Course detail

Waste Treatment and Technologies

FAST-BJA003-AAcad. year: 2026/2027

The course will provide students with information about environmental problems, anthropogenic activities, waste production, individual types of waste and their characteristics, processing, recycling and basic processing technologies - biological, thermal, landfilling and solidification. Students will also learn about basic approaches of waste analysis. In addition, alternative ways of waste treatment will be discussed.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Lenka Bodnárová, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection (ÚCHTOŽP)

Entry knowledge

Physics.

Chemistry.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The exam includes a written part in the form of a test (70% closed questions). Possible oral re-examination to clarify questionable answers.

Aims

Professional knowledge
The student has basic awareness of environmental problems, has knowledge of waste handling and management, waste analysis, conventional and special waste processing methods.
Professional skills
The student has an overview of waste types and their properties and possibilities of their analysis.
Professional competences
The student is able to propose appropriate waste disposal strategies.

Study aids

LETCHER T.M., VALLERO D.A. (Eds.) 2021. Waste. A Handbook for Management. Second edition. ElsevierAP (EN)

CHRISTENSEN T.H. (Ed). 2011. Solid Waste Technology and Management. Volume 1 and 2. Wiley. 2011(EN)

BENDER Herbert. F. and Philipp EISENBARTH. P. Hazardous Chemicals. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH VerlagGmbH & Co. KGaA, 2007. ISBN 978-3-527-31541-3 (EN)

SCHEIRS, John and Walter KAMINSKY. Feedstock Recycling and Pyrolysis of Waste Plastics. New York:Wiley, 2006. ISBN 978-0-470-02152-1 (EN)

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

CHRISTENSEN T.H. (Ed). 2011. Solid Waste Technology and Management. Volume 1 and 2. Wiley. 2011 (EN)
LETCHER T.M., VALLERO D.A. (Eds.) 2021. Waste. A Handbook for Management. Second edition. Elsevier AP (EN)

Recommended reading

BENDER Herbert. F. and Philipp EISENBARTH. P. Hazardous Chemicals. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2007. ISBN 978-3-527-31541-3 (EN)
KIZLINK, J: Nakládání s odpady, FCH VUT, Brno 2012, ISBN 978-80-214-4413-3 (CS)
SCHEIRS, John and Walter KAMINSKY. Feedstock Recycling and Pyrolysis of Waste Plastics. New York: Wiley, 2006. ISBN 978-0-470-02152-1 (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-ENI Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Lenka Bodnárová, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Environmental compartments, anthropogenic activities and influence on natural systems.
  • 2. Fundamentals of waste legislation, terminology of waste management. Circular economy, LCA. Sources and types of waste, treatment strategies.
  • 3. Waste analysis.
  • 4. Environmental biotechnology, basic terms, processes. Composting I.
  • 5. Environmental biotechnology: composting II, vermicomposting.
  • 6. Environmental biotechnology: anaerobic digestion.
  • 7. Thermal methods of waste treatment – incineration.
  • 8. Thermal methods of waste processing – pyrolysis, gasification, product recovery.
  • 9. Landfilling.
  • 10. Waste types, source of waste, hazardous waste, solidification, tailings impoundment.
  • 11. Industrial activities and waste.
  • 12. Plastic waste and its recycling.
  • 13. Alternative technologies of waste treatment, new waste types.

Guided consultation in combined form of studies

8 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Lenka Bodnárová, Ph.D.