KEB-24606 Resource recovery, 5 cr
Additional information
Suitable for postgraduate studies.
Person responsible
Marika Kokko
Learning Outcomes
After completing the course, a student understands the importance of resource recovery in circular economy (emphasis on environmental technology). The student can list different compounds that can be recovered and in which municipal and industrial side streams they are present. The student can also define the characteristics of these side streams. The student can name different physical, chemical and biological technologies that can be used to recover different compounds and can describe in detail the fundamentals and implementation at least one of these technologies. After completing the course, the student can describe both current and future technologies used for resource recovery and evaluate the suitability of these technologies for defined side streams.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Importance of resource recovery and how it is connected to circular economy | ||
| 2. | Compounds that can and are worth recovering (now or in the future) from different side streams | Characteristics of the compounds | |
| 3. | Municipal and industrial side streams that contain recoverable compounds | Characteristics of the side streams | Actions that enable the recovery of the compounds from the side streams |
| 4. | Physical, chemical and biological technologies and their combinations that can be used for the resource recovery | Fundamentals of these technologies | Design of the technological implementation |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
The grade will be determined based on exercises (50%) and a project work (50%). To pass the course with a grade 1, the student will have to score at least 50% of the maximum points. A good understanding the core content will suffice to a grade 3. In order to achieve grade 4 or 5 the student will have to have a good or excellent understanding of complementary and specialist knowledge, respectively.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)
Partial passing:
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| KEB-21301 Vesihuollon prosessit | Advisable | |
| KEB-22306 Design of Water Treatment Processes | Advisable |
Additional information about prerequisites
The above mentioned courses were lectured before as KEB-22000 Ympäristöbiotekniikan operaatiot and KEB-22100 Ympäristötekniikan fysikaaliset ja kemialliset operaatiot.
Correspondence of content
There is no equivalence with any other courses