Detail předmětu

Waste Management and Technologies

FCH-BA_OHTAk. rok: 2026/2027

Definition: waste management, legislation and management.
Circular economy, life cycle assesment
Sources of waste (hausehold and industry)
Types of waste, recycling, disposal. Waste analysis.
Fundamental technologies - biological, thermal, landfilling and solidification.
Devices used for waste treatment.

Jazyk výuky

angličtina

Počet kreditů

6

Vstupní znalosti

fundamentals of general and analytical chemistry

Pravidla hodnocení a ukončení předmětu

written examination, "E" and better is given if 50% and more questions are answered

seminars are compulsory

Učební cíle

The aim is to give students the information on current and planned legislation of waste management, WM strategies, WM companies, principles and examples of circula economy, methods of Life cycle assesment, issues of collecting, separation, transport, recycling or waste disposal. Next, students will learn about types of waste, the disposal technologies and strategies. part of the course will be also devoted to waste analysis. As a part of education are planned excursions to several companies dealing with waste disposal.
Students will obtain knowledge on
legislation and strategy of waste management,
sources of waste
waste collection
waste recycling and disposal
waste analysis

Základní literatura

Herbert F. Bender, Philipp Eisenbarth. Hazardous Chemicals: Control and Regulation in the European Market. ISBN: 978-3-527-60986-4. February 2007, 409 pages (EN)
M. Balas, M. Lisy, P. Kracik and J. Pospisil, "MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE GASIFICATION WITHIN WASTE-TO-ENERGY PROCESSING", MM Sci. J., vol. 2017, no. 2, pp. 1783–1788, 2017. (EN)
RUGGERI, B., TOMMASI, T., SANFILIPPO, S. BioH2 & BioCH4 Through Anaerobic Digestion. From Research to Full-scale Applications, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4471-6431-9. (EN)
Volpi, M.P.C.; Silva, J.C.G.; Hornung, A.; Ouadi, M. Review of the Current State of Pyrolysis and Biochar Utilization in Europe: A Scientific Perspective. Clean Technol. 2024, 6, 152-175. https://doi.org/10.3390/cleantechnol6010010 (EN)
Williams, P.T. Waste treatment and disposal. Wiley and Sons. (EN)

Zařazení předmětu ve studijních plánech

  • Program BKCP_ECHBM bakalářský 2 ročník, letní semestr, povinný
  • Program BPCP_ECHBM bakalářský 2 ročník, letní semestr, povinný

Typ (způsob) výuky

 

Přednáška

26 hod., nepovinná

Vyučující / Lektor

Osnova

1. Introduction and historical overview
2.-3.Waste management, legislation in Czech republic and EU.
4. Cirkular economy, principles, approaches, examples.
5.- 6. Life cycle assesment, approaches, examples.
7. Waste analysis.
8. Waste from mining and metallurgy.
9. Waste from industry, pharmacy and paper production.
10. Waste from agricultural activities, gastro-waste, legislation.
11. Haushold waste, legislation.
12. -13. Conventional and alternative waste treatment technologies.
14. Devices used in waste treatment technologies.

Seminář

26 hod., nepovinná

Vyučující / Lektor