CHIMICAL PROCESSES AND CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES

CHIMICAL PROCESSES AND CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES

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Code
61428
ACADEMIC YEAR
2020/2021
CREDITS
4 credits during the 3nd year of 8757 Chemistry and Chemical Technologies (L-27) GENOVA

4 credits during the 2nd year of 9018 Chemical Sciences (LM-54) GENOVA

4 credits during the 1st year of 9018 Chemical Sciences (LM-54) GENOVA

SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR
CHIM/04
LANGUAGE
Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
GENOVA (Chemistry and Chemical Technologies)
semester
2° Semester
Prerequisites
Prerequisites
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

Camilla Costa

Ricevimento: Contact hours: free, by appointment only (email: camilla.costa@unige.it)

LESSONS

Teaching methods

Lectures

LESSONS START

March 8, 2021

EXAMS

Exam description

Oral examination

Exam schedule

Date Time Location Type Notes
26/05/2021 11:00 GENOVA Orale E' necessario inviare una email di conferma al docente (camilla.costa@unige.it) almeno cinque giorni prima della data stabilita, esplicitando l’oggetto: prenotazione esame Processi chimici e tecnologie pulite.
16/06/2021 11:00 GENOVA Orale E' necessario inviare una email di conferma al docente (camilla.costa@unige.it) almeno cinque giorni prima della data stabilita, esplicitando l’oggetto: prenotazione esame Processi chimici e tecnologie pulite.
14/07/2021 11:00 GENOVA Orale E' necessario inviare una email di conferma al docente (camilla.costa@unige.it) almeno cinque giorni prima della data stabilita, esplicitando l’oggetto: prenotazione esame Processi chimici e tecnologie pulite.
15/09/2021 11:00 GENOVA Orale E' necessario inviare una email di conferma al docente (camilla.costa@unige.it) almeno cinque giorni prima della data stabilita, esplicitando l’oggetto: prenotazione esame Processi chimici e tecnologie pulite.