CME8065 : Recycling and Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Materials
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Professor Mark Geoghegan
- Other Staff: Dr Colin Hare
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
This module aims to provide advanced knowledge and understanding of materials extraction, processing and recycling as a basis for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of products to facilitate environmental sustainability.
Outline Of Syllabus
Mineral resources, reserves classification and distribution of resources, extraction and processing of minerals.
Circular economy and sustainable development.
Critical raw materials and factors affecting recycling.
Recycling technologies for metals, alloys, ceramics, polymers and composite materials.
Life cycle assessment techniques illustrated with case studies: Washing machines, electric cars, Building components, mobile phones.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 15 | 1:00 | 15:00 | Lectures |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 3 | 2:00 | 6:00 | Support lectures in LCA. |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 30:00 | 30:00 | Assessment preparation (Case Study) |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 | Tutorials and computer software training sessions |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 39:00 | 39:00 | Formative tests and assimilating notes |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Lectures convey the underlying engineering science and the approaches required to apply this to the discipline- specific problems identified.
Tutorials support the students' private-study in reading around the lecture material and learning to solve the practical engineering problems posed by the Tutorial Questions using computer software.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | 1 | M | 100 | Case Study (approx. 2000 words) |
Zero Weighted Pass/Fail Assessments
| Description | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | M | Testing theoretical understanding and practical problem solving skills. |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Formative assessments provides an appropriate way to assess both theoretical understanding and practical problem solving skills.
The assignment enables a more realistic engineering problem to be considered and assesses the required information acquisition and software use skills. It also develops the ability to apply the broad base of scientific principles which underpin engineering design, in conjunction with a deeper knowledge and understanding in a specific subject area.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- CME8065's Timetable