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INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY

	0612200017
	DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
	EQF6
	CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
	2024/2025

CURRICULUM FOOD ENGINEERING Cohort 2022/2023

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 3
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
	AUTUMN SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
ING-IND/27	6	60	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
ING-IND/27	6	60	EXERCISES	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

PROFESSORS

	VINCENZO PALMA T Curriculum
	VINCENZO VAIANO Curriculum

	Objectives
	KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: THE ROLE OF RAW MATERIALS AND ENERGY FOR THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; OF THE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; OF THE RELEVANCE OF THE HISTORICAL, SOCIOECONOMIC AND GLOBAL CONTEXT IN THE BIRTH AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY PROCESSES. BASIC CONCEPTS OF SAFETY APPLIED TO THE OPERATION AND DESIGN OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES. KNOWLEDGE OF PROCESS ANALYSIS METHODOLOGIES TAKING ACCOUNT OF A LARGE NUMBER OF PARAMETERS OF A DIFFERENT NATURE PARAMETERS (ECONOMIC, TECHNICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND HISTORICAL). METHODS OF ANALYSIS OF CHEMICAL AND FOOD INDUSTRY PROCESSES BASED ON THE USE OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL BALANCE CONCEPTS. CRITERIA FOR THE RATIONAL REALIZATION OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES. CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SIGNIFICANT PROCESSES OF CHEMICAL AND FOOD INDUSTRY. UNDERSTANDING OF THE TERMINOLOGY USED IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES OF CHEMICAL AND FOOD ENGINEERING. UNDERSTANDING SEPARATION METHODS. APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS: ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE SCHEMATIC DESCRIPTION OF A SPECIFIC PROCESS AND, STARTING FROM THIS, TO DETERMINE PRACTICALLY, THROUGH THE FORMULATION AND RESOLUTION OF MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES, THE VALUES OF THE PARAMETERS OF RELEVANCE FOR THE PROCESS, HIGHLIGHTING THE CRITICAL POINTS IN RELATION TO THE SECURITY ISSUES. DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT APPROACH METHODOLOGIES FOR THE CORRECT DESIGN OF A PROCESS. KNOW HOW TO IDENTIFY THE MOST APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES FOR THE CONVERSION OF RAW MATERIALS INTO PRODUCTS OF INDUSTRIAL INTEREST, AND OPTIMIZE THE OVERALL PROCESS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE CHEMICAL-PHYSICAL, TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FACTORS. KNOW HOW TO OPTIMIZE THE OVERALL PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF RAW MATERIALS INTO PRODUCTS OF INTEREST TO THE CHEMICAL AND FOOD INDUSTRY. APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING SKILLS - ENGINEERING DESIGN: ABILITY TO IDENTIFY RELEVANT PARAMETERS FOR THE CONDUCTION OF AN INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PRODUCTION PROCESS. ABILITY TO DETERMINE THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH A CHEMICAL PROCESS BY APPLYING HAZOP AND FAULT TREE TECHNIQUES. CHOICE OF THE POSSIBLE OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR A PROCESS IN THE CHEMICAL AND FOOD INDUSTRY AND IDENTIFICATION OF OPTIMAL CONDITIONS BASED ON THERMODYNAMICS AND KINETICS. EVALUATIONS.AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT - ENGINEERING PRACTICE:AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT AS TO THE SUCCESS OF A PARTICULAR PROCESS AND THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROCESS ACTIVITY. ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE PATTERNS OF AN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS, RECOGNIZING ITS EQUIPMENT. TRANSVERSAL SKILLS - LEARNING ABILITIES: KNOW HOW TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE TO DIFFERENT CONTEXTS FROM THOSE PRESENTED DURING THE COURSE, AND TO DEEPEN THE TOPICS DEALT WITH USING TEACHING MATERIAL DIFFERENT FROM THOSE ONES PROPOSED. TRANSVERSAL SKILLS - ABILITY TO INVESTIGATE (COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS): ABILITY TO SOLVE NUMERIC PROBLEMS IN WHICH IT IS REQUIRED TO UNDERSTAND THE TEXT AND TO TRANSLATE IT INTO THE SCHEMATIC DESCRIPTION OF A GIVEN PROCESS. ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE ON TOPICS RELATED TO THE FOUNDAMENTALS OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY PROCESSES AND SAFETY. KNOW HOW TO WORK IN A TEAM TO SOLVE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS AND EXPOSE THE SUBJECTS COVERED BY THE ORAL AND GOOD LANGUAGE SKILLS.KNOW HOW TO WORK IN TEAMS TO SOLVE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS AND ORALLY PRESENT WITH GOOD LANGUAGE PROPERTIES THE DISCUSSED TOPICS.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
THE ROLE OF RAW MATERIALS AND ENERGY FOR THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; OF THE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; OF THE RELEVANCE OF THE HISTORICAL, SOCIOECONOMIC AND GLOBAL CONTEXT IN THE BIRTH AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY PROCESSES. BASIC CONCEPTS OF SAFETY APPLIED TO THE OPERATION AND DESIGN OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES. KNOWLEDGE OF PROCESS ANALYSIS METHODOLOGIES TAKING ACCOUNT OF A LARGE NUMBER OF PARAMETERS OF A DIFFERENT NATURE PARAMETERS (ECONOMIC, TECHNICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND HISTORICAL). METHODS OF ANALYSIS OF CHEMICAL AND FOOD INDUSTRY PROCESSES BASED ON THE USE OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL BALANCE CONCEPTS. CRITERIA FOR THE RATIONAL REALIZATION OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES. CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SIGNIFICANT PROCESSES OF CHEMICAL AND FOOD INDUSTRY. UNDERSTANDING OF THE TERMINOLOGY USED IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES OF CHEMICAL AND FOOD ENGINEERING. UNDERSTANDING SEPARATION METHODS.

APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS:
ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE SCHEMATIC DESCRIPTION OF A SPECIFIC PROCESS AND, STARTING FROM THIS, TO DETERMINE PRACTICALLY, THROUGH THE FORMULATION AND RESOLUTION OF MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES, THE VALUES OF THE PARAMETERS OF RELEVANCE FOR THE PROCESS, HIGHLIGHTING THE CRITICAL POINTS IN RELATION TO THE SECURITY ISSUES. DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT APPROACH METHODOLOGIES FOR THE CORRECT DESIGN OF A PROCESS. KNOW HOW TO IDENTIFY THE MOST APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES FOR THE CONVERSION OF RAW MATERIALS INTO PRODUCTS OF INDUSTRIAL INTEREST, AND OPTIMIZE THE OVERALL PROCESS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE CHEMICAL-PHYSICAL, TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FACTORS. KNOW HOW TO OPTIMIZE THE OVERALL PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF RAW MATERIALS INTO PRODUCTS OF INTEREST TO THE CHEMICAL AND FOOD INDUSTRY.

APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING SKILLS - ENGINEERING DESIGN:
ABILITY TO IDENTIFY RELEVANT PARAMETERS FOR THE CONDUCTION OF AN INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PRODUCTION PROCESS. ABILITY TO DETERMINE THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH A CHEMICAL PROCESS BY APPLYING HAZOP AND FAULT TREE TECHNIQUES. CHOICE OF THE POSSIBLE OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR A PROCESS IN THE CHEMICAL AND FOOD INDUSTRY AND IDENTIFICATION OF OPTIMAL CONDITIONS BASED ON THERMODYNAMICS AND KINETICS.

EVALUATIONS.AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT - ENGINEERING PRACTICE:AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT AS TO THE SUCCESS OF A PARTICULAR PROCESS AND THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROCESS ACTIVITY. ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE PATTERNS OF AN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS, RECOGNIZING ITS EQUIPMENT.

TRANSVERSAL SKILLS - LEARNING ABILITIES:
KNOW HOW TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE TO DIFFERENT CONTEXTS FROM THOSE PRESENTED DURING THE COURSE, AND TO DEEPEN THE TOPICS DEALT WITH USING TEACHING MATERIAL DIFFERENT FROM THOSE ONES PROPOSED.

