Course: Environment Protection

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Course title Environment Protection
Course code UECHI/C813
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Dušek Libor, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction. The issue of mining and quarrying of mineral resources. Production of energy and fuels, environmental impact and the possibility of environmental protection. Production of building materials. Electrochemical processes and their impact on the environment. Production of large-volume inorganic chemicals. Environmental aspects involved in the operation of large-volume productions of organic compounds. Environmental impacts of production and processing of polymers. Waste associated with the textile, leather and paper plants. Solid wastes, the possibility of recycling and disposal. Waste water and gases. The issue of large combustion plants. Environmental aspects associated with a surface treatment products and construction materials. Excursion of technological plant. Excursion of technological premises for recycling, incineration or cleaning operations.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Demonstration
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to create a vision for a comprehensive understanding of the principles of difficult technologies, their impact on the environment and technical solutions to reducing their impact on the environment.
After graduating the student oriented in the basic principles of the technology and understands the context of each chemical engineering operations. Is aware of the best available techniques applied to the specific Examples of technology problematic from the perspective of environmental protection.
Prerequisites
General overview.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation

Semester thesis, oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • AGUADO J., SERRANO D. Feedstock Recycling of Plastic Wastes. RSC Clean Technology Monographs, Cambridge, 1999.
  • Neisel J. a kol. Obecná chemická technologie. SNP Praha, 1981.
  • Ptáček M., ERLEBACH J., LISCHKE P., MATĚJKA Z. Čištění odpadních vod z galvanotechniky a chemické povrchové úpravy kovů. SNTL Praha, 1981.
  • SPEJŠER V. Zneškodňování průmyslových exhalací spalováním. SNTL Praha, 1983.
  • TARJAN G. Mineral Processing. Akademiai Kiado, Budapešť, 1986.
  • TÖLGYESSY J., Patrik M., TÖLGYESSY P. Ochrana prostredia v priemysle. Bratislava, 1989.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Chemistry and Technical Chemistry (2015) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Chemistry and Technical Chemistry (2013) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Chemistry and Technical Chemistry (2014) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Chemistry and Technical Chemistry (2016) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer