Course detail
Technologies of waste treatment
FCH-MCO_TNOAcad. year: 2018/2019
Definition of the waste-related issues, legislation and management.
Sources of the municipal and industrial waste.
Types of wastes and their use, recycling, disposal.
Fundamental waste technologies - biological, thermal, landfil and solidifaction
Alternative ways of waste treatment
Technologies used for waste treatment.
Supervisor
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Review about development, reprocessing, recyclation and respectively disposal of wastes. Graduate can take position either as a manager or an operation engineer in a company dealing with waste treatment.
Prerequisites
Inorganic, Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Technology of Chemical Substances,
Co-requisites
Not applicable.
Recommended optional programme components
Not applicable.
Recommended or required reading
Kuraš M.: Odpady, jejich využití a zneškodňování, VŠChT, Praha 1994, ISBN 80-85087-32-4 (CS)
Straka F. : Metody likvidace a energetického využití odpadů. CA Publ., Praha 1991. (CS)
Tichý M.: Toxikologie pro chemiky. Univerzita Karlova, Karolinum, Praha 2004. (CS)
Kadrnožka J.: Energie a globální oteplování. VUTIUM, Brno 2006. (CS)
Scheirs H. F., Kaminsky W.: Feedstock Recycling and Pyrolysis of Waste Plastics. Wiley, New York 2006. (CS)
Bender H. F., Eisenbarth P.: Hazardous Chemicals. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim 2007. (CS)
Kizlink J. : Nakládání s odpady, FCH VUT, Brno 2007, ISBN 978-80-214-3348-9 (CS)
Kuraš M.: Odpadové hospodářství. Ekomonitor spol. s r.o., Chrudim 2008, ISBN 978-80-86832-54-0 (CS)
Kizlink J.: Nakládání s odpady, FCH VUT, Brno 2012, ISBN 978-80-214-4413-3 (CS)
Dlouhý Z.: Nakládání s radioaktivním odpadem a vyhořelým jaderným palivem, VUTIUM, Brno 2009 (CS)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course uses teaching methods in the form of Lecture - 2 teaching hours per week. The e-learning system (LMS Moodle) is available to teachers and students.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
oral test, to proceed requires at least 50% of correct answers.
Language of instruction
Czech
Work placements
Not applicable.
Course curriculum
Introduction and history
Legislation
Waste from mining
Industrial waster
Pharmaceutical waste
Paper mill waste
Metallurgy waste
Food industry waste
Other types of waste
Municipal waste
Fundamental and alternative waste treatment technology
Mashines and devices
Aims
The students get the knowledge on the principles of the gathering, selection, transportation and further utilization or disposal of diiferent sorts of wastes. Furthermore, the students will learn about the main producers, types of waste and options in thei rtreatement, recycling, re-using or disposal. The part of the eduction includes also knowledge on mashines and devices used for waster treatment as well as the companies dealing with waste. The excusion into the selected companies are planned as a part of the waste treatment laboratory classes. To sum it up, the aim is to prepare the students to become ingineers working in the waste treatment companies.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
none
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme NKCP_CHTOZP Master's
branch NKCO_CHTOZP , 1. year of study, summer semester, 4 credits, compulsory
- Programme NPCP_CHTOZP Master's
branch NPCO_CHTOZP , 1. year of study, summer semester, 4 credits, compulsory
- Programme CKCP_CZV lifelong learning
branch CKCO_CZV , 1. year of study, summer semester, 4 credits, compulsory