Use of secondary raw materials from thermal processes

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	English
Code	635-3041/02
Abbreviation	VDSTP
Course title	Use of secondary raw materials from thermal processes
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Thermal Engineering
Course coordinator	Ing. Michaela Topinková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

• Secondary raw materials from thermal 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
• Traditional bonding systems – plaster, lime, cement. Raw materials, production
• Cement – hydration, properties, use
• Implementation into building materials – concretes, castables, aerated concretes

Literature

[1] PROVIS, J. L., van DEVENTER, J. S. H. Geopolymers: Structure, processing and industrial applications. Woodhead Publishing, Cornwall, 2009. ISBN 978-1-84569-449-4.
[2] ROUTSCHKA, G. Refractory materials: Basics – Structures –Properties. 2nd Ed. Essen: Vulkan Verlag, 2004. ISBN 3-8027-3154-9.
[3] CARTER, C. B., NORTON, M. G. Ceramic Materials. 2007. ISBN 978-0-387-46271-4.
[4] SHELBY, J. E. Introduction on Glass Science and Technology. 2nd ed. Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2005. ISBN 978-0-85404-639-3.

Advised literature

[1] PROVIS, J. L., VAN DEVENTER, J. S. J. Alkali Activated Materials. Springer, London. 2014. .
[2] KOLLER, A. Structure and Properties of Ceramics. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1994. ISBN 0-444-98719-3.
[3] DOMONE, P., ILLSTON, J. Construction Materials: Their Nature and Behaviour. 4st ed. London: Spon Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-415-46516-8.

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