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SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY

	0622200022
	DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
	EQF7
	CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
	2024/2025

CURRICULUM CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2024
	SPRING SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
ING-IND/27	11	110	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
ING-IND/27	1	10	EXERCISES	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

PROFESSORS

	VINCENZO PALMA T Curriculum
	VINCENZO VAIANO Curriculum
	GIUSEPPINA IERVOLINO Curriculum

	Objectives
	KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESSES OF ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY WITH THE TOOLS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE PRODUCTION PROCESSES OF LIGHT OLEFINS, PRODUCTION OF METHANOL, ALKYLATION AND PRODUCTION OF PHENOL, ETHYLBENZENE AND STYRENE. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES WITH THE TOOLS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO COMMERCIAL ASPECTS AND PROCESS SAFETY. APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS: KNOWING HOW TO IDENTIFY THE MOST APPROPRIATE METHODOLOGIES TO ANALYZE AND OPTIMIZE ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY PROCESSES AND EVALUATE THEIR SAFETY, BIOMASS PRODUCTION AND TRANSFORMATION PROCESSES. ABILITY TO ANALYZE THE OPERATIONAL SAFETY OF THE EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING - ENGINEERING DESIGN: KNOWING HOW TO IDENTIFY THE MOST APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE REALIZATION OF ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY PROCESSES. KNOWING HOW TO DESIGN PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICALS AND / OR USING ALTERNATIVE SOURCES TO CONVENTIONAL ONES. INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT - ENGINEERING PRACTICE: BEING ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY ANALYZE SIGNIFICANT PROCESSES OF ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AND EVALUATE THE SAFETY OF A PLANT POWERED BY RENEWABLE SOURCES. KNOWING HOW TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO CONTEXTS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE PRESENTED DURING THE COURSE. TRANSVERSAL SKILLS - ABILITY TO LEARN: KNOWING HOW TO DEEPEN THE TOPICS COVERED USING MATERIALS OTHER THAN THOSE PROPOSED. ABILITY TO ACQUIRE NEW CONCEPTS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND REGULATIONS, TO PROFITABLY INTERFACE WITH INDUSTRIAL OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS. TRANSVERSAL SKILLS - COMMUNICATION SKILLS: KNOWING HOW TO WORK IN A GROUP AND ORALLY PRESENT A TOPIC RELATED TO ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY PROCESSES AND BIOMASS CONVERSION PROCESSES AND PROCESS INTENSIFICATION.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESSES OF ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY WITH THE TOOLS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE PRODUCTION PROCESSES OF LIGHT OLEFINS, PRODUCTION OF METHANOL, ALKYLATION AND PRODUCTION OF PHENOL, ETHYLBENZENE AND STYRENE. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES WITH THE TOOLS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO COMMERCIAL ASPECTS AND PROCESS SAFETY.

APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS:
KNOWING HOW TO IDENTIFY THE MOST APPROPRIATE METHODOLOGIES TO ANALYZE AND OPTIMIZE ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY PROCESSES AND EVALUATE THEIR SAFETY, BIOMASS PRODUCTION AND TRANSFORMATION PROCESSES. ABILITY TO ANALYZE THE OPERATIONAL SAFETY OF THE EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.

APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING - ENGINEERING DESIGN:
KNOWING HOW TO IDENTIFY THE MOST APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE REALIZATION OF ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY PROCESSES. KNOWING HOW TO DESIGN PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICALS AND / OR USING ALTERNATIVE SOURCES TO CONVENTIONAL ONES.

INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT - ENGINEERING PRACTICE:
BEING ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY ANALYZE SIGNIFICANT PROCESSES OF ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AND EVALUATE THE SAFETY OF A PLANT POWERED BY RENEWABLE SOURCES. KNOWING HOW TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO CONTEXTS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE PRESENTED DURING THE COURSE.

TRANSVERSAL SKILLS - ABILITY TO LEARN:
KNOWING HOW TO DEEPEN THE TOPICS COVERED USING MATERIALS OTHER THAN THOSE PROPOSED. ABILITY TO ACQUIRE NEW CONCEPTS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND REGULATIONS, TO PROFITABLY INTERFACE WITH INDUSTRIAL OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS.

TRANSVERSAL SKILLS - COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
KNOWING HOW TO WORK IN A GROUP AND ORALLY PRESENT A TOPIC RELATED TO ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY PROCESSES AND BIOMASS CONVERSION PROCESSES AND PROCESS INTENSIFICATION.

	Prerequisites
	FOR THE SUCCESSFUL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE GOALS SET, KNOWLEDGE IS REQUIRED FROM THE EXAMINATIONS OF: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, PRINCIPLES OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY.

