SubjectsSubjects(version: 963)
Course, academic year 2024/2025
  
--:--
 
 Search ... Teachers Departments Classes Classification View by plans Setup
 
 
 
 Details
 
 
 
 
Waste Management and Treatment - AM240099
Title: Waste Management and Treatment
Guaranteed by: Department of Environmental Chemistry (240)
Faculty: Faculty of Environmental Technology
Actual: from 2024
Semester: winter
Points: winter s.:4
E-Credits: winter s.:4
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:3/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Kubal Martin prof. Dr. Ing.
Šír Marek Ing. Ph.D.
Classification: Chemistry > Environmental Chemistry
Interchangeability : M240004, N240004
This subject contains the following additional online materials
Annotation -
Providing skills in the field of waste collection, transport, processing, recycling or disposal, with special amphasis on to solid waste - both municipal and industrial. The main aim of the course is to enlighten the state of the art in waste management and treatment technology, organizational and legislative developments and practices of handling solid wastes within the Czech Republic and Europe.
Last update: Šír Marek (05.09.2024)
Aim of the course -

Students will be able to apply technical knowledge learned within the course to numerous professional activities, including mainly construction and operation of waste treatment facilities.

Last update: Šír Marek (05.09.2024)
Course completion requirements -

The course is completed by a Written exam and presentation of Team assignment. The Written exam consists of open-ended questions that cover all topics presented during the semester.

Last update: Šír Marek (05.09.2024)
Literature -

Recommended:

  • Williams P.T.. Waste Treatment and Disposal. The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 8SQ, England: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2005, s. ISBN 0-470-84912-6.

  • Sarkar A., Singh R.P.. Waste Management: Challenges, Threats and Opportunities. New Your: Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 2015, s. ISBN 1634821505.

  • A: Wang L.K., Hung Y.T., Lo H.H., Yapijakis C.. Waste Treatment in the Process Industries. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2005, s. ISBN 9780849372339.

Last update: Šír Marek (05.09.2024)
Requirements to the exam -

Written test and Team Assignment. The final grade is based on a weighted average. It is calculated as 0.8 * Written test + 0.2 * Team Assignment (Report + Defense).

Last update: Šír Marek (05.09.2024)
Syllabus -

1. Origin of waste, waste classification

2. Information systems in waste management

3. Waste processing technologies

4. Waste recycling

5. Municipal waste

6. Industrial waste

7. Agricultural waste

8. Waste from chemical industry

9. Waste landfilling

10. Composting and anaerobic digestion of waste

11. Thermal treatment of waste

12. Physico-chemical processing of waste

13. Waste minimisation

14. Waste legislation in EU region

Last update: Šír Marek (05.09.2024)
Learning resources -

https://e-learning.vscht.cz/

Last update: Šír Marek (05.09.2024)
Registration requirements -

No prerequsities.

Last update: Šír Marek (05.09.2024)
 
VŠCHT Praha