Course detail

Waste management in food industry

FCH-MCO_OHOAcad. year: 2018/2019

The students will be introduced to the technologies of waste disposal, waste utilization and waste recycling. The special accent will be put on biological processes of waste treatment. During the course students will be inform about the rules of law connected to the waste treatment and about the analytical methods for waste analysis.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Pavel Diviš, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology (ÚCHPBT)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The students will be introduced to the technologies of waste disposal, waste utilization and waste recycling. The special accent will be put on biological processes of waste treatment. During the course students will be inform about the rules of law connected to the waste treatment and about the analytical methods for waste analysis.

Prerequisites

Analytical chemistry I and II
Biochemistry I and II

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course uses teaching methods in form of Lecture - 2 teaching hours per week. The e-learning system (LMS Moodle) is available to teachers and students.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course ends with oral examination

Course curriculum

waste and its properties, waste waters, aerobic processes in waste treatment, anaerobic processes in waste treatment, termophilic waste treatment, waste composting, waste recyclation, waste disposal, waste analysis, dispose of waste, practical part

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of this course is to introduce the students to the technologies of waste disposal, waste utilization and waste recycling. The special accent will be put on biological processes of waste treatment

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

Attendance at lectures is optional

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Brožek F., Urban R., Zemánek Z.: Recyklace. Moravia Tisk, Vyškov 2003. (CS)
Dohányos M., Zábranská J., Jeníček P.: Anaerobní technologie v ochraně životního prostředí. VŠCHT Praha, Praha 1996. (CS)
Dohányos M., Zábranská J., Jeníček P., Fialka P., Kajan M.: Anaerobní čistírenské technologie (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPCP_CHTP Master's

    branch NPCO_CHTP , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme NKCP_CHTP Master's

    branch NKCO_CHTP , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme CKCP_CZV lifelong learning

    branch CKCO_CZV , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Pavel Diviš, Ph.D.