	Contents
	THE TEACHING COURSE OF SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY IS INTEGRATED BY TWO MODULES: MODULE 1 (ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY PROCESSES) AND MODULE 2 (CHEMICAL PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES) EACH OF WHICH TAKES 60 HOURS (6 CREDITS) BETWEEN LECTURES, CLASSROOM AND LABORATORY EXERCISES. THE TOPICS OF MODULE 1 (PROCESSES OF ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY) DEAL IN DETAIL SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PROCESSES OF ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY. IN DETAIL THE CONTENTS ARE: 1) PRODUCTION PROCESSES OF LIGHT OLEFINS (10H THEORY). 2) INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF METHANOL (5H THEORY). 3) INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION PROCESSES OF PHENOL, ETHYLBENZENE AND STYRENE (15H THEORY). 4) PRODUCTION PROCESSES OF FORMALDEHYDE, ETHYLENE OXIDE AND MALEIC ANHYDRIDE (10H THEORY). 5) ISOBUTENE PRODUCTION PROCESS (5H THEORY). 6) INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF ACETIC ACID AND TEREPHTHALIC ACID (5H THEORY). 7) INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF ACETALDEHYDE AND HYDROFORMYLATION PROCESSES (7H THEORY) 8) POLYMERIZATION PROCESSES: POLYETHYLENE (3H THEORY). THE TOPICS OF MODULE 2 (CHEMICAL PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES) ARE: 1) INTRODUCTION TO "SUSTAINABILITY" AND TO THE CONCEPTS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. BIOMASSES AS RAW MATERIALS SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES. THE CONCEPT OF BIOREFINERY (5 H THEORY). 2) BIOMASS THERMAL CONVERSION PROCESSES: COMBUSTION, PYROLYSIS, GASIFICATION (15 H THEORY). 3) BIOLOGICAL BIOMASS CONVERSION PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIOGAS AND BIOETHANOL. PURIFICATION OF BIOGAS. USES OF BIOETHANOL (10 H THEORY). 4) THE PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL FROM BIOMASS AND THE USE OF BIODIESEL (5 H THEORY). 5) INTENSIFICATION OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES: CATALYTIC MEMBRANE REACTORS, HIGH CONDUCTIVITY CATALYSTS THERMAL (8 H THEORY, 5 H LABORATORY EXERCISES). 6) FUEL CELLS FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION (3 H THEORY, 2 H LABORATORY EXERCISES). 7) HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYSIS AS AN EXAMPLE OF A SUSTAINABLE PROCESS (5 H THEORY, 2 H EXERCISES IN LABORATORY).

Contents

THE TEACHING COURSE OF SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY IS INTEGRATED BY TWO MODULES:
MODULE 1 (ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY PROCESSES) AND MODULE 2 (CHEMICAL PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES FROM
RENEWABLE SOURCES) EACH OF WHICH TAKES 60 HOURS (6 CREDITS) BETWEEN LECTURES, CLASSROOM AND LABORATORY EXERCISES.

THE TOPICS OF MODULE 1 (PROCESSES OF ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY) DEAL IN DETAIL
SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PROCESSES OF ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY.
IN DETAIL THE CONTENTS ARE:
1) PRODUCTION PROCESSES OF LIGHT OLEFINS (10H THEORY).
2) INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF METHANOL (5H THEORY).
3) INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION PROCESSES OF PHENOL, ETHYLBENZENE AND STYRENE (15H THEORY).
4) PRODUCTION PROCESSES OF FORMALDEHYDE, ETHYLENE OXIDE AND MALEIC ANHYDRIDE (10H THEORY).
5) ISOBUTENE PRODUCTION PROCESS (5H THEORY).
6) INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF ACETIC ACID AND TEREPHTHALIC ACID (5H THEORY).
7) INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF ACETALDEHYDE AND HYDROFORMYLATION PROCESSES (7H THEORY)
8) POLYMERIZATION PROCESSES: POLYETHYLENE (3H THEORY).

THE TOPICS OF MODULE 2 (CHEMICAL PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES) ARE:
1) INTRODUCTION TO "SUSTAINABILITY" AND TO THE CONCEPTS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. BIOMASSES AS RAW MATERIALS
SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES. THE CONCEPT OF BIOREFINERY (5 H THEORY).
2) BIOMASS THERMAL CONVERSION PROCESSES: COMBUSTION, PYROLYSIS, GASIFICATION (15 H THEORY).
3) BIOLOGICAL BIOMASS CONVERSION PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIOGAS AND BIOETHANOL. PURIFICATION
OF BIOGAS. USES OF BIOETHANOL (10 H THEORY).
4) THE PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL FROM BIOMASS AND THE USE OF BIODIESEL (5 H THEORY).
5) INTENSIFICATION OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES: CATALYTIC MEMBRANE REACTORS, HIGH CONDUCTIVITY CATALYSTS
THERMAL (8 H THEORY, 5 H LABORATORY EXERCISES).
6) FUEL CELLS FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION (3 H THEORY, 2 H LABORATORY EXERCISES).
7) HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYSIS AS AN EXAMPLE OF A SUSTAINABLE PROCESS (5 H THEORY, 2 H EXERCISES IN
LABORATORY).

