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Modeling the Impacts of Changes in Waste Management on Key Technologies
Jadrný, Josef ; Suzová, Jana (referee) ; Weidlich, Tomáš (referee) ; Pavlas, Martin (advisor)
The doctoral thesis focuses on waste management planning in the Czech Republic with regard to key technologies. The operation of processing facilities is influenced by strategic documents that reflect the legislative framework of the EU and the Czech Republic. Due to the introduction of new principles and evaluation criteria, it is necessary to regularly update the Waste Management Plan at the state and regional level, according to the Waste Act No. 541/2020 Coll. When creating new strategic documents, emphasis should be placed on the use of available computing tools, inter-regional cooperation and the specific formulation of goals and measures. The individual goals of waste management must be taken into account when operating existing facilities and also when planning the necessary infrastructure. The attention in this text is devoted to the analysis of the current state of waste management in the Liberec Region with a focus on key technologies. The mentioned approaches and recommendations can be further applied to any region of the Czech Republic.
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Utilization of waste in the context of current legislative measures and principles of circular economy
Dočekal, Petr ; Vymazal, Petr (referee) ; Chorazy, Tomáš (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with the use of selected types of waste under the conditions of current legislation in force in the Czech Republic. It focuses on plastic packaging waste and sewage sludge – waste generated from municipal wastewater treatment. The aim of the work was to process a search of current legislation and strategic documents in the field of waste management in the context of the principles of circular economy and then design and then critical evaluation of the optimal system of utilization of the above waste based on the principles of circular economy. Both its strengths and weaknesses as well as basic economic parameters were described. The first part of the work is a description and current methods of waste management and search for legislation and strategic documents at the EU and Czech level. In the second part, the optimal circulatory method of waste management is designed and evaluated. A delivery system is currently in place for plastic packaging waste. The bachelor work deals with a new system of taking back PET bottles and compares their strengths and weaknesses. For the sewage sludge, drying and subsequent pyrolysis were chosen as the optimal treatment method, which seems to be a very efficient method.
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Harvesting and reuse of cellulose from wastewater
Kobzová, Kamila ; Úterský, Michal (referee) ; Hlavínek, Petr (advisor)
The goal of this diploma thesis is to highlight the properties of cellulose fibers obtained from waste water and the importance of recycling of raw materials. The main objective is then to further explore the possibilities of using cellulose fibers as a valuable product on the market. The practical part of the thesis is focused on specific research of cellulose properties and design of equipment for sewage treatment plant according to its size.
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Acquiring of phosphorus from sewage sludge
Boubínová, Marie ; Chorazy, Tomáš (referee) ; Hlavínek, Petr (advisor)
The diploma thesis is focused on phosphorus recovery from sewage sludge. In the first part of the thesis, research of phosphorus recovery from sewage sludge is explained. Reusing of phosphorus, a critical material of mankind, is expressed with the principles of the circular economy. The second part of the thesis defines the potential of phosphorus extraction from sewage sludge from medium-sized (Trutnov WWTP) and large (Modřice WWTP) wastewater treatment plant and a technical and economic study of the proposed phosphorus recycling system at these wastewater treatment plants is described.
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Technologies of reuse of wastewater in place of need
Podhrázský, Martin ; Ševčík, Jan (referee) ; Hlavínek, Petr (advisor)
Final thesis is focusing on possibilities hidden in the potential of wastewaters in sewers. The goal of this thesis is to present technologies and experiences with water reclamation and with heat recovery systems using wastewaters as a source of heat energy. The theoretical part is divided in two main topics. The first topic is focused on bringing important knowledge and experiences with designing and operating decentralized sewer mining systems, which are, due to less favourable environmental conditions, largely applicated and developed in countries such as Australia, California, etc. The second topic is focusing on heat recovery from sewage water and possibilities of heating and cooling buildings. A possibility of using heat energy from sewage for heating and cooling a swimming pool building located in Brno, Czech Republic was assessed in the last part of this thesis. As a source of wastewater was considered a sewer main located near the pool building. Payback periods and economical effectivity of investing into wastewater heat recovery system was compared with centralized heat supply system, which is a very common source of heat energy in Czech Republic.
