Course objectives:
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The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the currently valid waste strategy with emphasis on waste-to-energy technologies. In addition to the energy use of waste in incinerators, biogas plants and cogeneration units, the topic is also legislative, waste prevention and minimization, recycling and low-waste technologies. Specific topics are the issue of radioactive waste and the issue of waste heat recovery.
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Requirements on student
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passing the test
elaboration of seminar work
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Content
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Lectures:
1. Waste strategy and legislation.
2. Overview of generated waste according to human activity.
3. Waste prevention and minimization.
4. Waste recycling.
5. Biodegradable waste and its use by composting.
6. Biodegradable waste and its use by anaerobic digestion for energy production.
7. Thermal treatment of waste for energy production.
8. Landfilling.
9. Radioactive waste.
10. Energy utilization of waste heat.
Seminars:
1. Real deadline for implementing the European waste strategy.
2. Problems of municipal waste recycling.
3. Sewage treatment plant operation and the adjacent biogas plant operation.
4. Operation of a municipal waste incinerator and its social acceptance.
5. The issue of permanent storage of nuclear waste.
6. Waste heat issues and the potential of its use.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Bayliss, C. R.; Langley, K. F. Nuclear decommisioning, waste management, and environmental site remediation. Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003. ISBN 0-7506-7744-9.
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Basic:
Hogland, William; Grover, Velma I.; Grover, Vaneeta Kaur. Recovering energy from waste : various aspects ; Eds. Velma I. Grover, Vaneeta Kaur Grover, William Hogland. Enfield : Science Publishers, 2002. ISBN 1-57808-200-5.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
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10
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Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
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18
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Attendance on a field trip (number of real hours - maximum 8h/day)
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5
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Contact hours
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45
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Total
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78
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
familiar with the basic principles of energy transformation |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
work with basic thermodynamic calculations |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
general waste strategy and its basic legislation |
individual technologies for waste treatment, recovery and disposal, including their priorities |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
implement an environmental management system |
analyze real operations of energy recovery of waste |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Seminar work |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Seminar work |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Seminar work |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture |
Seminar |
Field trip |
Multimedia supported teaching |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Lecture |
Seminar |
Field trip |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Lecture |
Seminar |
Field trip |
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