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Recycling of specific wastes

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 653-3032/02
Abbreviation ReSO
Course title Recycling of specific wastes
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Materials Engineering and Recycling
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Jitka Malcharcziková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction, characteristics of selected wastes, basic concepts.
2. Magnetic scrap.
3. Depleted catalysts, automotive catalytic converters.
4. Silver waste - solid.
5. Silver waste - liquid.
6. Radioactive waste.
7. Batteries and accumulators waste.
8. Composite waste processing.
9. Combined waste. Selected polymer based types waste.
10. End-of-life vehicles – basic utilization processes.
11. Recycling of waste containing mercury. Tungsten waste.
12. Issues of processing end-of-life photovoltaic panels.
13. Other selected types of waste – their characteristics, basic treatment processes.

Literature

WORRELL, E. a M. A. REUTER. Handbook of recycling: state-of-the-art for practitioners, analysts, and scientists. Elsevier, 2024, 738 s. ISBN: 978-0-323-85514-3 .
GULLIANI, S., et al. Recovery of metals and valuable chemicals from waste electric and electronic materials: a critical review of existing technologies. RSC Sustainability, 2023, 1 (5), 1085–1108. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3su00034f.
RUAN, R., et al. Advances in Waste Plastic Recycling and Upcycling. Woodhead Publishing, 2026, 350 s. ISBN: 9780443339219 ..

Advised literature

KŘENEK, F., HAGUE, B., RULÍK, T. Circularity and the life cycle of batteries and structural materials in the automotive industry as an opportunity for the Czech Republic. EUROPEUM: INCIEN, 2024, 30 s.
HOWANIEC, N. Advances in Waste Materials’ Valorization. MDPI, 2026, 240 s. ISBN 978-3-7258-8292-2 .
ŠTIRBANOVIĆ, Z., et al. Mineral Processing and Recycling Technologies for Sustainable Future. MDPI, 2026, 186 s. ISBN 978-3-7258-7616-7 .