AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims at deeply investigating some problems concerning sustainable development and the ecosystem preservation in reference to the production, use, recovery and recycling of plastics, synthesized from raw materials from non-renewable sources

TEACHING METHODS

In presence. Slides of the course on Aulaweb.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Polymeric materials in nowadays life. Influence of the environment on polymers. Resource and waste management policies for polymers. Identification and separation of polymers in the solid wastes. Technologies for polymer recycling. Mechanical recycling , Chemical recycling and energy recovery. Environmental impacts of recycling. LCA case studies of recycling options and technologies.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. A. Azapagic, A.Emsley, I.Hamerton ,’ Polymers , The environmentand substainable development’ , Ed. I. Hamerton, Wiley and Sons , England, 2003 ;

2. A.A. V.V. , Feed-stock recycling and pyrolysis  of waste plastics : converting waste plastics into Diesel and other fuels ‘, Ed. J. Scheirs , E.W. Kaminsky, Wiley and Sons, England , 2006

3. M. Aglietto, M.B. Coltelli "Riutilizzo dei materiali polimerici" Ed. Nuova Cultura 2015

4. Distribuzione fotocopie curate dal Docente

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MAILA CASTELLANO (President)

SILVIA VICINI (President)

MARINA ALLOISIO

ENRICO MARSANO

ORIETTA MONTICELLI

LESSONS

LESSONS START

February 20th

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The oral examination is conducted by two professors. They are able to verify the achievement of the learning outcomes. When these are not met, the student is invited to extend the study. To ensure uniformity between the examination topics and those actually carried out during the course, is present into the AulaWeb page a detailed program, so that students themselves can verify adherence.

Exam schedule