The course aims to provide in-depth knowledge and critical analysis of the main petrochemical, refinery, biomass- and e-based processes, as well as the industrial treatments of natural gas, coal and biomass. A critical analysis will be carried out of the reasons for the solutions used in the production processes of the main chemical intermediates, and of the criteria for a correct approach to the design of an industrial chemical process in terms of cost-effectiveness, productivity, safety and environmental protection. The relationships between kinetic and thermodynamic aspects and process design and optimization will be emphasised.
In particular, the objective is, starting from the detailed analysis of the current industrial chemical processes, to provide the student with the knowledge necessary to be able to evaluate the possible and the best solutions for the choice of reactors, unit operations and process configurations applicable for the production of organic chimical intermediates.
Given the thermodynamic and kinetic characteristics of the reactions of industrial interest, the student will be able to evaluate the different options for the optimal configuration of the reactor to be used. Similarly, we intend to provide the student with the knowledge necessary to evaluate the possible or the best technical solutions (unit operations) for the separation of components of complex mixtures or for the purification of fluid flows and solids.
Overall, the student will acquire the ability to evaluate, in practical terms and based on the composition of raw materials, as well as the thermodynamic, kinetic, economic, safety and environmental aspects, the reasons for the technical choices of existing processes and to design, similarly , processes and innovative technologies.
The emphasis is on the choice of optimal reactors, with different technological solutions, and potential and possibly alternative unit operations.
Lectures in classroom, in english language, visits to industrial plants
Unit operations. Production lines. Thermodynamics, kinetics, economics, environmental protection and safety aspects. Natural gas purification and treatment, manufacture of gasoline, diesel fuel and fuel oil, coke and petcoke, and related industrial and environmental aspects. Refinery, oil fractionation, hydrotreatings, catalytic cracking and reforming, alkylation, oligomerization. Production of biofuels: bioethanol, biodiesel, green diesel, biooils. Petrochemicals: thermal cracking, industrial chemistry of olefins and aromatics. Partial oxidations. Production of monomers for oligomerizations.
Teaching book provided by the teacher, in english language
Ricevimento: Students that need further clarifications will be received on appointment by sending an e-mail.
Ricevimento: Meetings at the teacher's office upon request by e-mail.
GABRIELLA GARBARINO (President)
ROBERTO MILLINI
ELENA SPENNATI
GUIDO BUSCA (President Substitute)
https://corsi.unige.it/10376/p/studenti-orario
The exam descriptionis reported in the course - 56534 INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
The assessment methods are described in the course - 56534 INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY.
