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Plastic Recycling - MO550124

Title:	Recyklace plastů
Czech title:	Recyklace plastů
Guaranteed by:	Institute for Environmental Studies (31-550)
Faculty:	Faculty of Science
Actual:	from 2023 to 2023
Semester:	winter
E-Credits:	3
Examination process:	winter s.:
Hours per week, examination:	winter s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity:	unlimited
Min. number of students:	5
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
State of the course:	not taught
Language:	Czech
Note:	enabled for web enrollment the course is taught as cyclical

Guarantor:	Ing. Hynek Beneš, Ph.D.

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Annotation -

Last update: RNDr. Jolana Tátosová, Ph.D. (14.05.2014)

Students will be familiar with the reuse and recycling of conventional plastics and alternative plastic materials with targeted life time (biodegradable plastics) and based on renewable raw materials.

Literature -

Last update: RNDr. Jolana Tátosová, Ph.D. (14.05.2014)

www.plasticseurope.org

Scott, G. Mechanisms of Polymer Degradation and Stabilization. Essex : Elsevier S.P., 1990

Azapagic, A., Emsley, A., Hamerton, I.: Polymers, the Environment and Sustainable Development. Wiley, West Sussex, England. 2003.

Mleziva J., Šňupárek J.:Polymery,výroba, struktura, vlastnosti. Sobotáles, 2000

Handbook of Plastics Recycling (La Mantia, F., Ed.). Rapra Technology Limited, Shrewsbury, 2002

Periodika: Odpady, Odpadové fórum

Scientific databases (Web of Science, Science Direct, Scopus)

Requirements to the exam -

Last update: RNDr. Jolana Tátosová, Ph.D. (14.05.2014)

During the semester, students elaborate a solution of given topic. Then, the proposed solution will present on final hour. The oral exam has a form of discussion of the lectured topics.

Syllabus -

Last update: RNDr. Jolana Tátosová, Ph.D. (14.05.2014)

Introduction to polymers, definitions (polymer, plastic, thermoplastics vs. thermosets, elastomers vs. rubbers, polymers of biological origin, biodegradable, natural and synthetic polymers)

Sources of polymer wastes (technological vs. industrial waste, plastics in a municipal waste, identification and sorting of plastic waste)

Degradation vs. stability of polymers (types of degradation mechanisms, factors affecting degradation, methods of polymer stabilization)

Physical (material) methods of polymer recycling (compatibilization of thermoplastics)

Chemical methods of polymer recycling (types, conditions, examples)

Feedstock recycling and energy recovery

Criteria for the selection of suitable recycling technology (the concept of LCA, etc.)

Plastics with targeted life time, biopolymers and biodegradable plastics (polyesters, polymers based on

carbohydrates, vegetable oils, cellulose, lignin, etc.), monitoring and evaluation of biodegradation

The concept of green chemistry for the synthesis of polymers (plastics from renewable resources, enzymatic catalysis, algae as a raw material for synthesis of polymers, etc.)