637-2037/02 – Recovery of Non-metallic Materials (RNM)
| Gurantor department | Department of Non-ferrous Metals, Refining and Recycling | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Silvie Brožová, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Silvie Brožová, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type B |
| Year | 3 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | 2021/2022 |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Student after passing the exam from this subject will gain the following abilities:
- Describe treatment of plastic materials,used tyres, radio-active non-metallic materials after their utilisation.
- Classify the plastic materials according to their origin, initial raw materials and physical- chemical properties, make an overview of manufacturing procedures for production of selected plastic materials (PE, PET, PVC),
- Characterise sorting of plastic materials, methods of betterment of plastic waste, describe destructive and non-destructive methods, treatment methods, use of plastic materials in industry.
- Describe tyres, their segmentation, construction, basic raw materials, extent of use.
- Characterise recycling of tyres, treatment procedures and units, destructive and non-destructive methods, use of recycled products.
- Make an overview of non-standard methods of processing of selected polymers (bio-degradation).
- Describe recycling of radio-active waste.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Project work
Other activities
Summary
Student will acquire and overview of processing of plastic materials, tyres, paper, radio-active non-metallic materials after their utilisation. Plastic materials and their segmentation according to their origin, initial raw materials and physical-chemical properties, manufacturing procedures for production of selected plastic materials (PE, PET, PVC), classification of plastic materials, methods of betterment of plastic waste, destructive and non-destructive methods, treatment methods, use of plastic materials in industry. Tyres, their segmentation, construction, basic raw materials, extent of use, recycling, basic treatment procedures and units, destructive and non-destructive methods, use of recycled products. Recycling of non-metallic radio-active waste. Environment and destructive technologies. Non-standard methods for processing of selected polymers.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Test, semester project, midterm tests, laboratory work. Verbal exam with written preparation.
E-learning
Other requirements
Preparation of semestral project, passing of tests, laboratory work.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction to recycling non-metallic materials
2. Plastics
3. Categories of plastics
4. Recycling of plastics, methods, technologies
5. Treatment methods
6. Packaging plastics
7. Used tires
8. Production, basic raw materials, types
9. Recycling of tires, basic treatment procedures and aggregates
10. Use of recycled material
11. Radioactive waste
12. Possibilities of radioactive waste recycling
13. Paper, subdivision, production, use, cardboard, tetrapaky, recycling technology, processing aggregates
14. Legislation
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction