617-3003/01 – Environmental Impact of Chemical Technology (EACHT)
| Gurantor department | Department of Chemistry | Credits | 6 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Kamil Wichterle, DrSc. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Kamil Wichterle, DrSc. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2015/2016 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
- to understand transformation of raw materials to commodities,
- to be able to characterize main material and energy flows in industry,
- to understand industry in local and global scalr,
- to be able to estimate both qualitatively and quantitatively enviromnental impact of process industries and possibility of its control.
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Summary
Process technology in local and global scale. Way of materials from raw materials to commodity products. Energy production and distribution Chemical process technologies. Agriculture and biotechnology. Waste streams and byproducts. Recycling. Environmental technology for sustainable life.
Compulsory literature:
HOCKING M.B.: Handbook of Chemical Technology and Pollution Control. 778 pp, Academic Press New York 1998
BAT (Best Available Techniques) http://eippcb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reference/
Recommended literature:
1. AUSTIN G.T., BASTA N.: Sre Shreves Chemical Process Industries Handbook, 860 pp, McGraw-Hill
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Basic the knowledge of inorganic, organic, physical chemistry, chemistry of environment and process engineering.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Raw materials and energy. Globalization.
2. Handling side and waste products of chemical manufacturing.
3. Fossil fuels.
4. Fuel processing.
5. Oil production and petroleum industry.
6. Natural gas. Hydrogen.
7. Combustion.
8. Nuclear energy.
9. Power stations. Electricity distribution. Accumulation.
10. Land. Biological and energy exploitation.
11. Non-fossile energy.
12. Water; sources, treatment, desalination.
Conditions for subject completion
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