Program Overview

Program Overview

The Emerging Waste Carbon Resource Utilizations program is a professional elective course offered by the China-UK Low Carbon College. The course focuses on the emerging waste renewable carbon resources and the low-carbon technology for their utilizations.

Course Information

• Course Code: ENVR8164
• Credit Hours: 16
• Credits: 1
• Course Name: Emerging Waste Carbon Resource Utilizations
• Course Type: Professional elective course
• Language of Instruction: English
• School: China-UK Low Carbon College
• Prerequisite: None
• Teacher: Chen Xi

Course Description

The course introduces the carbon circulation in the Earth's spheres, including the associated natural processes and the exchange direction from one sphere to another. It covers the emerging waste carbon resources, including agricultural wastes, oceanic waste, waste cooking oils, waste plastics, and CO2. The course also explores the low-carbon technologies to convert these resources into fuels, chemicals, and materials to supplement or replace non-renewable fossil resources.

Learning Outcomes

The main learning outcomes of this module include:

• Understanding the carbon circulation on Earth's different spheres
• Identifying the factors that have induced the disruption of carbon circulation and the elevated atmospheric CO2 and global warming
• Learning the basic information of renewable carbon resources, their types, and characteristics
• Understanding the low-carbon technologies to transform renewable carbon resources into valuable fuels and chemicals

Class Schedule and Requirements

The course is taught over 8 weeks, covering the following topics:

• Week 1: Global warming and climate change
• Week 2: Carbon circulation and renewable carbon resources
• Week 3: Agricultural waste utilization
• Week 4: Oceanic waste utilization
• Week 5: Plastic waste utilization
• Week 6: Cooking oil waste utilization
• Week 7: Carbon dioxide utilization
• Week 8: Final project presentation

Grading

The grading is based on:

• Attendance: 10%
• Assignments: 20%
• In-class tasks: 30%
• Final project: 40%

Textbooks and Other Materials

There are no required textbooks for this course.

Notes

The course is designed to prepare students for their future participation in environmental-related companies, research institutes, and universities, contributing to shaping a green, low-carbon, and sustainable society.