829 Seeley W. Mudd Building
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Robert Farrauto
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

Sources of solid/gaseous air pollution and the technologies used for modern methods of abatement. Air pollution and its abatement from combustion of coal, oil, and natural gas and the thermodynamics of heat engines in power generation. Catalytic emission control is contrasted to thermal processes for abating carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, oxides of nitrogen and sulfur from vehicles and stationary sources. Processing of petroleum for generating fuels. Technological challenges of controlling greenhouse gas emissions. Biomass and the hydrogen economy coupled with fuel cells as future sources of energy.

Web Site Vergil
Department Earth and Environmental Engineering
Enrollment 13 students (40 max) as of 7:05PM Friday, May 9, 2025
Subject Civil Engineering and Earth and Environmental Engineering
Number E3255
Section 001
Division School of Engineering and Applied Science: Graduate
Campus Morningside
Section key 20231CIEE3255E001