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The use of asphalt recycled materials in the base and subbase layers of pavements
Tanečková, Pavlína ; Hýzl, Petr (referee) ; Stehlík, Dušan (advisor)
This thesis consists of theoretical and practical parts. The theoretical part gathers available information on the current state of construction and demolition waste management. This part discusses foreign experiences with SDW management, provides basic information on the introduction of circular economy. Equally important is the environmental impact, which is discussed from the perspective of Decree No 283/2023 Coll. It also provides basic information on construction and demolition waste and describes the recycling process. It also discusses the most common types of recyclates and their use in roads. The practical part of this thesis verifies the possibilities of using asphalt recyclates and their mixtures cemented with asphalt emulsion or hydraulic binder. The main objective was to verify the possibilities of using these recyclates in cemented subbase layers for urban roads. These possibilities were verified and then compared by means of laboratory tests. Finally, a comparison of cemented mixtures of asphalt recyclates with specific binder dosage and low temperature heating of the mixture for optimum compaction to the desired strength values using recyclates is made.
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Possibilities of using recycled materials for the green roofs constructions
Skalková, Markéta ; Žák, Antonín (referee) ; Žižková, Nikol (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with the issue of using recycled building materials in the green roofs. It studies the history, function, benefits and negative impacts, composition, division and structural layers of green roofs. The work describes the production, application and common features of recycled building materials. It determines the basic properties of selected recyclates and evaluates their partial suitability as some of the layers of a green roof.
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Advanced optimisation model for circular economy
Pluskal, Jaroslav ; Bednář, Josef (referee) ; Šomplák, Radovan (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with application optimization method in circular economy branch. The introduction is focused on explaining main features of the issue and its benefits for economy and environment. Afterwards are mentioned some obstacles, which are preventing transition from current waste management. Mathematical apparatus, which is used in practical section, is described in the thesis. Core of the thesis is mathematical optimization model, which is implemented in the GAMS software, and generator of input data is made in VBA. The model includes all of significant waste management options with respect to economic and enviromental aspect, including transport. Functionality is then demostrated on a small task. Key thesis result is application of the model on real data concerning Czech Republic. In conclusion an analysis of computation difficulty, given the scale of the task, is accomplished.
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Optimization of recycled concrete materials from precast concrete elements and their characteristics for building information model
Venkrbec, Václav ; Mésároš,, Peter (referee) ; Šuhajda, Karel (referee) ; Henková, Svatava (advisor)
The dissertation thesis deals with the use of recycled concrete aggregates obtained from deconstructed parts of a precast panels’ apartment building. Furthermore, the work presents an optimization supplier-logistics algorithm to achieve a wider application of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) in structural concrete in a new building. As part of the newly developed optimization algorithm of ready-mixed concrete suppliers, non-graphical data from the building information model (BIM) were intensively used. The work also addresses the transfer of data from and back to the information model and the definition of characteristics needed to optimize the entire process. At the theoretical level, the work deals with a comprehensive literature review of the above-mentioned fields. The experimental part of the work is focused on materials research carried out in order to verify the suitability of a particular type of RAC for structural use. The work introduces the procedures and test results of two types of recycled aggregates and then presents a range of recycled concrete recipes with partial replacement of aggregates for RCAs, obtained from prefabricated panels of high-rise buildings. The gained test results show the technical suitability of the tested RCA sources for producing medium-strength structural RAC. A significant part of the analytically oriented experimental part of the work is the logistic optimization scenario with its own matrix-based discrete algorithm and economic graphical evaluation. The case study examines the relevance of the proposed algorithm on a real scenario, namely the construction of the scientific technology institute CEITEC in Brno. Furthermore, the work summarizes the issue of BIM and presents a methodology for handling non-graphical information of the building model to define the characteristics of recycled concrete in buildings. The conclusions are addressed both for practice and for the development of scientific disciplines. The work provides
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(MATERIAL) – CONSCIOUS DESIGN
Filípková, Valentýna ; Václavková, Maria Nina (referee) ; Tobola, Ondřej (advisor)
The online platform consciousdesign.cz, created as the output of the thesis, provides sources for possible conscious approaches to design. It consists of a database of innovative materials, research texts, related links and interviews with designers, material specialists, scientists and technologists. The website can serve as a starting point for students and designers who are interested in current possibilities and new ways leading to design that is responsible to nature and humans.
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