Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
Period | From | To |
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I sem. | Oct 2, 2017 | Jan 31, 2018 |
II sem. | Mar 1, 2018 | Jun 15, 2018 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione invernale d'esame | Feb 1, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 |
Sessione estiva d'esame | Jun 18, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 |
Sessione autunnale d'esame | Sep 3, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione di laurea estiva | Jul 11, 2018 | Jul 11, 2018 |
Sessione autunnale | Nov 21, 2018 | Nov 21, 2018 |
Sessione di laurea invernale | Mar 13, 2019 | Mar 13, 2019 |
Period | From | To |
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Christmas break | Dec 22, 2017 | Jan 7, 2018 |
Easter break | Mar 30, 2018 | Apr 3, 2018 |
Patron Saint Day | May 21, 2018 | May 21, 2018 |
VACANZE ESTIVE | Aug 6, 2018 | Aug 19, 2018 |
Exam calendar
Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Science and Engineering Teaching and Student Services Unit.
To view all the exam sessions available, please use the Exam dashboard on ESSE3.
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Academic staff
Pintossi Chiara
chiara.pintossi@univr.itVallini Giovanni
giovanni.vallini@univr.it 045 802 7098; studio dottorandi: 045 802 7095Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
1° Year
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2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019
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3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Fundamentals of environmental biotechnological processes (2019/2020)
Teaching code
4S003260
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
ING-IND/25 - CHEMICAL PLANTS
The teaching is organized as follows:
teoria
laboratorio
Learning outcomes
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The course of Foundamental of Environmental biotechnology provides basic and advanced knowledge of biological processes involved in wastewater treatment. During the course the main parameters affecting the removal efficiencies and the yields of the main biological, chemical and physical process will be evaluated. The course also provides groundwork regarding biotechnological industrial processes and bio-refineries for the treatment and valorization of different type of biomass into biofuel and high added value products (biopolymers, fertilizers, etc.) from such as, sewage sludge and agricultural residues. The laboratory practices will provide knowledge of: - Characterization of liquid and solid waste matrices through basic chemical-physical analysis and ; - Monitoring of bioprocesses and mass balances.
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Laboratory practices will cover experimental and monitoring activities of bioreactor dedicated for wastewater treatment. The collected data will be used by the students to recover mass and energy and matter in a technical/ scientific report. The quality of the papers will be considered for the evaluation of the final exam grade.
Program
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Mass balance of environmental bioprocesses, calculation of yields and efficiencies; Enzyme kinetics, Michaelis Menten equation, Inhibition, Microbial Growth and Monod Equation, Goundwork of environmental bioreactors for bio-refineries application, numerical exercises of real case studies; Biological oxidation, nitrification, denitrification, biological phosphorus removal, etc.), energy recovery through anaerobic digestion. Graphic representation of an environmental chemical/bioprocess, use of simulators (software) for modeling and testing of environmental bioreactors.
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Analyses of the COD concentration in the influent, effluent and waste activated sludge from the bioreactor; Analyses of the nitrogen forms concentration in the influent, effluent and waste activated sludge from the bioreactor; Analyses of the organic phosphorus and orto-phosphate concentration in the influent, effluent and waste activated sludge from the bioreactor; Respirometric analyses to determine the COD fractions in a wastewater
Bibliography
Activity | Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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teoria | Pauline M. Doran | Bioprocess Engineering Principles | Academic Press | 1995 | 0-12-220855-2 | |
teoria | Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht Per H. Nielsen Carlos M. Lopez-Vazquez Damir Brdjanovic | Experimental Methods in Wastewater Treatment | IWA Publishing | 2016 | 9781780404745 | |
laboratorio | Pauline M. Doran | Bioprocess Engineering Principles | Academic Press | 1995 | 0-12-220855-2 | |
laboratorio | Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht Per H. Nielsen Carlos M. Lopez-Vazquez Damir Brdjanovic | Experimental Methods in Wastewater Treatment | IWA Publishing | 2016 | 9781780404745 |
Examination Methods
Attending or non-attending candidates must attend the final exam consisting of a written test followed by an oral test. The written test consists of 2 numerical exercises and a question related to the theoretical part of the lesson. The written test will be evaluated with a maximum score of 25/30. The oral test as a topic of discussion is the candidate's report on practical laboratory experience. The rating will have a maximum score of 5/30. The final outcome will be the sum of the scores obtained from the written test and oral test.
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Graduation
List of thesis proposals
theses proposals | Research area |
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Studio delle proprietà di luminescenza di lantanidi in matrici proteiche | Synthetic Chemistry and Materials: Materials synthesis, structure-properties relations, functional and advanced materials, molecular architecture, organic chemistry - Colloid chemistry |
Multifunctional organic-inorganic hybrid nanomaterials for applications in Biotechnology and Green Chemistry | Synthetic Chemistry and Materials: Materials synthesis, structure-properties relations, functional and advanced materials, molecular architecture, organic chemistry - New materials: oxides, alloys, composite, organic-inorganic hybrid, nanoparticles |
Dinamiche della metilazione del DNA e loro contributo durante il processo di maturazione della bacca di vite. | Various topics |
Il problema della donazione degli organi | Various topics |
Risposte trascrittomiche a sollecitazioni ambientali in vite | Various topics |
Studio delle basi genomico-funzionali del processo di embriogenesi somatica in vite | Various topics |
Attendance modes and venues
As stated in the Didactic Regulations, there is no generalised obligation of attendance. Individual lecturers are, however, free to require a minimum number of hours of attendance for eligibilitỳ for the profit exam of the teaching they teach. In such cases, attendance of teaching activities is monitored in accordance with procedures communicated in advance to students.
Part-time enrolment is permitted. Find out more on the Part-time enrolment possibilities page.
The course's teaching activities take place in the Science and Engineering area, which is composed of the buildings of Ca‘ Vignal 1, Ca’ Vignal 2, Ca' Vignal 3 and Piramide, located in the Borgo Roma cluster, and Villa Lebrecht and Villa Eugenia located in the San Floriano di Valpolicella cluster.
Lectures are held in the classrooms of Ca‘ Vignal 1, Ca’ Vignal 2 and Ca' Vignal 3, while practical exercises take place in the teaching laboratories dedicated to the various activities.