ENE4506 - Materials and the environment

Leader: J R Sellar and G P Simon

Offered

Clayton First semester 2009 (Day)

Synopsis

Reclamation of materials (metals, ceramics, polymers and composites); recycle, reuse, reduce; choice between energy recovery or landfill. Processing properties and potential end uses of recycled materials. Politics and local issues of recycling (overseas and Australian). Biodegradation of materials. Energy by-products and greenhouse gas load of production and recycling. Economics of materials production - cradle-to-grave analysis (dollars, energy, pollution). Market failure.

Assessment

Examinations: 50%
Assignments: 30%
Oral presentations: 20%

Contact hours

24 lectures and 24 tutorials

Prerequisites

ENE2503 or MTE2511, MTE2512 and MTE2530