Contemporary technologies and their impact on the environment WF-OB-WSTOS
The course "Contemporary Technologies and Their Impact on the Environment" comprises 30 hours and is divided into fifteen two-hour sessions. The aim of the course is to familiarize students with various technologies (raw materials used, products obtained, main operations and unit processes, generated waste/by-products, etc.) and the impact of these technologies (including the extraction of raw materials and the products themselves) on the environment. The sessions are a mix of conventional lectures and discussion and seminar sessions (developed by students, including those based on the technology they choose). The course will cover selected organic and inorganic industrial technologies, such as oil extraction technology, sulfuric acid production, pharmaceuticals, fertilizers, and issues related to the textile and food industries. Schematics of selected technologies will be presented and their potential environmental impact will be discussed.
Teaching Methods
The course will include conventional lectures, discussion sessions, and seminar sessions led by students. The presentations will be followed by a discussion on the technology and its impact on the environment and human health.
Program Content
1. Organizational Activities
2. General Operational Problems of Chemical Plants
3. Technologies Selected by Students and the Instructor during Organizational Activities
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Term 2023/24_L:
The subject Contemporary technologies and their impact on the environment comprises 30 hours and is divided into fifteen two-hour meetings. These meetings will be in the form of a mixture of conventional and conversation lectures and seminar lectures (developed by students) including a technology of the student's choice. The course will cover selected organic and inorganic industrial technologies, e.g. oil extraction technology, sulphuric acid production, drugs, fertilisers, textile or food industry issues. Diagrams of selected technologies will be presented and their potential impact on the environment will be discussed. |
Term 2024/25_L:
The subject Contemporary technologies and their impact on the environment comprises 30 hours and is divided into fifteen two-hour meetings. These meetings will be in the form of a mixture of conventional and conversation lectures and seminar lectures (developed by students) including a technology of the student's choice. The course will cover selected organic and inorganic industrial technologies, e.g. oil extraction technology, sulphuric acid production, drugs, fertilisers, textile or food industry issues. Diagrams of selected technologies will be presented and their potential impact on the environment will be discussed. |
Term 2025/26_L:
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with various technologies (raw materials used, products obtained, main operations and unit processes, generated waste/by-products, etc.) and the impact of these technologies (including the extraction of raw materials and the products themselves) on the environment. The course consists of a mix of conventional lectures and tutorials and seminars (developed by students, including those based on the technology they choose). The course will cover selected organic and inorganic industrial technologies, such as oil extraction technology, sulfuric acid production, pharmaceutical and fertilizer production, and issues related to the textile and food industries. Schematics of selected technologies will be presented and their potential environmental impact will be discussed. Teaching Methods: Course Content: |
(in Polish) E-Learning
Term 2022/23_L: (in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy | Term 2025/26_L: (in Polish) E-Learning | Term 2024/25_L: (in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy | Term 2021/22_L: (in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy | Term 2023/24_L: (in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy | Term 2019/20_L: (in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy |
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
(in Polish) Opis nakładu pracy studenta w ECTS
Term 2025/26_L: 1 ECTS = 25-30 hours
lecture attendance: 30 hours
class preparation: 30 hours
total hours: 60 [60/30(25)=2]
number of ECTS: 2 | Term 2023/24_L: ECTS Description
1 ECTS =. 25-30 hours
participation in lectures: 30 hrs.
preparation for the credit colloquium: 30 hrs.
consultations: 5 hours
preparation for lectures: 15 hours
total hours: 80 [80/30(25)=3]
ECTS number: 3 | Term 2024/25_L: ECTS Description
1 ECTS =. 25-30 hours
participation in lectures: 30 hrs.
preparation for the credit colloquium: 30 hrs.
consultations: 5 hours
preparation for lectures: 15 hours
total hours: 80 [80/30(25)=3]
ECTS number: 3 |
Subject level
Learning outcome code/codes
Type of subject
Preliminary Requirements
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
The student describes a selected technology, uses appropriate vocabulary, identifies the impact of a given technology's components on the environment and human health, and compares contemporary and earlier solutions used in a given technology (T.03).
The student analyzes the impact of a given technology's components on the environment and human health, formulates accurate conclusions, expresses himself/herself clearly, and argues his/her position (T.03).
1 ECTS = 25-30 hours
Lecture attendance: 30 hours
Class preparation: 30 hours
Total hours: 60 [60/30(25)=2]
Number of ECTS: 2
Assessment criteria
Two excused absences are permitted. Students prepare two presentations on technologies of their choice during organisational classes. The final grade for the course is the average of the grades for the presentations. When grading, the following aspects of the presentations are taken into account: labour intensity, clarity, comprehensibility, references to literature, manner of presentation, etc.
Bibliography
Primary literature -
Complementary literature:
1. (red.) Greń P., Skalski D., Kosmala J., Śledzik W. Przestrzeń technologiczna i środowisko. T. 2, Środowisko - technologia i energia - bezpieczeństwo. Wydawnictwo Naukowe FNCE; Akademia Nauk Stosowanych w Wałczu; Poznań, Chomęcice, Wałcz 2021
2. (red.) Gajdek G., Puchalski C. Uwarunkowania produkcji żywności. Cz. 3.
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego; Rzeszów 2022
3. Matuszewska A., Owczuk M., Biernat K. Current Trends in Waste Plastics’ Liquefaction into Fuel Fraction: A Review. Energies 2022, 15, 2719
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Term 2023/24_L:
Primary literature - items: 1, 2, 3. 1. Molenda Jacek: Technologia chemiczna. WSiP, Warszawa 1997. |
Term 2024/25_L:
Primary literature - items: 1, 2, 3. 1. Molenda Jacek: Technologia chemiczna. WSiP, Warszawa 1997. |
Term 2025/26_L:
Primary literature - Complementary literature: |
Notes
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Term 2023/24_L:
Students are required to know the basic processes discussed in the course "Fundamentals of Process Engineering" |
Term 2024/25_L:
Students are required to know the basic processes discussed in the course "Fundamentals of Process Engineering" |
Additional information
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