Sustainable Waste Management
Nachhaltige Abfallwirtschaft
6 LPSoSeEN
Inhalte
The module is about sustainabilty with a focus on biological treatment technologies. In preparation for the module "municipal soid waste management", this module gives already a glimpse into recent novelties, which adress sustainability and biological treatments. To do so, recent research articles are going to be summarized in order to present novel substrates, integrated sustainability concepts, pre- and post-treatments, which are related to technologies like anaerobic digestion, dark fermentation, biofuel production and fuel cells. In this relation, the following topics will be covered. 1. History on sustainability 2. Legislation in sustainability 3. Waste types and their relation to biological treatments 4. Zero waste and smart cities 5. Novel and problematic substrates for anaerobic digestions 6. Dark fermentation 7. Microbial fuel cells 8. Microbial electrolysis cells 9. Power2Gas 10. Biochar and its application 11. Integrated concepts 12. Treatment of mining waste - from waste to Value 13. Degradation of plastics using microorganisms and enzymes 14. Practical training
Lernziele
In the field of waste management, the student will learn to analyse and to understand typical problems of disposal within the social, economical and technical framework of sustainability. New approaches to solutions of waste problems will be discussed. Students should learn to adapt technological solutions and to develop appropiate strategies to the conditions of their home countries. A deeper focus on biological treatment is given.
Prüfungsleistung
• written work, 30 min. (30% of the final grade) • written examination, 60 min. (70% of the final grade)
Literatur (8)
- Lecture notes
- List of recommended literature
- Wellinger, Arthuer, Murphy Jerry, Baxter David: The biogas handbook, 2013 Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy: Number 52,
- Kalamdhad: Advances in Waste Management, 2019
- Thomé-Kozmiensky, Karl J.: Waste management, Volume1-4, 2010-2014, TK Verlag
- Vesilind, Worrell, Reinhart: Solid Waste Engineering, Brooks/Cole 2002
- Kühle Weidemeier: Waste to resources 2011; mechanical biological waste treatment and material recovery facilities; 2011
- Rada, E.-C.: Biological treatment of solid waste enhancing sustainability, 2016
Quelle: Modulbeschreibung der BTU · abgerufen 14.10.2026Original