Giuseppina IERVOLINO | CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR NANOTECHNOLOGIES

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CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR NANOTECHNOLOGIES

	0622200023
	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	9	90	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
ING-IND/27	3	30	EXERCISES	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

PROFESSORS

	DIANA SANNINO T Curriculum
	GIUSEPPINA IERVOLINO Curriculum

	Objectives
	KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: KNOWLEDGE OF THE METHODOLOGIES NECESSARY FOR UNDERSTANDING PROCESSES BASED ON NANOTECHNOLOGIES, WITH ATTENTION TO SAFETY ASPECTS. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS RELATED TO NANOTECHNOLOGIES. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE METHODOLOGY FOR THE DESIGN, ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROCESSES BASED ON NANOTECHNOLOGIES BY ANALYZING THE EFFECT OF THE APPLICATION OF NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS, SUCH AS CATALYSTS, IN INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES. APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS: KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF PROCESSES BASED ON NANOTECHNOLOGIES AND METHODOLOGIES FOR CONTROLLING THEIR SAFETY; KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE OPERATING PARAMETERS OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES BASED ON THE USE OF NANOSTRUCTURED CATALYST. APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING – ENGINEERING DESIGN: DESIGNING INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES BASED ON THE USE OF NANOSTRUCTURED CATALYST. DESIGNING NANOMATERIAL SYNTHESIS PROCESSES THROUGH "BOTTOM UP" AND "TOP DOWN" APPROACHES, WITH ATTENTION TO MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY ASPECTS. MAKING JUDGMENTS - ENGINEERING PRACTICE: KNOWING HOW TO INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFY THE MOST APPROPRIATE METHODS FOR THE DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF A PROCESS FOR OBTAINING NANOMATERIALS AND THE CREATION OF PROCESSES BASED ON THEM. KNOWING HOW TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO CONTEXTS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE PRESENTED DURING THE COURSE, AND DEEPENING THE TOPICS COVERED ALSO USING DIDACTIC MATERIALS DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE PROPOSED TRANSVERSAL SKILLS - CAPACITY TO LEARN: ABILITY TO ACQUIRE NEW CONCEPTS TO PROFESSFULLY INTERFACE WITH INDUSTRIAL OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS. TRANSVERSAL SKILLS - COMMUNICATION SKILLS: ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE ON TOPICS RELATED TO PROCESSES BASED ON THE USE OF NANOTECHNOLOGIES. KNOWING HOW TO WORK IN A GROUP FOR THE SOLUTION OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS AND EXPOSE THE TOPICS ORALLY AND WITH GOOD LANGUAGE PROPERTIES.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: KNOWLEDGE OF THE METHODOLOGIES NECESSARY FOR UNDERSTANDING PROCESSES BASED ON NANOTECHNOLOGIES, WITH ATTENTION TO SAFETY ASPECTS. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS RELATED TO NANOTECHNOLOGIES. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE METHODOLOGY FOR THE DESIGN, ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROCESSES BASED ON NANOTECHNOLOGIES BY ANALYZING THE EFFECT OF THE APPLICATION OF NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS, SUCH AS CATALYSTS, IN INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES.
APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS: KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF PROCESSES BASED ON NANOTECHNOLOGIES AND METHODOLOGIES FOR CONTROLLING THEIR SAFETY; KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE OPERATING PARAMETERS OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES BASED ON THE USE OF NANOSTRUCTURED CATALYST.
APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING – ENGINEERING DESIGN: DESIGNING INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES BASED ON THE USE OF NANOSTRUCTURED CATALYST. DESIGNING NANOMATERIAL SYNTHESIS PROCESSES THROUGH "BOTTOM UP" AND "TOP DOWN" APPROACHES, WITH ATTENTION TO MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY ASPECTS.
MAKING JUDGMENTS - ENGINEERING PRACTICE:
KNOWING HOW TO INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFY THE MOST APPROPRIATE METHODS FOR THE DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF A PROCESS FOR OBTAINING NANOMATERIALS AND THE CREATION OF PROCESSES BASED ON THEM. KNOWING HOW TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO CONTEXTS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE PRESENTED DURING THE COURSE, AND DEEPENING THE TOPICS COVERED ALSO USING DIDACTIC MATERIALS DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE PROPOSED

