Course: Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials for Sustainable Development

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Course title Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials for Sustainable Development
Course code TCPS/TWENU
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kuřitka Ivo, prof. Ing. et Ing. Ph.D. et Ph.D.
Course content
- The concept of sustainability and circularity - Renewable raw materials for nanoengineering - Safety of nanomaterials in relation to circularity - Sustainable nanotechnologies for energy - Sustainable nanotechnologies for fuels - Sustainable nanotechnologies for chemistry - Biological, environmental and agrotechnical nanotechnologies and nanomaterials - Risk reduction and responsibility - Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - Socioeconomic aspects

Learning activities and teaching methods
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Individual work of students
  • Preparation for examination - 100 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 25 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of macromolecular chemistry, polymer processing and physical chemistry is expected.
learning outcomes
The student has knowledge in the area of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, taking into account the specific features of nanotechnology and nanomaterials.
The student knows the risks of nanomaterials and the requirements for managing them in order to enable circularity.
The student understands the principles of, and has an overview of, energy and fuel, chemical, biological, environmental and agricultural applications of nanotechnologies.
The student knows the principles and working procedures of LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) and the interpretation of its results.
Skills
The student understands the relationships between the theoretical and practical aspects of nanotechnologies and nanomaterials, products and their applications in the circular economy, their use and post-consumer fate including recycling, and the impact of these areas on the environment.
The student is able to think critically in this field and to analyse problems and situations professionally, both in the technical area and in related areas of LCA and nanosafety.
The student is able to propose and find solutions in this field with an appropriate degree of creativity and originality.
The student can place a specific problem within the broader context of socio-economic aspects.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Individual work of students
E-learning
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Skills
Individual work of students
Text analysis
E-learning
Exercises on PC
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of seminar paper
Oral examination
Recommended literature
  • DHALL, Subhadarshini, Ayushi NIGAM, Movva HARSHAVARDHAN, Amitava MUKHERJEE and Priyanka SRIVASTAVA. A comprehensive overview of methods involved in nanomaterial production and waste disposal from research labs and industries and existing regulatory guidelines for handling engineered nanomaterials. 2024, ISSN 2590-1826.
  • HAUSCHILD, Michael Z.; ROSENBAUM, Ralph K.; OLSEN, Stig Irving (eds.). Life Cycle Assessment: Theory and Practice. Cham: Springer International Publishing. 2017.
  • HORNYAK, Gabor L, John J MOORE, Harry F TIBBALS and Joydeep DUTTA. Fundamentals of nanotechnology.. Boca Raton, 2009. ISBN 142004804X.
  • POKRAJAC, Lisa, Ali ABBAS, Wojciech CHRZANOWSKI, Goretty M DIAS, Benjamin J EGGLETON, Steven MAGUIRE, Elicia MAINE, Timothy MALLOY, Jatin NATHWANI, Linda NAZAR, Adrienne SIPS, Jun?ichi SONE, Albert VAN DEN BERG, Paul S WEISS and Sushanta MITRA. Nanotechnology for a Sustainable Future: Addressing Global Challenges with the International Network4Sustainable Nanotechnology. ACS Nano. 2021, ISSN 1936-0851.
  • RODRÍGUEZ-ROJAS, María del Pilar, Victoria BUSTOS-TERRONES, María Yesenia DÍAZ-CÁRDENAS, Edna VÁZQUEZ-VÉLEZ and Horacio MARTÍNEZ. Life Cycle Assessment of Green Synthesis of TiO2 Nanoparticles vs. Chemical Synthesis. Sustainability. 2024, ISSN 2071-1050.
  • SZEKELY, Gyorgy and Andrew LIVINGSTON. Sustainable nanoscale engineering : from materials design to chemical processing. Amsterdam, 2020. ISBN 978-0-12-814681-1.
  • WIEDERRECHT, Gary P, Renaud BACHELOT, Hui XIONG, Konstantinos TERMENTZIDIS, Alexandre NOMINÉ, Jier HUANG, Prashant V KAMAT, Elena A ROZHKOVA, Anirudha SUMANT, Michele OSTRAAT, Prashant K JAIN, Chris HECKLE, Jie LI and Krzysztof Z PUPEK. Nanomaterials and Sustainability. ACS Energy Letters. 2023, ISSN 3443?3449.


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