OVERVIEW

Technologies and materials (adsorbents, catalysts) for purification of waste gases from power stations and vehicles, for production and reprocessing of nuclear fuels, and for production of electronic-grade silicon and to be used in photovoltaics are described and discussed. Analytical techniques for characterization of such materials are also described and discussed.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The objective is to provide a deep knowledge of the main industrial chemical processes applied to the production of energy and the environmental protection, of the materials applied in these processes  as catalysts and adsorbents, and of analytical techniques applied for characterization of such materials.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures in english, visits to laboratories.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Industrial catalytic materials: silicas, aluminas, titanias, zirconias, zeolites, solid acids, bulk and supported metals, oxidation catalysts, sulphide catalysts. Adsorbents: silica gel, zeolites and silicalites, active carbons, MOF and COF. Catalytic reactors. Adsorption and absorption processes. Production of nuclear fuels, reprocessing and waste treatments. Production of metallurgical, photovoltaic and electronic grade silicon. Techniques for material characterization: chemical analysis, elemental analyses, XRF, XRD, XPS, EXAFS/XANES, IR, Raman, UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopies, DTA-TG, DSC, BET, SEM, TEM, FESEM, 

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Lecture notes provided by the teacher,  in english.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

GUIDO BUSCA (President)

ELISABETTA FINOCCHIO

GABRIELLA GARBARINO

MARIO AGOSTINO ROCCA

LESSONS

Class schedule

TECHNOLOGIES, INSTRUMENTATION AND MATERIALS FOR CHEMISTRY AND ENVIRONMENT

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral examination, in english.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Oral examination. Discussion of sections of industrial processes, techniques and materials..

Exam schedule