THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MADURAI 625015

TCE ENVIS CENTRE

Subject name: PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT
Subject code: 18PWMF001: Advanced

Objective

Impart knowledge on plastic (High Polymers) and its manufacturing and applications and
the waste plastics and its disposal. This makes one suitable to employ himself both in the field
of manufacture and in the plastic waste management.

Module No. of Methodology

Topic
No. Lectures

1.0 High Polymers – Important industrial polymers properties and uses

Introduction to polymers – basic chemistry of 3 BB & PPT

1.1
polymers
1.2 Structure and its non bio degradability 2 BB& PPT
1.3 Industrially important polymers 2 BB& PPT
1.4 Property, uses and its application 2 BB& PPT
Characterization of Plastic – thermal, physical and 4 BB& PPT
1.5
chemical.
2.0 Introduction to Bitumen and solid waste
2.1 Bitumen Sources, classification, properties and uses 4 BB& PPT
Continuons Assesment – I
Basic characterization methods- Sp, Ductility and BB& PPT
2.2 4
penetration

2.3 Solid waste sources, classification and disposal 3 BB& PPT

2.4 Solid waste as construction materials 2 BB& PPT

2.5 Solid waste available and their characterization 3 BB& PPT

Solid waste Problems - Impact on environmental BB& PPT
2.6 3
health
Module No. of Methodology
Topic
No. Lectures
Plastic waste in Solid Waste – source and share BB& PPT
2.7 3

3.0 Waste Plastics and its Management

Need of plastics in the society- myths and facts about 3 BB& PPT
3.1
plastics.
Types of waste plastics available in the 3 BB& PPT
3.2
environment/in the municipal solid waste

Plastic waste – sources of waste plastics- problems 4 BB& PPT

3.3
related to plastic waste
3.4 Environmental Pollution related to waste plastics 2 BB& PPT
Plastics waste characterization methods (Thermal, 4 BB& PPT
3.5
Physical, Chemical and toxic nature)
Continuons Assesment – II
Plastic waste management in India- guidelines for 2 BB& PPT
3.6
plastics waste disposal
3.7 Land filling and Incineration 2 BB& PPT
3.8 Use of waste Plastics in Cement Klin 2 BB& PPT
3.9 Use of Waste Plastics in fuel Conversion 2 BB& PPT
4.0 Plastic Tar Road & Awareness of Waste plastics

Flexible pavement introduction - road laying 3 BB& PPT

4.1
parameters technique
4.2 Technology of Plastic tar road laying – Basic concepts 4 BB& PPT

4.3 Evaluation of road characteristics 2 BB& PPT

Comparison of bitumen road and plastic roads by 3 BB& PPT

4.4
performances studies

4.5 Garbage Culture and awareness- in India 2 BB& PPT

Module No. of Methodology
Topic
No. Lectures
4.5 Collection and Segregation of waste plastics 2 BB& PPT
4.6 E waste introduction – sources – types and effects 4 BB& PPT
Continuons Assesment - III
Lectures 75 hrs BB& PPT

Hands on Training: (80 hrs)

 Solid waste characterization laboratory

 Plastic waste management laboratory

 Bitumen Characterization Laboratory

 Plastic Tar road laying technique

 Industrial visits and Field visits

 E waste observation and segregation

 Preparation of other products using waste plastics