TRANSVERSAL SKILLS - CAPACITY TO LEARN:
ABILITY TO ACQUIRE NEW CONCEPTS TO PROFESSFULLY INTERFACE WITH INDUSTRIAL OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS.
TRANSVERSAL SKILLS - COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE ON TOPICS RELATED TO PROCESSES BASED ON THE USE OF NANOTECHNOLOGIES. KNOWING HOW TO WORK IN A GROUP FOR THE SOLUTION OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS AND EXPOSE THE TOPICS ORALLY AND WITH GOOD LANGUAGE PROPERTIES.

	Prerequisites
	FOR THE SUCCESSFUL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SET OBJECTIVES, KNOWLEDGE FROM THE EXAMS OF "PRINCIPLES OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING" AND "INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY" ARE REQUIRED.

	Contents
	THE COURSE OF TEACHING CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR NANOTECHNOLOGIES IS INTEGRATED BY TWO MODULES: MODULE 1 (NANOTECHNOLOGIES AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES) AND MODULE 2 (NANOTECHNOLOGIES: PROCESSES AND SAFETY) EACH OF WHICH OCCUPIES 60 HOURS (6 CREDITS) BETWEEN LECTURES, CLASSROOM AND LABORATORY EXERCISES. THE TOPICS OF MODULE 1 (NANOTECHNOLOGIES AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES) ARE: 1) INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES AND THE ROLE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY (3 H THEORY). 2) ANALYSIS OF THE CHEMICAL-PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF NANOMATERIALS AND NANOCATALYSTS IN INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES (18 H THEORY 9 H LABORATORY) 3) OLEPHYNES PRODUCTION AND NANOSTRUCTURED SYSTEMS (5 H THEORY) 4) PRODUCTION PROCESSES OF OXYGENATED SUBSTANCES (5H THEORY) 5) SELECTIVE PARTIAL OXIDATION PROCESSES (5H THEORY 3H LABORATORY). 6) PROCESSES EMPLOYING MEMBRANE NANOTECHNOLOGIES (3 H THEORY) 8) HIGH SELECTIVITY ISOMERIZATION PROCESSES (SHAPE SELECTIVITY) (2 H THEORY). 9) POLIMERIZATION PROCESSES (3 H THEORY). 10) APPLICATIONS OF NANOTECHNOLOGIES FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT (2H THEORY, 2H LABORATORY) THE TOPICS OF MODULE 2 (NANOTECHNOLOGY: PROCESSES AND SAFETY) ARE: 1. INTRODUCTION TO NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES (2 H THEORY). 2. SYNTHESIS PROCESSES OF NANOMATERIALS. BOTTOM-UP AND TOP-DOWN APPROACH (2 H THEORY). 3. DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES FROM VAPOR PHASE (3 H THEORY). 4. AEROSOL PRODUCTION (1 H THEORY). 5. PREPARATION OF SOLID NANOPOROUS MATERIALS WITH THE SOL-GEL TECHNIQUE (2H THEORY 3H LABORATORY). 6. THE PRODUCTION OF NANOTUBES (4 H THEORY) 7. THE PRODUCTION OF NANOPARTICLES AND NANOCATALYSTS (4H THEORY + 9H LABORATORY). 8. DEVICES BASED ON NANOMATERIALS OR CONTAINING NANOADDITIVES (3 H THEORY) 9. NANOMATERIALS FOR ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT, BIOMEDICAL, ELECTRONICS. STORAGE SYSTEMS (5 H THEORY) 10. THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN FROM WATER, SYNGAS FROM CO2 AND WATER (5 H THEORY) 11. RECYCLING TOWARDS THE PRODUCTION OF BIOLUBRICANTS AND FUELS (5H THEORY). 12. APPLICATIONS OF PHOTOCATALYSIS (5 H THEORY + 5 H LABORATORY) 13. EXPOSURE TO ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS AND THE EFFECTS ON HEALTH AND SAFETY IN PLACES OF WORK: THE REACH (2H THEORY).

