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Thermal methods of waste disposal

Summary

The course deals with physical and chemical basics of thermochemical conversion of waste, necessary machinery, legislation framework of incinerators and waste disposal facilities. Next, the students will learn about effective utilization of all types of fuel, especially secondary energy sources represented by combustible industrial waste, agricultural and municipal waste.

Literature

BUEKENS, Alfons. Incineration Technologies [online]. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2013 [cit. 2019-06-17]. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5752-7. ISBN 978-1-4614-5751-0 .
ROSENDAHL, Lasse, ed. Biomass combustion science, technology and engineering. Oxford: Woodhead Publishing, 2013. Woodhead Publishing series in energy. ISBN 978-0-85709-131-4 .
KARAGIANNIDIS, Avraam. Waste to energy: opportunities and challenges for developing and transition economies. New York: Springer, c2012.
Hazardous waste management / Michael D. LaGrega, Phillip L. Buckingham, Jeffrey C. Evans. - 2nd ed.. - New York : McGraw-Hill, c2001 - xxvi, 1202 s. : il. ISBN 0-07-039365-6.

Advised literature

FEČKO, P., KUŠNIEROVÁ, M., RACLAVSKÁ, H., ČABLÍK, V., LYČKOVÁ, B. Fly Ash, VŠB-TU Ostrava: Publishing services department VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2005, vol. 1, p. 191, ISBN 80-248-0836-6.
Handbook of combustion. Volume 2,4,5 Combustion diagnostics and pollutants / edited by Maximilian Lackner, Franz Winter and Avinash K. Agarwal. - Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, c2010 - xlvi, 565 s. : il. ISBN 978-3-527-32449-1.
SANTOLERI, Joseph J., Louis THEODORE a Joseph P. REYNOLDS. Introduction to hazardous waste incineration. 2nd ed. New York: Wiley-Interscience, c2000. ISBN 0471017906.
TRAVIS, C. C. Municipal waste incineration risk assessment: deposition, food chain impacts, uncertainty, and research needs. New York: Plenum Press, c1991. Contemporary issues in risk analysis, v. 5. ISBN 0306440164 .


Language of instruction čeština, čeština, angličtina
Code 546-0810
Abbreviation TM
Course title Thermal methods of waste disposal
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator Ing. Jaroslav Mudruňka, Ph.D.