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Industrial Ecology, 6 ECTS credits.
/Industriell ekologi/
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 54
Rec. self-study hours: 106
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Area of Education: Science
Main field of studies: Mechanical Engineering,
Energy- and Environmental Engineering
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): A
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Aim:
The course aims at developing the participantsâ?T understanding of a proactive approach to the prevention of environmental impact from products, organisations and technical systems. This will be accomplished since the participant will be able to;
- evaluate environmental impact from material and energy flows in a life cycle perspective based on thermodynamics and suggest improvements with the awareness of the risk for problem shifting
- apply material strategies such as dematerialisation, substitution and waste hierarchies regarding different products
- describe the usability of different tools and strategies for optimising material and energy flows in a life cycle perspective
- on a general level analyse how cooperation between different actors regarding material and energy resources can be developed
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Admittance requirements for master programme at LiTH or at least two years engineering studies at university level. Large Technical Systems and the Environement or a comparable basic course in Environmental Science is compulsory
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Supplementary courses:
Management systems and sustainability, Resources effcicient products
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Organisation:
The course includes lectures, guest lectures and different levels of group assignments.
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Course contents:
- Material strategies with special emphasis on waste and recycling: Waste management in practice, Waste hierarchy, Reuse, Material and Energy recycling, Land-fills, Urban and Land-fill mining, Resource dissipation, Exergy and entropy, Dematerialisation, Transmaterialisation, Material and substance selection, Service-life, Use of by-products, Producersâ?T responsibility
- Tools and concepts for environmental systems analysis with special emphasis on material flow analyses: Problem shifting â?" tool selection, Material flow analyses, Total material requirement, Direct material input, Material intensity per service, Ecological rucksacks, Ecological footprint, Substance flow analyses, Life-cycle assessments
- Industrial symbiosis â?" occurrence and typology, Eco-industrial parks, Development of industrial symbiosis, Socio-economic dimensions of industrial symbiosis
- Business dimensions and insights into the conditions for a company in the recycling business
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Course literature:
Industrial ecology and sustainable engineering, T.E. Graedel, B.R. Allenby, Pearson Education, ISBN:0138140340
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Examination: |
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A written examination
Approved assignments
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4 ECTS
2 ECTS
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Active participation in group assignments. |
Course language is English.
Department offering the course: IEI.
Director of Studies: Niclas Svensson
Examiner: Joakim Krook
Link to the course homepage at the department
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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