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CODE 61428
ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR CHIM/04
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 2° Semester
PREREQUISITES
Propedeuticità in ingresso
Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami:
  • Chemistry and Chemical Technologies 8757 (coorte 2018/2019)
  • MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTIONS 72564 2018
  • Chemistry and Chemical Technologies 8757 (coorte 2019/2020)
  • MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTIONS 72564 2019
  • Chemistry and Chemical Technologies 8757 (coorte 2020/2021)
  • MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTIONS 72564 2020
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

A first knowledge of environmentally preferable approaches to the design and operation of the chemical processes.

A sufficient awareness of the main environmental issues not only within the context of chemical production but also during other stages of a chemical’s life cycle.

PREREQUISITES

Fundamental principles of: physical chemistry; mass and heat transfer; unit operations; environmental issues and regulations.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

An introduction to environmental issues

The evolution of the approach: from end-of-pipe to pollution prevention

Sustainable development

Green Chemistry and Sustainable Chemistry: definition and aims

Evaluating the environmental impact of a product (structure-properties relationships, environmental persistence, environmental fate, exposure pathways)

Life-cycle assessment (definition, methodology, uses)

Green Chemistry guidelines: feedstocks, solvents, catalysts, synthesis pathways

Designing safer chemicals: (Q)SARs

Unit operations and pollution prevention

Evaluating the environmental performance of a process

Process Intensification.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

CAMILLA COSTA (President)

ANDREA REVERBERI

ANTONIO COMITE (President Substitute)

ALBERTO SERVIDA (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

March 8, 2021

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral examination

Exam schedule

Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note
03/02/2021 11:00 GENOVA Orale
17/02/2021 11:00 GENOVA Orale
26/05/2021 11:00 GENOVA Orale
16/06/2021 11:00 GENOVA Orale
14/07/2021 11:00 GENOVA Orale
15/09/2021 11:00 GENOVA Orale