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Application of recycling technologies

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Course Unit Code637-0001/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
MAL37doc. Ing. Jitka Malcharcziková, Ph.D.
Summary
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
student will be able to define selected types of waste
- student will be able to describe selected types of recycling technologies
- student will be able to assess the suitability of using the selected processing technology from a technological, economic and ecological point of view
- student will be able to apply knowledge to solving of technological problems
Course Contents
Characteristics of selected types of waste
Possibilities of waste utilization, recycling
Methods of processing selected types of waste
Selected recycling technologies
Possibilities of subsequent use of secondary raw materials for further production
Application of recycling technologies to specific types of waste
Metals recovery from metal and metal-containing waste
Assessment of the suitability of use of selected waste treatment technology from a technological point of view
Assessment of the suitability of use of selected waste treatment technology from an economic and ecological point of view
Limiting factors for use of waste as a secondary raw material
Proportion of utilization of selected wastes, legislative requirements
System of circular economy
Environmental problems related to waste generation
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
WORRELL, E. a M. A. REUTER. Handbook of recycling: state-of-the-art for practitioners, analysts, and scientists. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2014. ISBN 978-0-12-396459-5.
RAO, S. R. Resource recovery and recycling from metallurgical wastes. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2006. ISBN 0-08-045131-4.
MALCHARCZIKOVÁ, J. Recyklace materiálů. 2019, E-book, VŠB-TUO, Ostrava, 201 s.
BEŇO, Z. Recyklace: efektivní způsoby zpracování odpadů. Brno: Vysoké učení technické, 2011. ISBN 978-80-214-4240-5.
KURAŠ, M. Odpady a jejich zpracování. Chrudim: Vodní zdroje Ekomonitor, 2014, 343 s. ISBN 978-80-86832-80-7.
WORRELL, E. a M. A. REUTER, ed. Handbook of recycling: state-of-the-art for practitioners, analysts, and scientists. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2014. ISBN 978-0-12-396459-5.
Recommended Reading:
ASHBY, M. F. Materials and the environment: eco-informed material choice. Waltham: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-12-385971-6.
NORDBERG, G. Handbook on the toxicology of metals. Burlington: Elsevier/Academic Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-12-369413-3.
TAKÁČOVÁ, Z. a A. MIŠKUFOVÁ. Základné informácie o odpadoch. Equilibria, s.r.o.: Košice, 2011. ISBN 978-80-89284-78-8.
BENCKO, V., M. CIKRT a J. LENER. Toxické kovy v životním a pracovním prostředí člověka. Vyd. 2. Praha: Grada, 1995. ISBN 80-7169-150-X.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars
Assesment methods and criteria
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Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51