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Advanced recycling technology

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Course Unit Code637-3030/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
BRO37doc. Ing. Silvie Brožová, Ph.D.
Summary

Student will be describe recycling technologies, their characteristics and distribution-list the practice of recycling waste materials-hydrometallurgical, pyrometallurgical and combined methods of processing materials containing metals and nonmetallic materials, refining products obtained- list the environmental and economic aspects of modern recycling technology, the current situation, the recycling technology in the Czech Republic
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
-student will be describe recycling technologies, their characteristics and distribution;
-list the practice of recycling waste materials-hydrometallurgical, pyrometallurgical and combined methods of processing materials containing metals and nonmetallic materials, refining products obtained;
- list the environmental and economic aspects of modern recycling technology, the current situation, the recycling technology in the Czech Republic.
Course Contents
1. Introduction to modern recycling technologies
2. Basic definition and distribution of recycling technologies
3. Recycling legislation
4. Comparison with classic recycling technologies
5. Waste management, principles, history
6. Thermal decomposition technology, pyrolysis and plasma
7. Biowaste processing technology
8. Biodegradation processes
9. Composting
10. Aerobic and anaerobic digestion
11. Vermicomposting
12. Recycling and regranulation technologies
13. Technology of processing hazardous substances in wastes
14. Recycled waste as a secondary raw material

Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
KEETON, W.T. and J. GOULD. Biological Science. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1989. ISBN 978-0393953886.
ASHBY, M. F. Materials and the environment: eco-informed material choice. 2nd ed. Waltham: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2013. ISBN 978-0-12-385971-6
TAKAČOVÁ, Z. Základné informacie o odpadoch. Košice: TU v Košiciach, 2011. ISBN 978-80-89284-78-8.
HERČÍK, M. Životní prostředí: základy environmentalistiky. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2006. ISBN 80-248-1073-5.
BOŽEK, F., R. URBAN a Z. ZEMÁNEK. Recyklace. Vyškov: Vysoká vojenská škola pozemního vojska, 2003. ISBN 80-238-9919-8.
RAO, S.R. Resource recovery and recycling from metallurgical wastes. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2006. ISBN 0-08-045131-4.
BROŽOVÁ, S. Moderní recyklační technologie. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2018.
Recommended Reading:
KARAGIANNIDIS, A. Waste to Energy. London: Springer-Verlag, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4471-2306-4.
BOTULA, J. Recyklace odpadů kovových a kovonosných. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2003. ISBN 80-248-0495-6.
BROŽOVÁ, S. Možnosti recyklace vybraných materiálů: Możliwości recyklingu wybranych materiałów. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7204-880-9.
JUCHELKOVÁ, D. Odpady, vedlejší produkty a nakládání s nimi. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2005. ISBN 80-248-0753-X.
BROŽOVÁ, S., J. MALCHARCZIKOVÁ, P. VÁŇOVÁ, et al. Elektroodpad - analýza a možnosti využití. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava, Fakulta metalurgie a materiálového inženýrství, 2008. ISBN 978-80-248-1867-2.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars, Individual consultations, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs, Project work
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
        CreditCredit30 15
        ExaminationExamination70 21