Contents

THE COURSE OF TEACHING CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR NANOTECHNOLOGIES IS INTEGRATED BY TWO MODULES:
MODULE 1 (NANOTECHNOLOGIES AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES) AND MODULE 2 (NANOTECHNOLOGIES: PROCESSES AND SAFETY) EACH OF WHICH OCCUPIES 60 HOURS (6 CREDITS) BETWEEN LECTURES, CLASSROOM AND LABORATORY EXERCISES.

THE TOPICS OF MODULE 1 (NANOTECHNOLOGIES AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES) ARE:
1) INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES AND THE ROLE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY (3 H THEORY).
2) ANALYSIS OF THE CHEMICAL-PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF NANOMATERIALS AND NANOCATALYSTS IN INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES (18 H THEORY 9 H LABORATORY)
3) OLEPHYNES PRODUCTION AND NANOSTRUCTURED SYSTEMS (5 H THEORY)
4) PRODUCTION PROCESSES OF OXYGENATED SUBSTANCES (5H THEORY)
5) SELECTIVE PARTIAL OXIDATION PROCESSES (5H THEORY 3H LABORATORY).
6) PROCESSES EMPLOYING MEMBRANE NANOTECHNOLOGIES (3 H THEORY)
8) HIGH SELECTIVITY ISOMERIZATION PROCESSES (SHAPE SELECTIVITY) (2 H THEORY).
9) POLIMERIZATION PROCESSES (3 H THEORY).
10) APPLICATIONS OF NANOTECHNOLOGIES FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT (2H THEORY, 2H LABORATORY)

THE TOPICS OF MODULE 2 (NANOTECHNOLOGY: PROCESSES AND SAFETY) ARE:
1. INTRODUCTION TO NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES (2 H THEORY).
2. SYNTHESIS PROCESSES OF NANOMATERIALS. BOTTOM-UP AND TOP-DOWN APPROACH (2 H THEORY).
3. DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES FROM VAPOR PHASE (3 H THEORY).
4. AEROSOL PRODUCTION (1 H THEORY).
5. PREPARATION OF SOLID NANOPOROUS MATERIALS WITH THE SOL-GEL TECHNIQUE (2H THEORY 3H LABORATORY).
6. THE PRODUCTION OF NANOTUBES (4 H THEORY)
7. THE PRODUCTION OF NANOPARTICLES AND NANOCATALYSTS (4H THEORY + 9H LABORATORY).
8. DEVICES BASED ON NANOMATERIALS OR CONTAINING NANOADDITIVES (3 H THEORY)
9. NANOMATERIALS FOR ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT, BIOMEDICAL, ELECTRONICS. STORAGE SYSTEMS
(5 H THEORY)
10. THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN FROM WATER, SYNGAS FROM CO2 AND WATER (5 H THEORY)
11. RECYCLING TOWARDS THE PRODUCTION OF BIOLUBRICANTS AND FUELS (5H THEORY).
12. APPLICATIONS OF PHOTOCATALYSIS (5 H THEORY + 5 H LABORATORY)
13. EXPOSURE TO ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS AND THE EFFECTS ON HEALTH AND SAFETY IN PLACES
OF WORK: THE REACH (2H THEORY).

	Teaching Methods
	THE TEACHING OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR NANOTECHNOLOGIES INVOLVES 120 HOURS OF TEACHING BETWEEN LESSONS, EXERCISES AND LABORATORY (12 CREDITS). IN PARTICULAR, 90 HOURS OF CLASSROOM LESSONS AND 30 HOURS OF LABORATORY ACTIVITIES ARE SCHEDULED. THE LABORATORY ACTIVITIES IN PARTICULAR CONCERN: SYNTHESIS PROCESSES OF NANOMATERIALS, TOP DOWN AND BOTTOM UP TECHNIQUES (FOR EXAMPLE: NANOCATALYSTS THROUGH A TOP DOWN APPROACH AND NANOPARTICLES OF ZINC OXIDE THROUGH A BOTTOM UP APPROACH IN AQUEOUS SOLVENT). PHYSICO-CHEMICAL STUDY OF NANOMATERIALS, WITH APPLICATION OF THE CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES EXPOSED DURING THE COURSE. EXPERIENCE IN APPLICATIONS FOR ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE FIELD OF ELECTROCHEMICAL CATALYSIS AND PHOTOCATALYSIS. ATTENDANCE AT THE LECTURES IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.

