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Course unit, curriculum year 2023–2024
YEB.151

Resource Recovery, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)
Course code
YEB.151
Language of instruction
English
Academic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024
Level of study
Advanced studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Marika Kokko
Responsible teacher:
Chao He
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Environmental Engineering and Chemistry Studies 100 %
Common learning outcomes
International outlook and global responsibility
Core content
  • Importance of resource recovery and how it is connected to circular economy
  • Compounds that can and are worth recovering (now or in the future) from different side streams
  • Municipal, industrial and agricultural waste and side streams that contain recoverable compounds
  • Physical, chemical and biological technologies and their combinations that can be used for the resource recovery
Complementary knowledge
  • Characteristics of the compounds
  • Characteristics of the side streams
  • Fundamentals of these technologies
Specialist knowledge
  • Actions that enable the recovery of the compounds from the waste and side streams
  • Design of the technological implementation
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
Further information
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1

Participation in teaching

30.08.2023 12.12.2023
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Active in period 2 (23.10.2023–31.12.2023)