Course detail

Production and Waste

FSI-UOPAcad. year: 2009/2010

The course is concerned with the following topics: Industry waste. Secondary raw materials from machinery. Kinds of materials and possibilities of their re-utilization. Waste-sorting after the production. The recycling philosophy. Our and foreign knowledge. Limits of technical possibilities - product lifetime, its quality, technical progress, cleaner technologies and next structures. Waste in civil engineering, its processing, utilization, and structures.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Pavel Novotný, CSc.

Department

Institute of Process Engineering (ÚPI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students learn of single industry branches, their relations to environment and to their waste processing.

Prerequisites

Knowledge corresponding to the first three semesters of the study at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering is expected.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Graded course-unit requirements: Students present a report on the excursions and the semester paper. At the end of semester students demonstrate their knowledge of the subject matter.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course objective is to make students familiar with the necessity of meaningful waste processing and utilization. They generate conditions to minimise the waste during technical processes and maximise its use.

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

Attendance at seminars is required. In case of an absence a make-up report must be presented.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

G. Kiely. 1998. Environmental Engineering. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998. 979 p. ISBN 0-07-709127-2.
Klass, DL. 1998. Biomass for Renewable Energy, Fuels, and Chemicals. San Diego: Academic Press/Elsevier, 1998. 651 p.
Časopisy Odpady, Odpadové fórum, Ochrana ovzduší, Vodní hospodářství, Česká energetika, Alternativní energie
Věstník MŽP

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B3S-P Bachelor's

    branch B-EPE , 3. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Pavel Novotný, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Industry production - a basic requirement of the society.
2. Energy production and distribution, necessary part of industry production and human society development.
3. Basic principles of environment protection.
4. Concrete impacts of industry proceeding to environment.
5. Basic principles of sustainable development and consumption.
6. Waste proceeding, basic terms.
7. Systems of waste processing, equipment to its utilization and disposal.
8. Product life cycle, principle practical application within its design.
9. Industry waste output.
10. Waste kinds and volume of raw material mining.
11. Methods of waste utilization.
12. Environmental legislative bases, legislative tools of environment protection (EA, EIA, ISO etc.).
13. Environmental business management system (EMS, IPPC).

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Pavel Novotný, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Discussion on contemporary and future shed Earth, local, continental and global concerning environment.
2. Discussion on contemporary and future shed Earth in tenacious on going imbalance in consumption and performance, especially in the area of water-supply and energy and performance of wastes.
3. Excursion to laboratory of water management company.
4. Excursion to biomass fire-room.
5. Excursion to central control of heating plant.
6. Excursion to waste treatment firm (1/2).
7. Excursion to waste treatment firm (2/2).
8. Excursion to waste disable firm (1/3).
9. Excursion to waste disable firm (2/3).
10. Excursion to waste disable firm (3/3).
11. Discussion about excursion papers (1/2).
12. Discussion about excursion papers (2/2).
13. Awarding graded credits.