Recycling Technologies D
Aalto University
<ul><li>Introduction to the value chain of metals from mining to recycling.</li><li>Fundamental concepts in plastics production, plastic waste processing, and plastics recycling.</li><li>Concepts of circular economy and resource efficiency.</li><li>Steps in metal recycling process: mechanical pre-processing, hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical processing.</li><li>Mechanical and chemical recycling of plastics: current status, challenges, and emerging technologies. </li><li>Challenges in metal recycling: waste management, waste collection, thermodynamic limitations, economic feasibility. </li><li>Environmental impacts of waste materials and their recycling processes. </li><li>Principles of life cycle assessment (LCA) and challenges.</li></ul>
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Course dates
22 October 2025 - 02 December 2025
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Course organizer
Rodrigo Serna Guerrero, Jukka Niskanen
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Place/Venue
School of Chemical Engineering / Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
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City
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Country
Finland
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Workload
5
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Link
https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?...
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