Teaching Methods

THE TEACHING OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR NANOTECHNOLOGIES INVOLVES 120 HOURS OF TEACHING BETWEEN LESSONS, EXERCISES AND LABORATORY (12 CREDITS). IN PARTICULAR, 90 HOURS OF CLASSROOM LESSONS AND 30 HOURS OF LABORATORY ACTIVITIES ARE SCHEDULED.
THE LABORATORY ACTIVITIES IN PARTICULAR CONCERN: SYNTHESIS PROCESSES OF NANOMATERIALS, TOP DOWN AND BOTTOM UP TECHNIQUES (FOR EXAMPLE: NANOCATALYSTS THROUGH A TOP DOWN APPROACH AND NANOPARTICLES OF ZINC OXIDE THROUGH A BOTTOM UP APPROACH IN AQUEOUS SOLVENT). PHYSICO-CHEMICAL STUDY OF NANOMATERIALS, WITH APPLICATION OF THE CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES EXPOSED DURING THE COURSE. EXPERIENCE IN APPLICATIONS FOR ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE FIELD OF ELECTROCHEMICAL CATALYSIS AND PHOTOCATALYSIS.

ATTENDANCE AT THE LECTURES IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.

	Verification of learning
	ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES OF TEACHING CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR NANOTECHNOLOGIES IS CERTIFIED BY PASSING AN EXAM WITH A RATING OUT OF THIRTY. THE FINAL EXAM INCLUDES AN ORAL EXAM IN WHICH YOU WILL BE ASKED TO DISCUSS AT LEAST TWO TOPICS OF THE PROGRAM AND THE DISCUSSION OF A REPORT ON A TOPIC OF THE STUDENT'S CHOICE. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD: SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE GENERAL CRITERIA FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MAIN INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES WITH THE AID OF NANOMATERIALS AND THEIR CHARACTERIZATION AND OF THOSE BASED ON NANOTECHNOLOGIES, IN PARTICULAR, THE CLASSIFICATION OF NANOMATERIALS AND THEIR MAIN TECHNIQUES EVALUATION CRITERION FOR EXCELLENCE: EXTREME COMPETENCE OF THE TOPIC, EXCELLENT ABILITY TO EXPRESS AND UNDERSTAND THE METHODOLOGIES ILLUSTRATED.

Verification of learning

ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES OF TEACHING CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR NANOTECHNOLOGIES IS CERTIFIED BY PASSING AN EXAM WITH A RATING OUT OF THIRTY.
THE FINAL EXAM INCLUDES AN ORAL EXAM IN WHICH YOU WILL BE ASKED TO DISCUSS AT LEAST TWO TOPICS OF THE PROGRAM AND THE DISCUSSION OF A REPORT ON A TOPIC OF THE STUDENT'S CHOICE.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD: SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE GENERAL CRITERIA FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MAIN INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES WITH THE AID OF NANOMATERIALS AND THEIR CHARACTERIZATION AND OF THOSE BASED ON NANOTECHNOLOGIES, IN PARTICULAR, THE CLASSIFICATION OF NANOMATERIALS AND THEIR MAIN TECHNIQUES

EVALUATION CRITERION FOR EXCELLENCE: EXTREME COMPETENCE OF THE TOPIC, EXCELLENT ABILITY TO EXPRESS AND UNDERSTAND THE METHODOLOGIES ILLUSTRATED.

	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 MOULIJN, CHEMICAL PROCESS TECHNOLOGY 4)TEACHING MATERIALS OF THE LECTURES

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