ENE2503 - Material properties and recycling

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Overview

This unit will give you an appreciation of materials, their place in the environment and ways of dealing with their presence in the waste stream. You will gain a basic understanding of the structure and properties of the main classes of materials: metals, polymers and ceramics. You will learn about the ways in which these different materials can be disposed of, ranging from incineration, recycling and degradation, and the technologies involved in these processes. The advantages of these methods, as opposed simply to landfill, will be discussed. Methods of sorting of different materials from the waste stream into their various components will also be covered.

Offerings

S2-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Professor Aijun Huang

Unit Coordinator(s)

Professor Aijun Huang

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment summary

Continuous assessment: 65%

Final assessment: 35%

This unit contains a hurdle requirement that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. You are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final assessment component. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.

Assessment

1 - Tests

2 - Assignments

3 - Labs

4 - Final assessment

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Applied sessions

Laboratories

Lectures

Workshops

Workload requirements

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.

Other unit costs

Costs are indicative and subject to change.

Electronics, calculators and tools, at your own cost:
You are required to have a Faculty-approved scientific calculator - approximately $50

Protective clothing and equipment, at your own cost:

Laboratory coat - approximately $35 to $50
Safety glasses - approximately $8, or prescription safety glasses (if required) - approximately $350
Laboratory-appropriate enclosed footwear (non-porous material, equipped with non-absorbent, slip-resistant soles)

Availability in areas of study

Specialisation:
Environmental engineering