LAURA FALIVENE | MATERIALS AND ENVIRONMENT
LAURA FALIVENE MATERIALS AND ENVIRONMENT
cod. 0522400045
MATERIALS AND ENVIRONMENT
| 0522400045 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY "ADOLFO ZAMBELLI" | |
| EQF7 | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES | |
| 2024/2025 |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022 | |
| SPRING SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIM/04 | 6 | 48 | LESSONS |
| Exam | Date | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATERIALI PER L'AMBIENTE | 20/02/2025 - 11:00 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| MATERIALI PER L'AMBIENTE | 20/02/2025 - 11:00 | SESSIONE DI RECUPERO |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| COURSE AIM THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE FIT WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE DEGREE PROGRAM, WHICH AIMS TO TRAIN A PROFESSIONAL EXPERT IN THE FIELDS OF MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC RISKS, AS WELL AS LAND MANAGEMENT. THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF MATERIALS IN THE CONTEXT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY. WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, THIS COURSE AIMS TO EQUIP STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS TO MAKE CRUCIAL DECISIONS REGARDING ECO-DESIGN AND MATERIAL SELECTION TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PROPER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. THE COURSE WILL ENABLE THE STUDENT TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE, WITH THE SUPPORT OF ADVANCED TEXTBOOKS, OF CUTTING-EDGE TOPICS IN THE FIELD OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, BY DEVELOPING AND/OR APPLYING ORIGINAL IDEAS, POTENTIALLY EVEN IN A RESEARCH CONTEXT. IN DETAIL, THE STUDENT WILL HAVE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF: -THE CLASSES OF MATERIALS (CERAMICS, METALS, POLYMERS, COMPOSITES, MATERIALS) -THE USE OF MATERIALS IN EVERYDAY LIFE PRODUCTS -THE LIFE STAGES OF A PRODUCT AND THE CAUSE-EFFECT RELATIONSHIP OF MATERIAL AND PROCESS CHOICES -THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH MATERIAL SELECTION TO MINIMIZE WASTE PRODUCTION AND THE EMISSION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY AND HUMAN HEALTH-HARMING OUTPUTS APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE IS TO ENABLE THE STUDENT TO FORMULATE AND SUPPORT ARGUMENTS RELATED TO: -THE INFLUENCE OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES ON THEIR INTERACTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM -THE RECOGNITION OF THE POTENTIAL OF ECO-DESIGN IN ACHIEVING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE IN DETAIL, THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN NEW (I.E., UNFAMILIAR) AREAS, WITHIN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONTEXTS (E.G., RELATED TO CHEMICAL, ENGINEERING, ETHICAL ASPECTS), CONCERNING MATERIAL MANAGEMENT FROM BOTH A REGULATORY AND ECO-FRIENDLY MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE. MAKING JUDGMENTS. THE COURSE WILL ENABLE THE STUDENT TO COLLECT AND INTERPRET DATA RELATED TO: -THE THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES -THE ECO-PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS IN DETAIL, THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO AUTONOMOUSLY INTEGRATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THE COMPLEXITY OF ISSUES RELATED TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MATERIAL BEHAVIOR AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ECOSYSTEM, WITH THE AIM OF INCORPORATING THE ENVIRONMENT AS A KEY ELEMENT IN ECO-DESIGN. COMMUNICATION SKILLS. THE COURSE WILL ENABLE THE STUDENT TO COMMUNICATE CONCEPTS, CONCLUSIONS, AND THE UNDERLYING RATIONALE TO BOTH SPECIALIST AND NON-SPECIALIST AUDIENCES, DERIVED FROM THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, REGARDING THE FUNDAMENTAL ROLE OF MATERIALS IN PROMOTING ECO-SUSTAINABLE CHOICES IN RESOURCE AND WASTE MANAGEMENT. LEARNING SKILL.THE COURSE WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS FOR SELF-MANAGED AND INDEPENDENT STUDY, ENABLING THEM TO FIND INDIVIDUAL PATHS TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF MATERIALS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE OF PRODUCTS. |
| Prerequisites | |
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| BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY IS REQUIRED |
| Contents | |
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| INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: HISTORY OF OUR INCREASING DEPENDENCE ON MATERIALS AND ENERGY. HOW DO MATERIALS IMPACT OUR LIFE? (4 HOURS) PRODUCTION (PUT FOR CONSUMPTION) AND FATE (RECYCLING, COMBUSTION, DISPOSAL) OF MATERIALS (PAPER AND CARDBOARD, METALS, PLASTICS, GLASS, TEXTILES, MATERIALS COMPONENTS OF WEEE, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS) (6 HOURS) IMPORTANCE OF MATERIALS IN ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES. ROLE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. (6 HOURS) LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA): THE LIFE CYCLE OF MATERIALS (CONSUMPTION OF RESOURCES). WHAT DETERMINES PRODUCT LIFE? (4 HOURS) RECYCLING: RESURRECTION OF MATERIALS. CHAINS OF THE RECOVERY OF THE MOST COMMON MATERIALS PRESENT IN WASTE (INSTALLATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF THE VARIOUS FRACTIONS OF MATERIALS AND FOR THEIR RECOVERY): PAPER/CARDBOARD; ALUMINUM/TIN PLATE; PLASTIC (PET, PE, PP); TIRES (FROM DISORDER TIRES); GLASS (COLORED AND NOT); CONSTRUCTION/DEMOLITION MATERIALS; TEXTILES (10 HOURS)THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. RENEWABLE MATERIALS. BIO-DERIVED MATERIALS. (4 HOURS) MATERIAL PROFILES: MECHANICAL, THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. METALS AND ALLOYS, POLYMERS, CERAMICS AND GLASSES , HYBRIDS: COMPOSITES, FOAMS, WOOD, AND PAPER (6 HOURS) CHAINS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DANGEROUS, PRECIOUS OR RARE MATERIALS: ASBESTOS; RADIATIVE MATERIALS, PRECIOUS METALS. (4 HOURS) BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS FOR PACKAGING AND FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS WHERE MATERIALS OF FOSSIL ORIGIN ARE USED: STATE OF THE ART AND FUTURE SCENARIOS (EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS), PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. (4 HOURS) |
| Teaching Methods | |
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| THE COURSE CONSISTS OF LESSONS IN CLASS. |
| Verification of learning | |
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| THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE COURSE OBJECTIVES IS VERIFIED BY PASSING AN EXAM WITH EVALUATION OUT OF THIRTY. THE EXAM INCLUDES A WRITTEN TEST WITH OPEN ANSWER QUESTIONS. THE MINIMUM MARK FOR PASSING THE EXAM IS 18/30, AND IT IS GIVEN WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A LIMITED KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOPICS OF THE COURSE. THE MAXIMUM MARK (30) IS GIVEN WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A COMPLETE AND IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE COURSE TOPICS. HONOR MAY BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS WHO REACH THE MAXIMUM MARK OF 30/30 AND WHO DEMONSTRATE THEY ARE ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ACQUIRED EVEN IN CONTEXTS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE PROPOSED IN LESSON |
| Texts | |
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| MATERIALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT ECO-INFORMED MATERIAL CHOICE 3RD EDITION - DECEMBER 21, 2020 AUTHOR: MICHAEL ASHBY PAPERBACK ISBN: 9780128215210 EBOOK ISBN: 9780128215265 THE COURSE SLIDES AND ADDITIONAL MATERIAL WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE BY THE TEACHER IN DIGITAL FORMAT |
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