11648 - Sustainable Waste Management Modulübersicht

Module Number: 11648
Module Title:Sustainable Waste Management
  Nachhaltige Abfallwirtschaft
Department: Faculty 2 - Environment and Natural Sciences
Responsible Staff Member:
  • Prof. Dr. habil. Abendroth, Christian
Language of Teaching / Examination:English
Duration:1 semester
Frequency of Offer: Every summer semester
Credits: 6
Learning Outcome:In the field of waste management, the student will learn to analyse and to understand typical problems of disposal within the social, economical and technical framework of sustainability. New approaches to solutions of waste problems will be discussed. Students should learn to adapt technological solutions and to develop appropiate strategies to the conditions of their home countries. A deeper focus on biological treatment is given.
Contents:
The module is about sustainabilty with a focus on biological treatment technologies. In preparation for the module "municipal soid waste management", this module gives already a glimpse into recent novelties, which adress sustainability and biological treatments. To do so, recent research articles are going to be summarized in order to present novel substrates, integrated sustainability concepts, pre- and post-treatments, which are related to technologies like anaerobic digestion, dark fermentation, biofuel production and fuel cells. In this relation, the following topics will be covered. 

1. History on sustainability
2. Legislation in sustainability
3. Waste types and their relation to biological treatments
4. Zero waste and smart cities
5. Novel and problematic substrates for anaerobic digestions
6. Dark fermentation
7. Microbial fuel cells 
8. Microbial electrolysis cells
9. Power2Gas
10. Biochar and its application
11. Integrated concepts
12. Practical training

Recommended Prerequisites:None
Mandatory Prerequisites:None
Forms of Teaching and Proportion:
  • Lecture / 3 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Seminar / 1 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Self organised studies / 120 Hours
Teaching Materials and Literature:
  • Lecture notes
  • List of recommended literature

References/textbooks: 

  • Wellinger, Arthuer, Murphy Jerry, Baxter David: The biogas handbook, 2013 Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy: Number 52,
  • Kalamdhad: Advances in Waste Management, 2019
  • Thomé-Kozmiensky, Karl J.: Waste management, Volume1-4, 2010-2014, TK Verlag
  • Vesilind, Worrell, Reinhart: Solid Waste Engineering, Brooks/Cole 2002
  • Kühle Weidemeier: Waste to resources 2011; mechanical biological waste treatment and material recovery facilities; 2011
  • Rada, E.-C.: Biological treatment of solid waste enhancing sustainability, 2016
Module Examination:Prerequisite + Final Module Examination (MAP)
Assessment Mode for Module Examination:Prerequisite:
  • passing of practical exercise

Final module examination:
  • Written examination, 90 min.
Evaluation of Module Examination:Performance Verification – graded
Limited Number of Participants:None
Part of the Study Programme:
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Bauingenieurwesen / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Elektrotechnik / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Environmental and Resource Management / keine PO
  • Bachelor (research-oriented) / Environmental and Resource Management / PO 2015
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Maschinenbau / keine PO
  • No Final Exam Possible / Orientierungsstudium (1 Semester) / PO 2022
  • No Final Exam Possible / Orientierungsstudium (2 Semester) / PO 2022
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Power Engineering / keine PO
Remarks:
Module Components:
  • 238106 Examination Sustainable Waste Management
  • 238175 Examination Sustainable Waste Management
  • 238144 Seminar
Components to be offered in the Current Semester: