Characterization of recyclable materials | Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: Characterization of recyclable materials (17.Z450)

Native organizations units: Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Environmental Engineering (Year: 4, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Scientific-professional
Scientific or art field	Fizičke metode u inženjerstvu zaštite životne i radne sredine Environment Protection Engineering
ECTS	4

Students learn to perform basic techniques of solid recyclable materials testing and interpretation of results.

Ability of quality assessment of materials pertaining to specific applications,especially from a viewpoint of the quality of the recycled material compared to the starting material.

Physical properties important for recyclable materials (mechanical, electrical, thermal and optical properties of solid materials). Basics of methods for investigating the recyclable materials (UV/VIS/NIR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, FTIR, NMR, SEM, AFM, TEM, DSC, DTA, IIT). Plastics. Optical, mechanical and thermal properties of plastics. Rubber. Determination of chemical composition of rubber. Thermal properties of rubber.Glass, types. Glass structure. Optical, mechanical and thermal properties of glass. Metals. Electrical, mechanical and thermal properties of metals. Quality relation of representative features of anew and recycled materials.

Lectures. Exercises. Consultation.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Editor	Conservation and recycling Of resources: new research	2006	Nova Science Publishers	English
Schlesinger, M.E.	Aluminum Recycling	2017	CRC Press, New York	English
James E. Mark, Burak Erman, Frederick R. Eirich	Science and Technology of Rubber	2005	Elsevier	English
Goodship, V.	Introduction to Plastics Recyclyng	2007	Smithers Rapra Technology Limited	English
Manas Chanda, Salil K. Roy	Plastics Technology Handbook	2007	CRC Press	English