| Course Unit Code | 637-0004/01 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 2 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Optional |
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| Level of Course Unit * | Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | First Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| MAL37 | doc. Ing. Jitka Malcharcziková, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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- student will be able to define basic terms from the field of circular economy
- student will be able to describe principles of circular economy
- student will be able to describe basic technologies of processing common types of waste
- student will be able to assess the ratio of waste utilization
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| Course Contents |
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Waste management, waste, waste utilization, recycling.
Circular economy.
The basic terms of circular economy, product life cycle.
Renewable, non-renewable resources, raw materials saving, sustainability.
Reduction of waste generation, consumption of raw materials and energy.
Material flows.
Overview of basic technologies for common types of waste processing.
Examples of specific waste treatment technologies.
Upcycling, downcycling, urban mining.
Limiting factors for use of waste as a secondary raw material.
Utilization rate of selected waste, EU requirements.
The system of circular economy in practice.
Current environmental problems related to waste generation.
Social responsibility. Tools to reduce waste generation.
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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GHOST, Sandham K., Ed. Circular Economy: Global Perspective. Springer, 2020, 453 s. ISBN 978-981-15-1051-9.
STAHEL, Walter R. The Circular Economy: A User’s Guide. Routledge, 2019, 102 s. ISBN 978-0-367-20014-5.
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.
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MALCHARCZIKOVÁ, J. Recyklace materiálů. 2019, E-book, VŠB-TUO, Ostrava, 201 s.
Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu. Základní dokumenty k Oběhovému hospodářství (Circular Economy) [online]. 2018 [cit. 2020-07-21]. Dostupné z https://www.mpo.cz/cz/prumysl/politika-druhotnych-surovin-cr/novy-ekonomicky-smer-evropske-unie-obehove-hospodarstvi-circular-economy--241519/
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| Recommended Reading: |
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ASHBY, M. F. Materials and the environment: eco-informed material choice. Waltham: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-12-385971-6.
FRANCO-GARCÍA, M.-A., CARPIO-AGUILAR, J. C., a H. BRESSERS, Ed. Towards Zero Waste: Circular Economy Boost, Waste to Resources. Springer International Publishing, 2019, 273 s. ISBN 978-3-319-92930-9.
NORDBERG, G. Handbook on the toxicology of metals. Burlington: Elsevier/Academic Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-12-369413-3. |
BEŇO, Z. Recyklace: efektivní způsoby zpracování odpadů. Brno: Vysoké učení technické, 2011. ISBN 978-80-214-4240-5.
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.
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs, Project work |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Graded credit | Graded credit | 100 | 51 |