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Waste and secondary raw materials

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Course Unit Code653-2030/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated6 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First 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 basic terms from the field of waste management
- student will be able to describe basic methods of waste utilization and disposal
- student will be able to characterize the basic procedures for obtaining secondary raw materials and their application
- the student will be able to apply his theoretical knowledge in the field of waste management
Course Contents
1. Introduction to waste
2. Basic definitions and distribution of waste
3. Legislation in the field of waste management
4. Waste versus raw material
5. Production and composition of waste
6. Waste management
7. Collection and collection of waste
8. Methods of evaluation and disposal of waste
9. Waste processing and recycling
10. Recycling of municipal waste
11. Processing of biomass
12. Composting
13. Landfills
14. E-waste recycling
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.
ASHBY, M. F. Materials and the environment: eco-informed material choice. Waltham: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-12-385971-6.
MALCHARCZIKOVÁ, J. Recyklace materiálů. 2019, E-book, VŠB-TUO, Ostrava, 201 s.
KURAŠ, Mečislav. Odpady a jejich zpracování. Chrudim, Vodní zdroje Ekomonitor, 2014, 343 s. ISBN 978-80-86832-80-7.
KIZLINK, Juraj. Odpady: sběr, zpracování, zužitkování, zneškodnění, legislativa. 3., upr. a rozš. vyd., V Akademickém nakl. CERM 1. vyd. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7204-884-7.
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.
ASHBY, M. F. Materials and the environment: eco-informed material choice. Waltham: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-12-385971-6.
Recommended Reading:
RAMACHANDRA RAO, S. R. Resource Recovery and Recycling from Metallurgical Wastes. Elsevier, London, 2006. ISBN 978-0-08-045131-2.
GHOST, Sandham K., Ed. Circular Economy: Global Perspective. Springer, 2020, 453 s. ISBN 978-981-15-1051-9.
TAKÁČOVÁ, Z. a A. MIŠKUFOVÁ. Základné informácie o odpadoch. Equilibria, s.r.o., Košice, 2011. ISBN 978-80-89284-78-8.
KIZLINK, J. Odpady: sběr, zpracování, zužitkování, zneškodnění, legislativa. CERM, Brno, 2014, 500 s. ISBN 978-80-7204-884-7.
KISLINGEROVÁ, E. Cirkulární ekonomie a ekonomika: společenské paradigma, postavení, budoucnost a praktické souvislosti. Grada Publishing, Praha, 2021, 264 s. ISBN 978-80-271-3230-0.
RAMACHANDRA RAO, S. R. Resource Recovery and Recycling from Metallurgical Wastes. Elsevier, London, 2006. ISBN 978-0-08-045131-2.
GHOST, Sandham K., Ed. Circular Economy: Global Perspective. Springer, 2020, 453 s. ISBN 978-981-15-1051-9.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs, Field trip
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
        CreditCredit40 25
        ExaminationExamination60 21