Detail předmětu

Waste Management and Technologies

FCH-BA_OHTAk. rok: 2025/2026

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

Garant předmětu

Ing. Tomáš Chorazy, Ph.D.

Zajišťuje ústav

Ústav chemie a technologie ochrany životního prostředí (ÚCHTOŽP)

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

Bender H. F., Eisenbarth P.: Hazardous Chemicals. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim (EN)
Scheirs H. F., Kaminsky W.: Feedstock Recycling and Pyrolysis of Waste Plastics. Wiley, New York (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

Ing. Tomáš Chorazy, Ph.D.

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

Ing. Tomáš Chorazy, Ph.D.