Educational objectives A – Knowledge and understanding
Students who have passed the exam will be able to know and understand (acquired knowledge):
- The problems that must be solved to perform the design and control of chemical processes and how these problems can be addressed by applying first-principles mathematical models.
- The principles that guide the development of numerical methods for the resolution of algebraic equations and ordinary differential equations.
- The procedure to be followed for the purposes of assessing the environmental impact of a chemical process through the “life cycle assessment” methodology.
- The essential methodological elements for an analysis of the economic feasibility of a chemical process.
B – Application capabilities
Students who have passed the exam will be able to:
- Formulate lumped parameter mathematical models of chemical processes through the application of conservation principles.
- Build calculation programs that allow the resolution of the balance equations of chemical processes through the application of numerical methods.
- Develop the flow diagram of a chemical process and build the inventory (material and energy flows) necessary to carry out an environmental impact assessment through the application of the LCA methodology.
- Perform, also with the aid of commercial software, an assessment of the environmental impact of chemical processes through the application of the LCA methodology.
- Carry out an analysis of the economic feasibility of a process starting from the reconstruction of the flow diagram and the material and energy balances.
(Activities that will contribute to achieving the objectives: computer exercises in the classroom and carrying out a project).
C – Making judgement
Students who have passed the exam will be able to:
- Formulate your own evaluation and/or judgment based on the interpretation of the information available in the analysis of chemical processes.
- Identify and collect additional information to achieve greater awareness.
- Take initiatives and decisions considering the various aspects of interest in the development of chemical processes.
D – Communication skills
Students who have passed the exam will be able to:
- Qualitatively describe the problems of design and control of chemical processes and how these problems can be traced back to the resolution of mathematical problems linked to the solution of balance equations.
- Report in written form, with technically correct language, the results of a project that involves the numerical analysis of the dynamics and environmental impact of a chemical process.
- Present in oral form, also using IT tools, the results of a project involving the numerical analysis of the dynamics and environmental impact of a chemical process.
- Explain the basic notions of chemical process development methodologies to non-expert people.
- Update or expand one's knowledge by independently drawing on texts and scientific articles by consulting the main databases available online.
E – Ability to learn
Students who have passed the exam will have:
- The learning skills that are necessary for continuous updating in the field of chemical process development.
- The ability to draw on different bibliographic sources, both in Italian and English, in order to acquire new skills.
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Educational objectives This teaching aims to give, by frontal lessons, basic knowledge of cell structure, organization and functioning, basic knowledge of analysis of environmental microbial population, processes for industrial production of biofuels and recombinant proteins and enzymes.
Results will be the capability to identify classes of microorganisms, to evaluate the use of microorganisms for the production of compounds with industrial applications, the possibility to develop and improve production processes, the planning of production of new compounds or the development of new processes.
The oral final test and the presentation of individual research aim to develop communication skills.
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Educational objectives The general objective of the course is to provide basic knowledge relating to the operations used in production processes for obtaining metals from primary raw materials with the aim of highlighting limits and application possibilities for the treatment of secondary raw materials (by-products and wastes).
Dublin Descriptor 1 – Knowledge and understanding
- Principles of unit operations for the physical pre-treatment of primary and secondary raw materials.
- Thermodynamics of pyrometallurgical processes for the recovery of metals from primary and secondary raw materials.
- Thermodynamics of hydrometallurgical processes for the recovery of metals from primary and secondary raw materials.
These objectives are achieved through the provision of classroom lectures
Dublin Descriptor 2 – Applying knowledge and understanding
- Use of thermodynamic diagrams concerning pyrometallurgical, hydrometallurgical and electro-metallurgical processes as a guide for the development of new processes also in the treatment of secondary raw materials
- Representation of flow diagrams for recovery processes of metals from raw and secondary materials.
- Formulation of the balance equations of matter and energy that are the basis for the design and control of pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical plants.
These objectives are achieved through the provision of classroom lectures in which specific examples discussed and dedicated exercises are developed.
Dublin Descriptor 3 – Making judgements
- Identification of potential secondary raw materials for the recovery of metals and processing of possible process schemes.
- Be able to identify and collect additional information on composition and material flows to evaluate possible recovery strategies.
- Processing of block diagrams and material balances for possible pyro, hydro and electrometallurgical processes starting from secondary raw materials.
These objectives are achieved through the elaboration in dedicated exercises of original process schemes for the recovery of metals from secondary raw materials and / or the elaboration of mass balances based on pre-acquired thermodynamic knowledge in frontal teaching and exercises.
Dublin Descriptor 4 – Communication skills
- Describing qualitatively the processes that can be implemented for the recovery of metals from primary and secondary raw materials.
- Knowing how to explain to non-experts the basics of pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy;
- Knowing how to present a paper or summarize in a complete but concise manner the results achieved using the technical language correctly and graphics (block diagrams).
These objectives are achieved through class exposure of the material collected in groups concerning the development of innovative processes aimed at enhancing secondary raw materials.
Dublin Descriptor 5 – Learning skills
- Updating or expanding their knowledge by using, autonomously, texts, scientific articles, both in Italian and English, and by consulting the main databases available on the web.
- Developing of the ability to be continuously updated about the development of processes to recover metals from primary and secondary raw materials.
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