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Course unit, curriculum year 2024–2025
YEB.151

Resource Recovery, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)
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
Core content
  • 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

  • Characteristics of the compounds
  • Characteristics of the side streams
  • Wider overview on the system level, including legislation and business aspects
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).

Participation in teaching

26.08.2024 08.12.2024
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)