Course detail
Waste Management and Engineering
FCH-MA_ENG4Acad. year: 2025/2026
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
English
Number of ECTS credits
6
Mode of study
Not applicable.
Guarantor
Offered to foreign students
The home faculty only
Entry knowledge
Basics of general chemistry.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
oral examination, to proceed requires at least 50% of correct answers.
presence on seminars is compulsory
presence on seminars is compulsory
Aims
The students obtain information on collecting, separation, transport and waste disposal. Students will learn the major sources and types of industrial, agriculture and household waste and conventional and alternative technologies for waste disposal.
Review about development, reprocessing, recycling and disposal of wastes. Graduate can take position either as a manager or an operation engineer in a company dealing with waste treatment.
Review about development, reprocessing, recycling and disposal of wastes. Graduate can take position either as a manager or an operation engineer in a company dealing with waste treatment.
Study aids
Not applicable.
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable.
Basic literature
Bahadori A., Smith S.T. Dictionary of Environmental Engineering and Wastewater Treatment. Springer. 2016 (EN)
Bender H. F., Eisenbarth P.: Hazardous Chemicals. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim 2007. (EN)
Scheirs H. F., Kaminsky W.: Feedstock Recycling and Pyrolysis of Waste Plastics. Wiley, New York 2006. (EN)
Bender H. F., Eisenbarth P.: Hazardous Chemicals. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim 2007. (EN)
Scheirs H. F., Kaminsky W.: Feedstock Recycling and Pyrolysis of Waste Plastics. Wiley, New York 2006. (EN)
Recommended reading
Not applicable.
Classification of course in study plans
Type of course unit
Guided consultation in combined form of studies
26 hod., optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Lecture
26 hod., optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1) Introduction and history of waste management, legislation
2) Waste from mining, metallurgy waste
3) Industrial waste, the most common chemical technologies, pharmaceutical waste, paper mill waste
4) Polymeric waste
5) Food industry and agriculture waste, other types of waste
6) Municipal waste
7) Fundamental water treatment technologies, composting, vermicomposting
8) Thermal methods: incineration, pyrolysis, gasification and other technologies
9) Landfilling, biogas production
10) Recycling
11) Alternative waste treatment technology
12) Capturing of carbon dioxides strategies
13) Devices used in waste treatment technologies, waste separation
2) Waste from mining, metallurgy waste
3) Industrial waste, the most common chemical technologies, pharmaceutical waste, paper mill waste
4) Polymeric waste
5) Food industry and agriculture waste, other types of waste
6) Municipal waste
7) Fundamental water treatment technologies, composting, vermicomposting
8) Thermal methods: incineration, pyrolysis, gasification and other technologies
9) Landfilling, biogas production
10) Recycling
11) Alternative waste treatment technology
12) Capturing of carbon dioxides strategies
13) Devices used in waste treatment technologies, waste separation