Course detail
Technologies of Waste Treatment
FCH-MC_TNOAcad. year: 2024/2025
Definition of the waste-related issues, legislation and management.
Sources of the municipal and industrial waste.
Types of wastes and their use, recycling, disposal.
Fundamental waste technologies - biological, thermal, landfil and solidifaction
Alternative ways of waste treatment
Technologies used for waste treatment.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
oral examination, the student will be asked 5 questions, the minimal success si reached when at least 2 of them are answered
Aims
Review about development, reprocessing, recyclation and respectively disposal of wastes. Graduate can take position either as a manager or an operation engineer in a company dealing with waste treatment.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Kizlink J. : Nakládání s odpady, FCH VUT, Brno 2007, ISBN 978-80-214-3348-9 (CS)
Kizlink J.: Nakládání s odpady, FCH VUT, Brno 2012, ISBN 978-80-214-4413-3 (CS)
Kuraš M.: Odpadové hospodářství. Ekomonitor spol. s r.o., Chrudim 2008, ISBN 978-80-86832-54-0 (CS)
Straka F. : Metody likvidace a energetického využití odpadů. CA Publ., Praha 1991. (CS)
Recommended reading
Kadrnožka J.: Energie a globální oteplování. VUTIUM, Brno 2006. (CS)
Scheirs H. F., Kaminsky W.: Feedstock Recycling and Pyrolysis of Waste Plastics. Wiley, New York 2006. (CS)
Tichý M.: Toxikologie pro chemiky. Univerzita Karlova, Karolinum, Praha 2004. (CS)
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme NKCP_ECHT Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
- Programme NPCP_ECHT Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
- Programme RRTES_P Master's
specialization RRTS , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
- Programme CP_CZV_SP Lifelong learning 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. Life cycle assessment, cirkular economy, strategies, recycling
3. Devices and mashines for pretreatment and separation of waste
4. Waste treatment technology: Biological methods I
5. Waste treatment technology: Biological methods II
6. Waste treatment technology: Thermal methods I
7. Waste treatment technology: Thermal methods II
8. Waste treatment technology: Landafilling, vitrification, AOP
9. Waste treatment technology: Alternative approaches
10. Waste types: municipal waste
11. Waste types: industry and mining
12. Waste types: agriculture
13. Waste types: other adn special types
Guided consultation in combined form of studies
Teacher / Lecturer