Course detail

Modern methods of food waste valorization

FCH-DCO_MPVAcad. year: 2022/2023

Students will become familiar with the various processing technologies, use, recycling, disposal and minimization of waste in agriculture, food, forestry and other associated industries. Emphasis will be placed on the processes of biological waste treatment options hydrotermínlá treatment, hydrolysis, and detoxification of waste materials. In this course, students will be informed about the legal norms dealing with waste disposal and methods of analysis of waste agri-food complex.

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. RNDr. Ivana Márová, CSc.

Department

Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology (ÚCHPBT)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will become familiar with the various processing technologies, use, recycling, disposal and minimization of waste in agriculture, food, forestry and other associated industries.

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

individual consultations, discussion

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

colloquium

Course curriculum

The course will discuss the following topics:
1. Overview of waste from the agro-industrial complex, the possibilities of their use.
2. Wastes from the meat industry and the fats and their possible use.
3. Wastes from the dairy and cheese production, utilization of whey.
4. Wastes from the mill, the starch, sugar, drožďárenského and canning industry.
5. waste from distilleries, malt, beer and wine and their possible applications.
6. lignocellulosic wastes and their processing, termickám chemical and enzymatic treatment and use of hydrolysates.
7 The issue of packaging, recycling, biodegradability, intelligent packaging.
8. Waste water treatment processes and the use of sewage sludge.
9. Complex utilization of biomass biorefinery concept.
10. List of biotechnological processes indexation of various wastes.
11. Legislation waste management, waste management.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of this course is to acquaint students with various processing technologies, use, recycling, disposal and minimization of waste in agriculture, food, forestry and other associated industries. Emphasis will be placed on the processes of waste treatment and the possibility of indexation of waste materials in the use of biotechnology and other types of applications.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Not applicable.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Kizlink J.: Nakládání s odpady. Fakulta chemická VUT, Brno 2007. (CS)