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Advanced recycling technology

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Course Unit Code653-3030/01
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
MAL37doc. Ing. Jitka Malcharcziková, 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
Introduction to modern recycling technologies
Basic definition and distribution of recycling technologies
Recycling legislation
Comparison with classic recycling technologies
Waste management, principles, history
Thermal decomposition technology, pyrolysis and plasma
Biowaste processing technology
Biodegradation processes
Composting, Vermicomposting
Aerobic and anaerobic digestion
Recycling technologies
Technology of processing hazardous substances in wastes
Recycled waste as a secondary raw material

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. Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, Waltham, 2013, 616 s. ISBN 978-0-12-385971-6.
KURAŠ, M. Odpady a jejich zpracování. Vodní zdroje EKOMONITOR, spol. s r.o., Chrudim, 2014, 343 s. ISBN 978-80-86832-80-7.
TAKAČOVÁ, Z. Základné informácie o odpadoch. Košice: TU v Košiciach, 2011. ISBN 978-80-89284-78-8.
BOŽEK, F. et al. Recyklace. Vyškov, 2003, 238 s. ISBN 80-238-9919-8.
BEŇO, Z. Recyklace: efektivní způsoby zpracování odpadů. Brno: Vysoké učení technické, 2011, 149.s. ISBN 978-80-214-4240-5.
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.
ASHBY, M. F. Materials and the Environment: Eco-Informed Material Choice. Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, Waltham, 2013, 616 s. ISBN 978-0-12-385971-6.
Recommended Reading:
RAO, S.R. Resource recovery and recycling from metallurgical wastes. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2006. ISBN 0-08-045131-4.
BOTULA, J. Recyklace odpadů kovových a kovonosných. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2003. ISBN 80-248-0495-6.
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.
RAO, S.R. Resource recovery and recycling from metallurgical wastes. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2006. ISBN 0-08-045131-4.
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
        CreditCredit40 25
        ExaminationExamination60 21