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Study Plan
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Laurea in Biotecnologie - Enrollment from 2025/2026The 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.
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1 module to be chosen among the followingLegend | 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.
Biotechnology for circular bioeconomy (2022/2023)
Teaching code
4S008197
Academic staff
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
ING-IND/25 - CHEMICAL PLANTS
Period
Semester 1 dal Oct 3, 2022 al Jan 27, 2023.
Learning objectives
Students will learn the basics of different fields of applied biotechnology for circular bioeconomy (i.e., white, green, and blue biotech). At the end of the course, students will acquire and properly use the terminology and phrasing typical of the circular bioeconomy sector, fully understanding the potential of this paradigm both in the field of research and development as well as in the field of industrial applications.
Prerequisites and basic notions
No previous knowledge required
Program
The course will provide the concepts of sustainability, circular bioeconomy, and industrial biotechnology with example of applications (ethanol, VFA, PHA....)
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Didactic methods
The teaching will involve in-person lectures (6 CFU, 48 hours).
The course will be divided into 3 sections: 1) General context and policies (Green Deal, bioeconomy, circular economy, sustainability) - The concept of biorefinery. Transition from a fossil to a "green" economy. Examples of using mixed crops for bioproducts, such as volatile fatty acids, polyhydroxyalkanoates, hydrogen and methane, SCPs; 2) Examples of using pure cultures for industrial/environmental biotechnological applications production of biodegradable plastics; implementation of MFC and MEC systems; biostimulation/bioaugmentation strategies for bioremediation of contaminated matrices; 3) Examples of using photosynthetic organisms production of biobased products and biofuels.
Learning assessment procedures
The final examination to evaluate learning of knowledge will consist of an oral test conducted by the three lecturers in charge of the course and will focus on the topics treated in class.
Evaluation criteria
The evaluation will take into account the degree of depth and relevance of the answers, the property of language and the critical ability of analysis.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The final grade will be in 30ths and will be the average of the evaluation of the answers for the individual topics
Exam language
Italiano
