TECHNOLOGY OF RECOVERY AND RECYCLING OF MATERIALS

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

000109L

Academic Year of enrolment:

2019

Year of supply:

2019/2020

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Disciplinary Sector:

Commodity Studies

Language:

Italian

Location:

PESCARA

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

SIMBOLI Alberto

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

153

Prerequisites:

none

Objectives

The course aims to complete the student's business-economic training with theoretical-methodological and applicative contents useful to deepen, in an eco-industrial perspective, the problems of the recovery and recycling of materials in modern production systems.
Acquirable skills:

Knowledge and ability to understand
- illustrating the basic elements of production from an “input-output system” perspective;
- describe the main environmental criticalities of industrial production

Autonomy of judgment
- analyse economic, business and environmental aspects of industrial production
- recognize and apply the most appropriate recovery and recycling solutions in a life cycle perspective

Communication skills
- correct use of technical terminology.

Contents

The course provides an overview of the issues related to the recovery and recycling of materials in modern production systems. The "end of life" of durable goods and Eco-design and Reverse Logistics as a means to minimize the environmental impact of products and processes throughout their life cycle are also treated.

Extended Syllabus

INTRODUCTION
- Key concepts
- Sources, methods and tools of study

PRODUCTION: TECHNICAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
- Production: process, products, supply chains
- Technological, economic and environmental constraints
- Analysis of the environmental aspects of a product or a process

MATERIALS IN PRODUCTION
- Classification of materials and families
- Characteristics and properties of materials
- Environmental criticalities in the management of materials

MATERIALS RECOVERY AND RECYCLING
- 5R options (definition, characteristics, effects on the supply chain, benefits, critical issues, examples)
a) reduction
b) reuse and multiple use
c) remanufacturing
d) recycling: all options with examples of materials
e) recovery
- Industrial symbiosis

DURABLE GOODS
- Definitions
- Dismissed durable goods
- Extended producer responsibility
- Eco-Design
- Reverse Logistics

MANAGEMENT OF THE END-LIFE OF DURABLE GOODS
- WEEE and VFU management systems in Italy

Recommended Bibliography

Supplementary material provided by the teacher (contact by e-mail)

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

The course is structured in 72 hours of frontal teaching, divided into 2-hours modules, according to the academic calendar. The frontal teaching consists of theoretical lessons (lectures) and seminars held by business experts on the topics covered

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The final exam consists of an oral examination with an evaluation in thirtieths. The object of examination reflect those treated during the course. In order to pass the exam it is necessary a correct use of the terminology and a clear and concise exposition that highlights the logical connections between the aspects considered.

Contacts/More Information

E-mail: alberto.simboli@unich.it
Office time: Mon. 3-5 pm

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