TECNOLOGIE DI RECUPERO E DI ANALISI DI BIOMASSE VEGETALI

Francesca SANSONE TECNOLOGIE DI RECUPERO E DI ANALISI DI BIOMASSE VEGETALI

0712200027
DIPARTIMENTO DI FARMACIA
EQF6
GESTIONE E VALORIZZAZIONE DELLE RISORSE AGRARIE E DELLE AREE PROTETTE
2019/2020

YEAR OF COURSE 3
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
642LESSONS
Objectives
ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE ON THE MAIN SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE RECOVERY OF BIOMASS AND PRODUCTION WASTE AND ON THE METHODS OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATION FOR OBTAINING AND CHARACTERIZING BIO-PRODUCTS (PURE EXTRACTS OR MOLECULES). DEVELOPMENT OF THE ABILITY TO CHARACTERIZE SAMPLES OF WASTE MATRICES (FINGERPRINTS) AND THEIR COMPONENTS FOR THE VALORIZATION IN DIFFERENT SUPPLY CHAINS (FOOD, HERBAL, COSMETIC, NUTRACEUTICAL)
Prerequisites
IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND AND BE ABLE TO APPLY MOST OF THE TOPICS COVERED IN TEACHING, IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE PASSED THE PREPARATORY EXAMINATION OF VEGETABLE BIOMASS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HEALTH PRODUCTS AND ENERGY
Contents
INTRODUCTION ON PLANT BIOMASSES USEFUL AS DRUGS FROM WHICH TO OBTAIN VARIOUS TYPES OF EXTRACT IN RELATION TO POSSIBLE EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES AND PRE AND POST-PROCESSING ACTIVITIES.

THE COURSE WILL FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
PRE-EXTRACTION TREATMENTS ON FRESH VEGETABLE BIOMASS, TO MAINTAIN ITS CHARACTERISTICS AND PROLONG ITS SHELF LIFE, SUCH AS DEEP-FREEZING, DRYING, PULVERIZING, ENZYMATIC TREATMENT, FERMENTATION
SOLID-LIQUID EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES AND PREPARATION OF EXTRACTS BY OSMOSIS AND DIFFUSION PROCESSES SUCH AS MACERATION, DECOCTION, INFUSION, PERCOLATION, EXTRACTION BY ULTRASOUND, SQUEEZING, HYDRODISTILLATION AND STEAM DISTILLATION, EXTRACTION WITH SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS
POST-PROCESSING TREATMENTS ON THE EXTRACT PRODUCED TO MAKE IT OPTIMAL FOR FINAL USE THROUGH FILTRATION, CONCENTRATION, FREEZE-DRYING, REFINING / PURIFICATION / FRACTIONATION OPERATIONS
CHROMATOGRAPHIC AND SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC TECHNIQUES FOR THE ANALYTICAL CHARACTERIZATION/STANDARDIZATION OF THE EXTRACT
MICROENCAPSULATION TECHNIQUES (SPRAY DRYING) FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE EXTRACTS INTO STABLE MICROPARTICULATE POWDERS WITH ORGANOLEPTIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS SUITABLE FOR FOOD, HERBAL PRODUCTS, COSMETICS AND NUTRACEUTICALS
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE RECOVERY AND ANALYSIS OF PLANT BIOMASS 6 CFU (42 HOURS) PROVIDES LECTURES 4 CFU (28 HOURS) AND EXERCISES IN THE LABORATORY 1 CFU (7 HOURS) EXERCISES IN THE CLASSROOM 1CFU (7 HOURS)
THE FREQUENCY OF CLASSROOM LESSONS AND LABORATORY EXERCISES IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
Verification of learning
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE TEACHING OBJECTIVES IS CERTIFIED BY PASSING A FINAL EXAM WITH AN EVALUATION IN THIRTIETHS. THE EXAM INCLUDES A WRITTEN TEST WITH OPEN-ENDED AND MULTIPLE QUESTIONS FOLLOWED BY AN ORAL EXAM. TO ACCESS THE ORAL TEST, A MINIMUM GRADE OF 15/30 MUST BE OBTAINED IN THE WRITTEN TEST. THE FINAL EXAM IS PASSED WITH THE MINIMUM GRADE OF 18/30.
Texts

TEXTS BOOK: TECNICHE ESTRATTIVE SOLIDO–LIQUIDO DANIELE NAVIGLIO LYDIA FERRARA, TEORIA E PRATICA
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