Checking date: 21/05/2024


Course: 2024/2025

Circularity and Recycling
(19526)
Master in Circular Engineering (Plan: 497 - Estudio: 384)
EPI


Coordinating teacher: RABANAL JIMENEZ, MARIA EUGENIA

Department assigned to the subject: Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering Department

Type: Compulsory
ECTS Credits: 3.0 ECTS

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Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
There are no prerequisites.
Objectives
* To deepen on the advantages of applying sustainable strategies and discover their positive impact. * Identify current disruptive technologies that can be implemented to gain sustainability, competitiveness and/or efficiency. * Acquire a transversal vision that helps to develop good business practices. * Acquire skills to design, optimize and implement circular engineering and sustainable development strategies in industrial processes
Skills and learning outcomes
Description of contents: programme
Session 1.- Presentation of the course (MERJ) Impact of Materials on the Environment. Sustainability. 17 Sustainable Development Goals Block 1.- Integral Management and Treatment of Solid Wastes Session 2: Fundamental concepts: Reuse, Reduction, Recycling, Recovery, Separation, and Valuation (EMRN). Block 2.-Circularity in the recycling processes of simple and complex systems: (Analysis and treatment of systems: case studies) Session 3.- Recycling processes and revalorization treatments of metallic materials (EMRN). Session 4.- Recycling processes and revalorization treatments of polymeric and composite materials (MAMC). Session 5.- Recycling processes and revalorization treatments of ceramic materials (MERJ) Block 3.- Logistics in product revaluation and recycling processes in different sectors. Recycling processes and revalorization treatments of textile industry products (MAMC). Session 7.- Recycling processes and revalorization treatments of complex electronic devices (MERJ) Session 8.- Recycling processes and revalorization treatments of batteries and accumulators (MERJ). Session 9.- Recycling processes and revalorization treatments of solar panels (MERJ) Session 10.- Recycling processes and revalorization treatments of wind turbines (MAMC). Session 11.- Recycling processes and revalorization treatments of products coming from the automotive industry (EMRN) Session 12.- Recycling processes and revalorization treatments of products coming from the aeronautical industry (EMRN/MAMC). Individual Works (documented report and oral presentation) Session 13.- Oral presentation and defense (MAMC/MERJ/EMRN) Session 14.- Oral presentation and defense (MAMC/MERJ/EMRN)
Learning activities and methodology
* Handling of scientific articles related to the contents of the course. * Writing of an individual report * Oral presentation and defense of the Individual work * Attendance to the necessary tutorials with the professors of the course.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 60
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40




The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.