1. Mohamed Abou El-Fetouh Barakat, Rajeev Kumar, Eds. Nanomaterials for Environmental Applications, CRC Press, 2022, pp. 364, ISBN9781003129042 .
2. Siamak Farhad, Ram K. Gupta, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Nano Technology for Battery Recycling, Remanufacturing, and Reusing, Elsevier . 2022, ISBN: 978-0-323-91134-4 .
3. Meinardi, F., Bruni, F. & Brovelli, S. Luminescent solar concentrators for building-integrated photovoltaics. Nat. Rev. Mater. 2, 17072 (2017). Doi: 10.1038/natrevmats.2017.72.
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Environmental nanotechnology
| Type of study | Bachelor |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Code | 9360-0303/01 |
| Abbreviation | EN |
| Course title | Environmental nanotechnology |
| Credits | 7 |
| Coordinating department | CNT - Nanotechnology Centre |
| Course coordinator | doc. Ing. Karla Čech Barabaszová, Ph.D. Paed.IGIP |
Subject syllabus
1. Basic nanotechnological procedures for effective environmental protection.
2. Nanotechnology in the field of environmental issues - current trends, connection with European and global strategic goals.
3. Nanotechnology and sustainable development of nanomaterials, strategies for ensuring sustainable development and circular economy in the European and global context.
4. Use of nanotechnologies for the elimination of environmental pollution.
5. Photoactive nanomaterials for environmental applications.
6. Photocatalytic materials/nanomaterials - artificial photosynthesis.
7. Impact of the energy, mechanical and metallurgical industries on the environment.
8. Waste - nanowaste, emissions and water/soil load from operations, noise, changes in the landscape.
9. - 10. Recycling processes of metal materials using nanotechnologies. Source: batteries, photovoltaics, windmill blades, etc.
11. Impact of technology on water, soil and air, and later on the storage and recycling of materials in the energy sector.
12. - 13. Recycling technologies - legislation in the field of recycling, technology for processing hazardous substances in waste, environmental pillars, waste management.
14. Expert lecture - a practicing expert.
2. Nanotechnology in the field of environmental issues - current trends, connection with European and global strategic goals.
3. Nanotechnology and sustainable development of nanomaterials, strategies for ensuring sustainable development and circular economy in the European and global context.
4. Use of nanotechnologies for the elimination of environmental pollution.
5. Photoactive nanomaterials for environmental applications.
6. Photocatalytic materials/nanomaterials - artificial photosynthesis.
7. Impact of the energy, mechanical and metallurgical industries on the environment.
8. Waste - nanowaste, emissions and water/soil load from operations, noise, changes in the landscape.
9. - 10. Recycling processes of metal materials using nanotechnologies. Source: batteries, photovoltaics, windmill blades, etc.
11. Impact of technology on water, soil and air, and later on the storage and recycling of materials in the energy sector.
12. - 13. Recycling technologies - legislation in the field of recycling, technology for processing hazardous substances in waste, environmental pillars, waste management.
14. Expert lecture - a practicing expert.
Literature
Advised literature
1. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, Materials, Challenges and Applications, Edited by: Ram K. Gupta, Tuan Anh Nguyen, ... Ghulam Yasin, Elsevier . 2022, ISBN: 978-0-323-91934-0 .
2. Zdražil, L., Cadranel, A., Zoppellaro, G. et al. Enzyme-inspired single-atom photocatalysis for oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide. Nat Commun 16, 10949 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-67189-3.
2. Zdražil, L., Cadranel, A., Zoppellaro, G. et al. Enzyme-inspired single-atom photocatalysis for oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide. Nat Commun 16, 10949 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-67189-3.