| Course Name: | RESOURCE RECOVERY AND RECYCLING |
| Course Code: | ENVE 428 |
| Type of Course: | Undefined |
| Level of Course: | Undergraduate (First Cycle) |
| Year of Study: | 4 |
| Semester/Trimester: | Spring |
| ECTS Credits: | 5 |
| FU Credits: | 3 |
| Name(s) of Lecturer(s): | Mehmet BORAT EA-102 ( mborat@fatih.edu.tr ) |
| Course Coordinator: | Mehmet BORAT |
| Objectives of the Course: | Informatýon about recycling and resource recovery from solid wastes.Information on the technologies for recycling and resource recovery. |
| Course Description: | Resource recovery at the source - Process modification - Waste minimization - Reuse - Recoverable and recyclable wastes - Materials specifications - Waste size reduction - Component separation - Drying and dewatering - Recovery of chemical and biological conversion methods - Recovery of thermal conversion methods - Refuse derived fuels - Packaging wastes - Used tires. |
| Learning Outcomes: | 1. Waste minimization techniques
2. Reuse
3. Separation of the solid wastes into their components at the source
4. Recycling at the source. Collection and transportation
5. Recyclable solid wastes
6. Separation techniques. Packaging materials recovery
7. Chemical and biological recycling and recovery methods
8. Chemical and biological recycling and recovery methods
9. Thermal reource recovery methods
10. Thermal reource recovery methods |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face-to-Face |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Co-requisites: | None |
Course Contents:
( Weekly Lecture Plan ) | | Week | Topics | | 1 | Waste minimization | | 2 | Waste minimization | | 3 | Separation of the solid wastes into their components at the source. | | 4 | Recycling at the source. Collection and transportation | | 5 | Recyclable solid wastes | | 6 | Reuse | | 7 | Separation techniques | | 8 | Chemical and biological recycling and recovery methods | | 9 | Chemical and biological recycling and recovery methods | | 10 | Chemical and biological recycling and recovery methods | | 11 | Thermal reource recovery methods | | 12 | Thermal reource recovery methods | | 13 | Packaging materials recovery | | 14 | Packaging materials recovery |
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| Recommended Reading: | McGraw-Hill Recycling Handbook by Herbert F. Lund 2nd Edition. ISBN-10: 0070391564
ISBN-13: 978-0070391567 |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: | Lectures, Presentation, Excursions, Assignments, Case Studies |
| Assessment Methods: |
| Method | Quantity |
(%) | | Homework | 1 | 10 | | Midterm Exam(s) | 1 | 30 | | Presentation | 1 | 10 | | Final Exam | 1 | 40 | |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Work Placement(s): | N/A |
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