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE OF SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES FOR INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY CONSISTS IN FRONT LESSONS (111H) AND ACTIVITIES IN LAB (9H) FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF 120 HOURS WHICH ARE WORTH 12 CREDITS. LABORATORY ACTIVITIES ARE, IN PARTICULAR, RELATED TO: • ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF INNOVATIVE CATALYTIC REACTORS FOR PROCESS INTENSIFICATION • MEASUREMENT OF THE ELECTRIC CURRENT PRODUCED BY A FUEL CELL • ASSESSMENT OF PHOTOCATALITIC ACTIVITY OF SEMICONDUCTORS. ATTENDANCE AT THE LECTURES IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.

Teaching Methods

THE COURSE OF SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES FOR INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY CONSISTS IN FRONT LESSONS (111H) AND ACTIVITIES IN LAB (9H) FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF 120 HOURS WHICH ARE WORTH 12 CREDITS.
LABORATORY ACTIVITIES ARE, IN PARTICULAR, RELATED TO:
• ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF INNOVATIVE CATALYTIC REACTORS FOR PROCESS INTENSIFICATION
• MEASUREMENT OF THE ELECTRIC CURRENT PRODUCED BY A FUEL CELL
• ASSESSMENT OF PHOTOCATALITIC ACTIVITY OF SEMICONDUCTORS.
ATTENDANCE AT THE LECTURES IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.

	Verification of learning
	ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE OF SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY PROCESSES IS CERTIFIED BY A FINAL EXAM . THE FINAL EXAM INCLUDES AN ORAL TEST IN WHICH IT WILL BE ASKED TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE MAIN PROCESSES ILLUSTRATED DURING THE COURSE EVALUATION CRITERION FOR THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD: SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE GENERAL CRITERIA FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MAIN PROCESSES OF ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AND THOSE CARRIED OUT FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO PROCESS INTENSIFICATION. EVALUATION CRITERION FOR EXCELLENCE: EXTREME COMPETENCE OF THE TOPIC, EXCELLENT ABILITY TO EXPRESSION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ILLUSTRATED METHODOLOGIES

Verification of learning

ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE OF SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY PROCESSES IS
CERTIFIED BY A FINAL EXAM .
THE FINAL EXAM INCLUDES AN ORAL TEST IN WHICH IT WILL BE ASKED TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE MAIN PROCESSES ILLUSTRATED DURING THE COURSE
EVALUATION CRITERION FOR THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD: SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE GENERAL CRITERIA FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE MAIN PROCESSES OF ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AND THOSE CARRIED OUT FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES
WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO PROCESS INTENSIFICATION.
EVALUATION CRITERION FOR EXCELLENCE: EXTREME COMPETENCE OF THE TOPIC, EXCELLENT ABILITY TO
EXPRESSION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ILLUSTRATED METHODOLOGIES

	Texts
	1) J.H. PERRY-CHEMICAL ENGINEERING’S HANDBOOK, MCGRAW HILL 2) FRITZ ULLMANN, MATTHIAS BOHNET-ULLMANN'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY, VOLS. 1 TO 39-WILEY-VCH (2005). 3) JACOB A. MOULIJN, MICHIEL MAKKEE, ANNELIES E. VAN DIEPEN "CHEMICAL PROCESS TECHNOLOGY- SECOND EDITION". WILEY. 4) J. CLARK, F. DESWARTE "INTRODUCTION OF CHEMICALS FROM BIOMASS", WILEY 5) DIDACTIC MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE DURING THE COURSE.

Texts

1) J.H. PERRY-CHEMICAL ENGINEERING’S HANDBOOK, MCGRAW HILL
2) FRITZ ULLMANN, MATTHIAS BOHNET-ULLMANN'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY, VOLS. 1 TO 39-WILEY-VCH (2005).
3) JACOB A. MOULIJN, MICHIEL MAKKEE, ANNELIES E. VAN DIEPEN "CHEMICAL PROCESS TECHNOLOGY-
SECOND EDITION". WILEY.
4) J. CLARK, F. DESWARTE "INTRODUCTION OF CHEMICALS FROM BIOMASS", WILEY
5) DIDACTIC MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE DURING THE COURSE.

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