TRANSVERSAL SKILLS - ABILITY TO INVESTIGATE (COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS):
ABILITY TO SOLVE NUMERIC PROBLEMS IN WHICH IT IS REQUIRED TO UNDERSTAND THE TEXT AND TO TRANSLATE IT INTO THE SCHEMATIC DESCRIPTION OF A GIVEN PROCESS. ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE ON TOPICS RELATED TO THE FOUNDAMENTALS OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY PROCESSES AND SAFETY. KNOW HOW TO WORK IN A TEAM TO SOLVE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS AND EXPOSE THE SUBJECTS COVERED BY THE ORAL AND GOOD LANGUAGE SKILLS.KNOW HOW TO WORK IN TEAMS TO SOLVE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS AND ORALLY PRESENT WITH GOOD LANGUAGE PROPERTIES THE DISCUSSED TOPICS.

	Prerequisites
	THE PREREQUISITES REQUIRED ARE THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED FROM THE EXAMS OF: 1. GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 3. THERMODYNAMICS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING. THEREFORE, THE EXAMS LISTED ARE MANDATORY FOR THE INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY EXAMINATION.

	Contents
	THE COURSE INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY IS COMPOSED BY TWO MODULES: MODULE 1 (INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AND SAFETY) AND MODULE 2 (INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY PROCESSES) EACH OF WHICH TAKES 60 HOURS (6CFU) BETWEEN LECTURES AND CLASSROOM EXERCISES. THE TOPICS ADDRESSED IN MODULE 1 ARE: 1) OVERVIEW OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY (2 H THEORY) 2) HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY (6 H THEORY) 3) RAW MATERIALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF INORGANIC AND ORGANIC CHEMICALS (25 H THEORY) 4) MATERIALS AND ENERGY BALANCES ON PROCESS SCHEMES (2 H THEORY + 5 H CLASSROOM EXERCISES) 5) INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL CATALYSTS (5 H THEORY) 6) INTRODUCTION TO SAFETY IN CHEMICAL PROCESSES (2 H THEORY) 7) TOXICOLOGY (6 H THEORY) 8) INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE (6 H THEORY + 1 H CLASSROOM EXERCISES). THE TOPICS COVERED IN MODULE 2 (INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY PROCESSES) ARE: 1) PROCESSES FOR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF SULFURIC ACID (7 H THEORY + 2 H CLASSROOM EXERCISES). 2) PROCESSES FOR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF SYNGAS (15 H THEORY + 4 H CLASSROOM EXERCISES). 3) INDUSTRIAL PROCESS FOR AMMONIA PRODUCTION (7 H THEORY + 2 H CLASSROOM EXERCISES). 4) INDUSTRIAL PROCESS FOR NITRIC ACID PRODUCTION (7 H THEORY + 2 H CLASSROOM EXERCISES). 5) INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF SUGARS (4 H THEORY + 1 H CLASSROOM EXERCISES). 6) INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF FERTILIZERS (7 H THEORY + 2H CLASSROOM EXERCISES).

Contents

THE COURSE INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY IS COMPOSED BY TWO MODULES: MODULE 1 (INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AND SAFETY) AND MODULE 2 (INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY PROCESSES) EACH OF WHICH TAKES 60 HOURS (6CFU) BETWEEN LECTURES AND CLASSROOM EXERCISES.

THE TOPICS ADDRESSED IN MODULE 1 ARE:
1) OVERVIEW OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY (2 H THEORY)
2) HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY (6 H THEORY)
3) RAW MATERIALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF INORGANIC AND ORGANIC CHEMICALS (25 H THEORY)
4) MATERIALS AND ENERGY BALANCES ON PROCESS SCHEMES (2 H THEORY + 5 H CLASSROOM EXERCISES)
5) INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL CATALYSTS (5 H THEORY)
6) INTRODUCTION TO SAFETY IN CHEMICAL PROCESSES (2 H THEORY)
7) TOXICOLOGY (6 H THEORY)
8) INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE (6 H THEORY + 1 H CLASSROOM EXERCISES).

