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Type D and Type F activities
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Laurea magistrale in Biotecnologie per le biorisorse e lo sviluppo ecosostenibile - Enrollment from 2025/2026Nella scelta delle attività di tipo D, gli studenti dovranno tener presente che in sede di approvazione si terrà conto della coerenza delle loro scelte con il progetto formativo del loro piano di studio e dell'adeguatezza delle motivazioni eventualmente fornite.
| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1° 2° | Python programming language | D |
Vittoria Cozza
(Coordinator)
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Catalysis and green chemistry (2020/2021)
Teaching code
4S008286
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
CHIM/06 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Period
II semestre dal Mar 1, 2021 al Jun 11, 2021.
Learning outcomes
The course aims to provide a framework for the uderstanding and the critical evaluation of alternative, sustainable and eco-compatible synthetic processes maily based on catalytic reactions.
The course program starts from the discussion of basic ideas and concepts in the field of green chemistry, also called sustainable chemistry, and with a short historical overview. Discussed topics are: individual large-scale disasters in the chemical industry; chemical hazard and introduction to toxicology; the 12 principle of green chemistry; green metrics; the problem of waste production in chemical processes; catalysis as the cornerstone of green chemistry; the impact of organic solvents; renewable feedstock; energy efficiency and emerging technology for energy; life cycle assessment. The course also includes: an introductory part recalling basic concepts in general, inorganic, and organic chemistry; the discussion of examples from the scientific literature; the presentation of green chemistry case studies in industry.
Program
1. Course introduction, green chemistry definition, and historical development. The green chemistry approach to reduce chemical risk.
2. Green chemistry: re-imagining chemistry. The challenge of sustainability as a driving force for green chemistry. Toxicity and ecotoxicity; green chemistry and EU's REACH regulation; introduction to toxicology; chemical exposure and dosage.
3. 12 Principles of green chemistry.
4. The periodic table of the elements
5. Chemical reactions and stoichiometry: the importance of balancing chemical equations.
6. The problem of waste and byproduct production by chemical reactions or processes.
7. Green chemistry metrics for reactions and processes: atom economy, E factor,...
8. Catalysis: introduction to catalysis in the context of green chemistry; heterogeneous catalysts; homogeneous catalysis; phase transfer catalysis; biocatalysis, and photocatalysis.
9. Organic solvents and working without solvents.
10. Renewable feedstocks.
11. Green chemistry and energy; green technologies and alternative energy sources.
12. Designing greener processes.
13. Life cycle assessment.
14. Real-World cases in green chemistry and industrial case studies.
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Arthur Sheldon, Isabel W. C. E. Arends, Ulf Hanefeld | Green Chemistry and Catalysis | Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA | 2007 | 9783527307159 | |
| Mike Lancaster | Green Chemistry: An Introductory Text (Edizione 3) | Royal Society of Chemistry | 2016 | 978-1-78262-294-9 |
Examination Methods
The course will be concluded with an examination where the student demonstrates proficiency in the subject matter of the course, according to the specified “Learning outcomes”. The written examination consists in multiple-choice and open-ended questions, as well as in calculation exercises. The student may ask the instructor for a complementary oral test after having passed the written test.
