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| MDML7233 | Recycling of Urban Waste | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MINING ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Learning of urban waste types, waste management, evaluation of environmental impacts of wates and recycling/recovery methods from wastes |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Describe types and properties of solid waste | 1,5,7,8,9,10 | 1,5 | | PO - 2 : | Describe waste management strategies | 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 | 1,5 | | PO - 3 : | Describe environmental impacts of wastes | 4,5,7,9 | 1,5 | | PO - 4 : | Describe technologies used in recycling/recovery from wastes | 1,4,5,7,8,9,10 | 1,5 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Types and properties of solid waste. Urban waste. Waste management. Landfilling of wastes and its effects on environment. Test procedures used in environmental impact assessment (e.g. TCLP, SPLP). Waste disposal. Resource potential of urban wastes; recycling, recovery and reuse of metals and/or compounds. Fraction and economic potential of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE or e-waste) in urban waste. Recycling technologies: mineral processing methods and hydro/pyrometallurgical processes. Energy recovery from urban waste. Industrial applications. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to the module; objectives, scopes, resources, references and assessment. Overview of the course content. | | | Week 2 | Types and properties of solid waste | | | Week 3 | Waste management | | | Week 4 | Environmental impacts of wastes | | | Week 5 | Test procedures for characterisation of environmental impacts | | | Week 6 | Potential of wastes as secondary resources | | | Week 7 | Economic potential of WEEE | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Recycling/recovery from wastes | | | Week 10 | Technologies used in recycling/recovery from wastes | | | Week 11 | Mineral processing methods employed in recycling/recovery | | | Week 12 | Hydrometallurgical methods employed in recycling/recovery | | | Week 13 | Pyrometallurgical methods employed in recycling/recovery | | | Week 14 | Energy production from urban waste | | | Week 15 | Industrial applications | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Goodship, Vannessa, and Ab Stevels, eds. 2012. Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Handbook. 1st ed. Woodhead Publishing. | | | 2 | Wang, L. K. 2004. Handbook of Industrial and Hazardous Wastes Treatment. CRC Press. | | | 3 | Worrell, E., and Markus R. . 2014. Handbook of Recycling: State-of-the-Art for Practitioners, Analysts, and Scientists. Newnes. | | | |
| 1 | Yazıcı, E, 2012, Doktora Tezi, 2012. KTU Maden Mühendisliği. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 15 | | | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 5 | 14 | 70 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 3 | 9 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 3 | 9 | 27 | | Ödev | 5 | 6 | 30 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 3 | 9 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 191 |
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