THE TOPICS COVERED IN MODULE 2 (INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY PROCESSES) ARE:
1) PROCESSES FOR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF SULFURIC ACID (7 H THEORY + 2 H CLASSROOM EXERCISES).
2) PROCESSES FOR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF SYNGAS (15 H THEORY + 4 H CLASSROOM EXERCISES).
3) INDUSTRIAL PROCESS FOR AMMONIA PRODUCTION (7 H THEORY + 2 H CLASSROOM EXERCISES).
4) INDUSTRIAL PROCESS FOR NITRIC ACID PRODUCTION (7 H THEORY + 2 H CLASSROOM EXERCISES).
5) INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF SUGARS (4 H THEORY + 1 H CLASSROOM EXERCISES).
6) INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF FERTILIZERS (7 H THEORY + 2H CLASSROOM EXERCISES).

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY CONSISTS IN FRONT LESSONS (101 H) AND CLASSROOM EXERCISES (19 H) FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF 120 HOURS WHICH ARE WORTH 12 CREDITS. ATTENDANCE AT THE LECTURES IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.

	Verification of learning
	ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE TEACHING OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY IS CERTIFIED BY PASSING A FINAL EVALUATION EXAM. THE EXAMINATION INVOLVES AN ORAL TEST. THE EXAM INCLUDES AN ORAL TEST IN WHICH IT WILL BE ASKED TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE MAIN PROCESSES ILLUSTRATED DURING THE COURSE. CRITERION FOR MINIMUM THRESHOLD: SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE GENERAL CRITERIA FOR THE REALIZATION OF THE MAIN PROCESSES OF INORGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AND FOOD INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY. EVALUATION CRITERION FOR EXCELLENCE: EXTREME COMPETENCE OF THE SUBJECT, EXCELLENT LANGUAGE PROPERTIES AND UNDERSTANDING OF ILLUSTRATED METHODOLOGIES.

Verification of learning

ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE TEACHING OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY IS CERTIFIED BY PASSING A FINAL EVALUATION EXAM. THE EXAMINATION INVOLVES AN ORAL TEST.
THE EXAM INCLUDES AN ORAL TEST IN WHICH IT WILL BE ASKED TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE MAIN PROCESSES ILLUSTRATED DURING THE COURSE.
CRITERION FOR MINIMUM THRESHOLD: SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE GENERAL CRITERIA FOR THE REALIZATION OF THE MAIN PROCESSES OF INORGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AND FOOD INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY.
EVALUATION CRITERION FOR EXCELLENCE: EXTREME COMPETENCE OF THE SUBJECT, EXCELLENT LANGUAGE PROPERTIES AND UNDERSTANDING OF ILLUSTRATED METHODOLOGIES.

	Texts
	1) C.A. HEATON "INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY"- BLACKIE ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC PRESS. TERZA EDIZIONE. 2) C. GIAVARINI "GUIDA ALLO STUDIO DEI PROCESSI DI RAFFINAZIONE E PETROLCHIMICI"-SIDEREA EDIZIONI SCIENTIFICHE, ROMA. 3) G. NATTA, P. PASQUON, P. CENTOLA "PRINCIPI DELLE CHIMICA INDUSTRIALE" VOL.2-CLUP, MILANO. 4) CHEMICAL PROCESS SAFETY. FUNDAMENTALS WITH APPLICATIONS SECOND EDITION DANIEL A. CROW1 MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY JOSEPH F. LOUVAR WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY PRENTICE HALL PTR UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NEW JERSEY 07458 5) I. PASQUON "CHIMICA INDUSTRIALE"-CITTA' STUDI EDIZIONI.

Texts

1) C.A. HEATON "INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY"- BLACKIE ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC PRESS. TERZA EDIZIONE.
2) C. GIAVARINI "GUIDA ALLO STUDIO DEI PROCESSI DI RAFFINAZIONE E PETROLCHIMICI"-SIDEREA EDIZIONI SCIENTIFICHE, ROMA.
3) G. NATTA, P. PASQUON, P. CENTOLA "PRINCIPI DELLE CHIMICA INDUSTRIALE" VOL.2-CLUP, MILANO.
4) CHEMICAL PROCESS SAFETY. FUNDAMENTALS WITH APPLICATIONS SECOND EDITION DANIEL A. CROW1 MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY JOSEPH F. LOUVAR WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY PRENTICE HALL PTR UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NEW JERSEY 07458
5) I. PASQUON "CHIMICA INDUSTRIALE"-CITTA' STUDI EDIZIONI.

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