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Recycling of Non-metallic Materials

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Course Unit Code653-2037/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer 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
The student will be able to:
- characterize selected types of non-metallic waste,
- describe the common recycling technologies used for the treatment of waste based on non-metallic materials, define possible applications of obtained products in connection with the use of specific recycling technology,
- describe basic treatment procedures of waste based on common types of polymers, paper, glass and obtained secondary raw materials,
- describe basic treatment procedures of selected polycomponent waste such as waste tires, beverage cartons and obtained secondary raw materials.

Course Contents
1. Waste - the basic terms, types of waste. Waste management, legislation in WM.
2. Recycling, recycling technologies of selected types of waste.
3. Treatment and sorting of waste - basic technologies, used equipment. Separation processes.
4. Waste polymers - their distribution, basic sorting and treatment methods of waste processing, common recycling technologies. Description of the secondary raw materials obtained in connection with the use of a specific recycling technology and their possible application.
5. Waste paper – characteristics of waste, basic sorting and treatment methods of waste processing, common recycling technologies. Description of the secondary raw materials obtained in connection with the use of a specific recycling technology and their possible application.
6. Glass waste – characteristics of waste, basic sorting and treatment methods of waste processing, common recycling technologies. Description of the secondary raw materials obtained in connection with the use of a specific recycling technology and their possible application.
7. Waste tires – characteristics of waste, basic sorting and treatment methods of waste processing, common recycling technologies. Description of the secondary raw materials obtained in connection with the use of a specific recycling technology and their possible application.
8. Specific polymers – their characterization, basic sorting and treatment methods of waste processing, possible recycling technologies. Description of the secondary raw materials obtained in connection with the use of a specific recycling technology and their possible application.
9. Textile waste – basic sorting and treatment methods of waste processing, possible recycling technologies. Description of the secondary raw materials obtained in connection with the use of a specific recycling technology and their possible application.
10. Bio-waste - characteristics of waste, possibilities of treatment and utilization.
11. Specific technologies for the treatment of selected types of waste. Other possibilities of utilization of selected types of waste – preparation for reuse, other utilization including energy utilization.
12. Sustainability, circular economy.
13. Possibilities of waste minimization.
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, 2013. 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.
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, 2013. ISBN 978-0-12-385971-6.


Recommended Reading:
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.
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, 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
        CreditCredit40 25
        ExaminationExamination60 21