unit of environmental science & technology (uest) - ntua

Headed by Prof. Maria Loizidou, UEST functions under the Department of Chemical Sciences at the School of Chemical Engineering of NTUA (uest.gr). Established over three decades ago, supplies the highest standard of scientific knowledge, policy and engineering to solve and provide innovative solutions for sustainability and cyclical economy issues in the fields of waste, environment and climate. Employs more than 30, including Professors, PhD candidates, Researchers, technical and administrative supporting personnel. Its main activities relate to: -Modern technologies and decision making systems for appropriate municipal solid waste management schemes selection -Climate change (adaptation, mitigation) -Lab and pilot-scale systems, including state-of-the-art technologies for wastewater and solid waste treatment -Environmental pollution prevention and control -Inventory programs concerning solid waste and wastewater production -Appropriate schemes for integrated management of municipal solid waste, waste water, special types solid waste (batteries, plastics, used oils, used tyres, end-of-life vehicles, construction and demolition waste, WEEE, etc.) as well as hazardous waste at local and national level. -Decision making systems for: the selection of the appropriate installation of waste and wastewater treatment plants site and the estimation and time prediction of pollution in contaminated sites -EIA -Simulation models and other software tools -LCA, eco-design end-of-life management of various products -Air Pollution and pollution prevention and control -Energy Engineering: Energy conservation in the industry. -Renewable energy systems: Geothermal, Biomass, Solar, and Wind. Energy Co-generation. Coal Combustion, Gasification and liquefaction, Biomass Gasification -Process Engineering, Reaction synthesis, optimisation of single and multiple objectives, Modelling and control of polymerisation reactors, dynamic simulation of systems.