Recycling Engineering

Course title

C0039000

Course description

Securing metals and energy resources is extremely important for Japan to achieve sustainable development. In this lecture, you will learn the basics of resources and energy, and acquire the ability to consider resource and energy issues.

Purpose of class

It aims to acquire basic knowledge about domestic and foreign resources and energy, and to cultivate the ability to analyze the current state of resources and energy by comprehensively grasping economic efficiency and environment.

Goals and objectives

We can acquire basic knowledge about metal and energy resources and explain some of the resource acquisition technologies required for our country.
We can clarify the characteristics and uses of metal and energy resources necessary for Japan to achieve sustainable development in the future.
We understand the characteristics and principles of resource recovery technologies and energy systems and can explain them in detail.

Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

	Report	Final exam	Total.
1.	15%	15%	30%
2.	10%	25%	35%
3.	15%	20%	35%
Total.	40%	60%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

Report and final exam (40:60).
S: More than total 90%. A: More than total 80%. B: More than total 70%. C: More than total 60%. D: Less than total 59%.

Language

Japanese

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1.	Guidance for this lecture Basics of resources and energy	Refer to the syllabus Refer to Chapter 1 of the handout	180minutes
2.	Status of resources in Japan	Review to Chapter 1 of the handout Refer to Chapter 2 of the handout	180minutes
3.	Ore type and mineral processing technology	Review to Chapter 2 of the handout Refer to Chapter 3 of the handout	180minutes
4.	Basics of steel smelting	Review to Chapter 3 of the handout Refer to Chapter 4 of the handout	180minutes
5.	Basics of non-ferrous metal refining Report Assignment	Review to Chapter 4 of the handout Refer to Chapter 5 of the handout	180minutes
5.	Basics of non-ferrous metal refining Report Assignment	In the report assignment, you will consider the current publicly available data on resources and refining that you have studied so far, and select the resources that you will need in the future.	120minutes
6.	Fossil energy resources and global environmental issues	Review to Chapter 5 of the handout Refer to Chapter 6 of the handout	180minutes
7.	Renewable and Nuclear Energy	Review to Chapter 6 of the handout Refer to Chapter 7 of the handout	180minutes
8.	Basics of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Report Assignment	Review to Chapter 7 of the handout Refer to Chapter 8 of the handout	180minutes
8.	Basics of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Report Assignment	In the report assignment, you will research the next-generation energy sources you have studied, propose your own best energy mix based on the current data, and explain the rationale for your proposal.	120minutes
9.	Principles and Methods of Separation	Review to Chapter 8 of the handout Refer to Chapter 9 of the handout	180minutes
10.	Fundamentals of Separation Engineering 1 (Dry Separation)	Review to Chapter 9 of the handout Refer to Chapter 10 of the handout	180minutes
11.	Fundamentals of Separation Engineering 2 (Wet Separation) Report Assignment	Review to Chapter 10 of the handout Refer to Chapter 11 of the handout	180minutes
11.		In the report assignment, you will describe multiple reaction systems based on the chemical perspective of the separation and recovery technologies you have studied, and discuss the rationale for the possible selection of separation technologies for different applications.	120minutes
12.	Recycling of useful metal resources from urban mines	Review to Chapter 11 of the handout Refer to Chapter 12 of the handout	180minutes
13.	Separation and recovery of energy resources from spent nuclear fuel	Review to Chapter 12 of the handout Refer to Chapter 13 of the handout	180minutes
14.	Final exam and description for the final test	Review to Chapter 1-13 of the handout After the final exam, explanation of the answer	220minutes
Total.	-	-	2920minutes

Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.

ways of feedback	specific contents about "Other"
授業内と授業外でフィードバックを行います。

Textbooks and reference materials

・Handout is distributed if necessary
・Reference 「原子力がひらく世紀」　日本原子力学会編
・Reference 「エネルギー白書」経済産業省編
・Reference 「鉄鋼製錬」　日本金属学会編
・Reference 「非鉄金属製錬」日本金属学会編
・Reference 「鉄と鉄鋼がわかる本」新日本製鐵編

Prerequisites

Physics and Chemistry

Office hours and How to contact professors for questions

Tuesday 12:30〜13:00

Regionally-oriented

Non-regionally-oriented course

Development of social and professional independence

Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge

Active-learning course

N/A

Course by professor with work experience

Work experience	Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable
Applicable	Using the experience in developing reprocessing processes on nuclear power plant, I will teach separation science required for metal refining.

Education related SDGs:the Sustainable Development Goals

4.QUALITY EDUCATION
7.AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
9.INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
12.RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION

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