Residual Resources Engineering and Industrial Ecology
Residual Resources Engineering aims to sustainably manage, reuse, and minimize the impact of residual resources (such as waste) generated by human activity. Society is facing an immense demand for resources and at the same time is generating increasing amounts of residues. In order to use this residual resource and avoid the impacts of the contaminants in the residues, a holistic technological approach according to Industrial Ecology principles is needed. This requires characterization of the residues, understanding of mass and substance flows, design of conversion technologies and resource recovery and recycling systems, as well as assessment of life cycle (direct and indirect) environmental impacts. Skills in mass balances, process engineering, material flow analysis and life cycle assessment are integrated into a social, legal and economic framework for optimizing waste management and utilization strategies.
An MSc in Environmental Engineering with specialist skills in residual resources eng. can:
- Characterize residual resources, including their resource value and contaminant content
- Design and implement technologies for residual resources collection, treatment, recycling, utilization and disposal
- Evaluate the impact of residual resources management in terms of emissions to air, soil and water resources
- Conduct material flow analysis and life cycle assessments of residual resource management systems
- Work with industry to identify and implement appropriate technologies for the sustainable management of residual resources
- Explain the processes, stoichiometry, kinetics, biochemistry and microbiology for transformation of residual resources
- Develop models for process monitoring, control and optimization
- Apply engineering concepts to sustainably manage residual resources in its relevant social, economic, legal and political context
Two options are available for this study track, depending on where you begin your degree:
Start at DTU, thesis at NTNU
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Semester 1
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Semester 2
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Summer School
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Semester 3
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Semester 4
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DTU
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DTU
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NTNU
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NTNU
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12130 Solid Waste Technology and Management (compulsory)(10 ECTS)
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12237 Chemicals in the Environment
(compulsory)
(10 ECTS)
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TEP5100 - Industrial Ecology, Project
(compulsory)
(15 ECTS)
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TEP4930 - Industrial Ecology, Master's Thesis
(compulsory)
(30 ECTS)
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Suggested elective courses:
12228 Urban Air Pollution (5 ECTS)
12772 Life Cycle Assessment of Products (10 ECTS)
12104 Modelling of Environmental Processes and Technologies (10 ECTS)
12139 Resource Engineering
(5 ECTS)
Other Electives max 10 ECTS per semester
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Suggested elective courses:
28871 Production of Biofuels
(10 ECTS)
12115 Wastewater treatment and valorization (10 ECTS)
12238 Priority Organic Pollutants- Transport, Distribution and Transformation (5 ECTS)
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Elective courses - choose between :
TEP4223 - Life Cycle Assessment
(7.5 ECTS)
or
TEP4285 - Material Flow Analysis (MFA1)
(7.5 ECTS)
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January 3 weeks elective courses
12132 LCA-Modeling of Waste Management (5 ECTS)
12240 Environmental Management, Innovation and Ethics (5 ECTS)
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June 3 weeks elective course
12774 Assessing Health, Environmental and Life Cycle Impacts (5 ECTS)
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Elective courses - choose between :
TEP4300 - Climate Change Mitigation
(7.5 ECTS)
or
TEP4305 - Industrial Ecology, Seminar Critical Review and Communication of Science
(7.5 ECTS)
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Start at NTNU, thesis at DTU
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Semester 1 (Autumn)
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Semester 2 (Spring)
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Summer School
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Semester 3
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Semester 4
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NTNU
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NTNU
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DTU
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DTU
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TEP4285 - Material Flow Analysis
(compulsory)
(7.5 ECTS)
TEP4223 Life cycle assessment
(compulsory)
(7.5 ECTS)
TEP4300 - Climate Change Mitigation
(compulsory)
(7.5 ECTS)
Electives:
TEP4310 - Solid Waste Technology and Resource Recovery
(7.5 ECTS)
TEP4221 - Python for Sustainability Analysis
(7.5 ECTS)
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TEP4220 - Environmental impact indicators for decision support
(compulsory)
(7.5 ECTS)
TEP4290 - Built Environment: Stock Dynamics and Climate Change (MFA2)
(compulsory)
(7.5 ECTS)
Choose at least 15 ECTS:
SØK1101 - Environmental and Resource Economics
(7.5 ECTS)
TEP4222 - Input-Output Analysis, Trade and Environment
(7.5 ECTS)
POL1003 -Environmental Politics and Resource Management
(7.5 ECTS)
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12130 Solid Waste Technology and Management (compulsory) (10 ECTS)
Suggested elective courses:
12104 Modelling of Environmental Processes and Technologies
(10 ECTS)
12139 Resource Engineering
(5 ECTS)
12228 Urban Air Pollution
(5 ECTS)
Other Electives max 10 ECTS per semester
January 3 weeks elective courses
12132 LCA-Modeling of Waste Management (5 ECTS)
12240 Environmental Management, Innovation and Ethics (5 ECTS)
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Thesis
(compulsory)
(30 ECTS)
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* Students must choose enough elective courses to reach a total of 30 ECTS in the Fall semester
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12132 LCA-Modeling of Waste Management Systems
(5 ECTS)
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Choose 2 of the 3 courses below:
TEP4290 - Modeling of Built Environment Systems
(7.5 ECTS)
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POL1003 - The politics of the Environment, Energy and Resource Management
(7.5 ECTS)
SØK1101 - Environmental and Resource Economics
(7.5 ECTS)
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