Unit TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE CHEMICAL PROCESSES
- Course
- Sustainable materials and processes engineering
- Study-unit Code
- A002431
- Curriculum
- Processi sostenibili
- Teacher
- Alberto Maria Gambelli
- Teachers
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- Alberto Maria Gambelli
- Hours
- 60 ore - Alberto Maria Gambelli
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2023
- Offered
- 2024/25
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Ingegneria dei materiali
- Academic discipline
- ING-IND/27
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- English
- Contents
- Energy context and current role of conventional energy sources; Refinery: description of input and output material flows; Main refinery processes for crude oil transformation; Refinery processes for pollutant reduction; Main chemicals obtained from refinery processes; Coal refinery; Biorefinery; Comparison between different types of refinery, in terms of processes, impacts and opportunities.
- Reference texts
- Jacob A. Moulijn, Michiel Makkee, Annelies E. van Diepen, "Chemical Process Technology" Wiley
- Educational objectives
- In-depth knowledge of the conventional refinery, in terms of energy produced, processes implemented and related technological and plant solutions. Comparison of the supply chain with other types of refineries: coal and biomass.
- Prerequisites
- General concepts of thermodynamics. Knowledge of the main components of industrial plants. Basic notions of organic chemistry.
- Teaching methods
- Theoretical lessons; Application of the concepts learned on existing plants; Practical in-lab activities.
- Learning verification modality
- Oral exam
- Extended program
- Energy context Conventional energy sources Classification of hydrocarbons (PONA) Fluid catalytic cracking: process description Fluid catalytic cracking: process conditions Hydrotreating: process description Hydrotreating: process conditions Hydrocracking: process description Hydrocracking: process conditions Alkylation, propane deasphalting, visbreaking Flue gas desulphurization techniques Limestone-gypsum process Syngas: steam reforming and autothermal reforming Syngas: coal gasification Methanol Ammonia Synthetic fuels Processes for biomass conversion Biorefinery approach and comparison with oil refinery
- Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
- 7) Clean and affordable energy; 9) Industry, innovation and infrastructure; 12) Responsible consumption and production.