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Energy by-products

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Course Unit Code635-2049/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated7 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
TOP36Ing. Michaela Topinková, Ph.D.
Summary
Production technology of main types of traditional bonding systems. Implementation into building materials. Classification of secondary raw materials. The origin and properties of secondary raw materials. Their possible application. Alkali activated materials and geopolymers. Principle of geopolymerization.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Student will be able to:
- define traditional bonding systems
- use theoretical and practical knowledge about waste products from the energy industry (in particular slag and fly ash)
- evaluate other possible use of secondary raw materials on the basis their properties
- define alkali activated materials and geopolymers and their use
Course Contents
• Traditional bonding systems – plaster, lime, cement. Raw materials, production
• Cement – hydration, properties, use
• Implementation into building materials – concretes, castables, aerated concretes
• Secondary raw materials from energy processes and their classification
• The origin of secondary raw materials, production technology of particular thermal processes
• Characteristics, chemical and physical properties of secondary raw materials
• Testing methods
• Use of secondary raw materials, possibility of their recycling
• Alkali activated materials – definition, classification, use, properties
• Alkali activators – sodium silicate, sodium silicate solid, sodium hydroxide
• Geopolymers – definition, structure, use, properties
• Geopolymerization – principle
• Geopolymeric cements and concretes
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
1. PROVIS, John L., van DEVENTER, Jannie S. H. Geopolymers: Structure, processing and industrial applications. Woodhead Publishing, Cornwall, 2009. ISBN 978-1-84569-449-4.
1. SLIVKA, Vladimír, DIRNER, Vojtech, KURAŠ, Mečislav. Odpadové hospodářství I: praktická příručka. Praha: Ministerstvo životního prostředí, 2006. ISBN 80-248-1245-2.
2. VLČEK, Jozef, FIEDOR, Jiří. Průmyslové odpady: Strusky z výroby oceli. Ostrava, AMOS repro, 2015. ISBN 978-80-260-7775-6. ISBN 80-03-00188-9.
3. SCHULZE, W. Necementové malty a betony. Praha, SNTL, 1990. 271 s.
4. KRET, Ján. Recyklace odpadů hutnictví železa. Ostrava, VŠB-TUO, 2003. ISBN 80-248-0511-1.
Recommended Reading:
1. PROVIS, John L., VAN DEVENTER, Jannie S. J. Alkali Activated Materials. Springer, London. 2014. ISBN 978-94-007-7671-5.
1. Časopisy: Stavivo, Ceramics-Silikáty, Acta Metalurgica Slovaca, Stavební obzor.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars, Individual consultations, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit25 15
        ExaminationExamination75 36