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Waste and Recycling Management

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Waste and Recycling Management
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
European Civil Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2018
Location:
HTW Campus Alt-Saarbrücken
Module code: DFBEB-635
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
4VU (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
4
Semester: 6
Mandatory course: no
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Exam

[updated 30.06.2024]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

DFBEB-635 European Civil Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2018 , semester 6, optional course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 120 hours (equivalent to 4 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 75 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Frank Baur
Lecturer:
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Frank Baur


[updated 04.06.2020]
Learning outcomes:
Proficiency - After successfully completing this module, students will:
•        have broadened their knowledge of the subject-specific basics of creating waste management concepts and strategies for the municipal/regional sector with special consideration of mechanical and biological waste treatment.
 
Skills - After successfully completing this module, students will be able to:
         transfer and apply concepts relating to the operation and realization of corresponding disposal systems to unknown one-dimensional tasks and problems (application).
 
Competencies
•        Foreign students will be able to deal with the cultural differences in Germany and operate successfully in the country using their country-specific and linguistic skills and knowledge.


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Module content:
•        Waste management approaches with regard to the implementation of waste prevention and recycling measures
•        Waste management and sustainability/climate protection
•        Performance data and cost accounting in the field of waste disposal logistics
•        Development of waste management concepts for the public sector; general conditions
•        Mechanical treatment/sorting technology
•        Biological treatment (aerobic/anaerobic) associated with the recovery of resulting residues (substrates, biogas)
•        Mechanical-biological residual waste treatment in connection with the disposal of the corresponding residues
•        Material flow balances / mass balances / economic feasibility studies


[updated 30.06.2024]
Teaching methods/Media:
•        Study trip

[updated 30.06.2024]
Recommended or required reading:
•        Bilitewski, Härdtle, Marek:, Abfallwirtschaft
•        Bidlingmaier: Biologische Abfallbehandlung
•        Bilitewski, Stegmann: Mechanisch-biologische Verfahren zur stoffspezifischen Abfallbeseitigung
•        Gallenkemper, Doedens: Getrennte Sammlung von Wertstoffen aus Hausmüll

[updated 30.06.2024]
 
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