Resource Recovery, 5 cr

Tampere University

Teaching periods

Course code

YEB.151

Language of instruction

English

Academic years

2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027

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

Sustainable development goals

Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Goal 13: Climate Action

Importance of resource recovery in environmental engineering and how it is connected to circular economy
Compounds that can and are worth recovering (now or in the future) from different side and waste streams
Municipal, industrial and agricultural waste and side streams that contain recoverable compounds
Physical, chemical and biological processes and their combinations that can be used for the resource recovery

Complementary knowledge

Specialist knowledge

Actions that enable the recovery of the compounds from the waste and side streams
Design of the technological implementation

Learning outcomes

Recommended prerequisites

Further information

Studies that include this course

Completion option 1

Overall workload in the course in 130 h, from which compulsory learning events account for 2 h (project work presentations).

26.08.2024 – 08.12.2024