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| Detailed information |
| Original study plan |
Bachelor's programme Sustainable Polymer Engineering & Circular Economy 2025W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
| define circularity criteria for plastic products.
classify the circularity of plastic products by main fields of application (i.e., packaging, building & construction, automotive, electrical & electronics, sports, agriculture, etc.).
explain current trends (recyclability and circularity, monolayer versus multilayer, material combinations) and innovations in the various product segments with specific focus on packaging.
differentiate between different requirements on food packaging and describe appropriate solutions with a focus on the legal framework for food contact materials.
identify different pathways of waste collection and processing according to the main fields of application.
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
| Students are able to:
Define criteria for the circularity of plastic products [k2].
Classify the circularity of plastics by main fields of application (e.g., packaging, construction, automotive, electrical, sports, agriculture, etc.) [k4].
Explain current trends (recyclability and circularity, monolayer versus multilayer, material combinations) and innovations in the packaging market [k2].
Distinguish between different requirements for food packaging and evaluate appropriate solutions, with a focus on the legal framework for materials in contact with food [k2, k5].
Differentiate various pathways for waste collection and processing according to the main fields of application [k4].
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Fundamentals of the circular economy; the 10 Rs of the circular economy; assessing the circularity of plastic products by classifying them into main application areas; fundamentals of packaging technology, terminology, functions of packaging, protective functions, requirements for food packaging, product/packaging interaction, substance transfer between packaging and product: migration, permeation, FCM law (Regulation 1935/2004, 2023/2006, 10/2011, etc.), quality assurance, packaging materials (plastics, biopolymers, paper/carton, metals), innovations (MAP, AIP), environmental aspects, convenience packaging; fundamentals of plastics in construction, automotive, electrical, sports, agriculture; waste collection methods; assessing the circularity of main application areas.
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Oral/written exam at the middle/end of the lecture series.
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| Methods |
- Collaborative Workshops
- Cooperative Lecture/Discussions
- Group work with peer review at the end of the lecture
- store check, group work, lecture, illustrative examples
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| Language |
English and French |
| Study material |
- M. Kaßmann: “Grundlagen der Verpackung”, Beuth Verlag GmbH 2011
- Gerd Stehle: “Verpacken von Lebensmitteln”, 1. Aufl., Behr, Hamburg/Dtl., 1997
- G. Bleisch, J.-P. Majschak, U. Weiß: „Verpackungstechnische Prozesse“, Behr’s Verlag 2011
- Fraunhofer Gesellschaft e.V. (Hrsg.): „Verpackungstechnik – Mittel und Methoden zur Lösung der Verpackungsaufgabe“, 15. Ergänzung 2006, Hüthig Verlag GmbH, Heidelberg/Dtl., 1996/2002
- DI Marcus Thiele (Red.): „RGV-Handbuch Verpackung“, Erich Schmidt Verlag, Berlin, 1999/2003
- J. Bergmair, M. Washüttl, B. Wepner: „Prüfpraxis für Kunststoffverpackungen“, Behr’s Verlag, 2010
- O. G. Piringer: „Verpackungen für Lebensmittel - Eignung, Wechselwirkungen, Sicherheit“, VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Weinheim/Dtl., 1993
- Rudolf Heiss: “Verpackung von Lebensmitteln – Anwendung der wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen in der Praxis”, Springer-Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg / New York, 1980
- Bleisch, Goldhahn schricker, Vogt: „Lexikon Verpackungstechnik“, Behr’s Verlag, 2003
- E. Krämer: „Fachwörterbuch Verpackung“, Hüthig Verlag Heidelberg, 2005
- W. Soroka: “Fundamentals of Packaging Technology”, Institute of Packaging Professionals, USA, 2009
- A. + H. Emblem: „Packaging Technology“, Woodhead Publishing in Materials, 2012
- A. Jenkins, J. P. Harrington: “Lebensmittelverpackungen aus Kunststoff”, B. Behr’s Verlag GmbH & Co, Hamburg/Dtl., 1992
- B. Stoifl, A. Bernhardt, B. Karigl, C. Lampert, M. Neubauer, P. Thaler, Kunststoffabfälle in Österreich Aufkommen & Behandlung: Materialien zum Bundes-Abfallwirtschaftsplan 2017. Wien, Österreich; 2017.
- C. Neubauer, B. Stoifl, M. Tesar, P. Thaler, Sortierung und Recycling von Kunststoffabfällen in Österreich: Status 2019. Wien, Österreich; 2021.
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Further information |
Students are able to:
define circularity criteria for plastic products.
classify the circularity of plastic products by main fields of application (i.e., packaging, building & construction, automotive, electrical & electronics, sports, agriculture, etc.).
explain current trends (recyclability and circularity, monolayer versus multilayer, material combinations) and innovations in the various product segments with specific focus on packaging.
differentiate between different requirements on food packaging and describe appropriate solutions with a focus on the legal framework for food contact materials.
identify different pathways of waste collection and processing according to the main fields of application.
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| Is completed if |
(*)480AMPTPACV10: VL Packaging (2.5 ECTS)
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