Course: Technology Applied in Environmental Protection

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Course title Technology Applied in Environmental Protection
Course code KANT/C330
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bělina Petr, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Integrated pollution prevention and control - legislative framework. Sustainable development in the chemical industry. Legislation in the field of water treatment and wastewater disposal. Air protection legislation. Energy sources of the chemical industry - conventional sources, renewable sources. Possibilities of storing electricity. Hydrogen technologies, fuel cells. Ion exchange, reverse osmosis and their application in the treatment of process water. Conventional methods of wastewater treatment. Technologies for reducing nitrogen and phosphorus emissions to recipients. Oxidation processes in wastewater treatment. Fenton's reaction. Wet oxidation. Reducing sulfur dioxide emissions. Flue gas desulphurisation technology. Reducing nitrogen oxide emissions. Flue gas denitrification technology for stationary and mobile sources. Ecological aspects of the production of inorganic substances - H2, NH3, HNO3, H2SO4. Ecological aspects of inorganic substances production - Na2CO3, H3PO4, NaOH, Cl2. Ecological aspects of the production of inorganic substances - industrial fertilizers, inorganic pigments. Landfilling - basic concepts and procedures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is knowledge of impact of inorganic compounds technologies and energy industries on environment. Students are introduced to basic techniques to reduce emissios of wastes and with basic legislation.
Students are able to describe techniques of reducing waste emissions from the chemical industry. The current situations with regard to IPPC.
Prerequisites
Knowledge o course: Inorganic Technology

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

Written and oral tests.
Recommended literature
  • Bindzar J. Základy úpravy a čištění vod. Praha: VŠCHT, 2009.
  • Hocking M.B. Handbook of Chemical Technology an Pollution Control. Elsevier, 2005.
  • Hübner P. Úprava vody v energetice. Praha: VŠCHT, 2015.
  • Kirk R.E., Othmer D.F., Seidel A. Kirk-Othmer encyclopedia of chemical technology. 5th ed. Hoboken: John Wiley, c2004-2007.
  • M. Slezák. Ekologické aspekty chemických technologií a technologie zpracování odpadů (první část). Pardubice, 2004. ISBN 80-7194-692-3.
  • Slezák M. Ekologické aspekty chemických technologií a technologie zpracování odpadů, II. díl. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2004.
  • Vošta J., Matějka Z., Macák J. Energetika. Praha: VŠCHT, 2014.


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