Courses

Waste treatment

Course overview

Students will gain knowledge about the basic concepts of waste management and discuss basic hierarchy (priority) in waste treatment. They are required to describe waste types generated in the various spheres of production and processing functions. Furthermore, they learn how to define chemical, physical and physico-chemical waste treatment processes and to describe wast processing technology, focusing on analytic methods.

Course content

  1. Introduction to Waste Management
  2. Legislation on waste management
  3. Ministry Decree No. 383/2001 Coll.
  4. Ministry Decree No. 381/2001, Coll.
  5. Ministry Decree No. 376/2001, Coll.
  6. Municipal waste
  7. Waste from industry
  8. Wastes from industries
  9. Wastes from the leather industry
  10. Waste from the energy industry
  11. Wastes from mining, transportation, processing and use of oil
  12. Waste from agriculture and forestry
  13. Waste treatment technologies
  14. Biological methods of waste treatment
  15. Toring waste in landfills and underground spaces

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, students will be able to:

  • define basic concepts in waste management including their practical interpretation,
  • explain the essence of a system of municipal waste management in its whole range,
  • determine the industrial technologies, the types of waste that occur during their operation, and methods of their processing,
  • suggest the best method for processing of a specific type of waste,
  • evaluate the properties of municipal waste with respect to its material composition,
  • analyze samples of waste materials.

Enrollment

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Course information

Category

Green skills

Format

Online

Target groups

U!REKA students

Academic year

Starting month

Language

English

Duration​

A semester

Organising institution​

VSB – Technical University of Ostrava

Places reserved for U!REKA participants​

To be announced

Assessment

Presentations

Credit/degree/certificate

4 ECTS

Course fee

None. Please, use your university email address for the application in order to avoid additional fees.

Prerequisites

N/A
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