Environmental Physical Chemistry and Laboratory

Understand the concepts and methods of study of Environmental Physical Chemistry. In particular: to know the scientific basis of the concept of sustainability; thermodynamic knowledge for the study of pollutant flows; in-depth knowledge on thermodynamic dynamics and terrestrial environment; life cycle analysis, LCA; basic information on the end of life of products.

Specifically:

Applied knowledge and understanding: Acquire theoretical and experimental knowledge of chemical and physical processes regarding anthropogenic pollutant compounds.
Applied knowledge and understanding: Ability to apply what has been learned during frontal lectures in experiments performed in the laboratory.
Autonomy of judgment: Students learn to evaluate objectively what they have learned during lectures and laboratory activities
Communication skills: Students acquire communication skills that are developed both during lectures and laboratory activities, thanks to a continuous verbal interlocution with the teacher, and during the oral examination.
Learning Skills: Learning skills are assessed through the oral examination and laboratory reports that are an important part of the course.

Information for students with disabilities and/or SLD

To guarantee equal opportunities and in compliance with the laws in force, interested students can request a personal interview in order to plan any compensatory measures, based on the educational objectives and specific needs.

The course is organized in 4 Laboratory CFUs and 2 frontal lessons CFUs

Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.

Frontal Lessons (2 CFU):

Sustainability and environmental impact
Mass balance and kinetics
Transport phenomena - diffusion - reaction
Structure and composition of the atmosphere.
Dynamics of the atmosphere.
Thermodynamics of the atmosphere.
Models for transporting pollutants: "PLUME" and "PUFF".
Methodologies for the evaluation of energy consumption
Methodologies for the evaluation of Life Cycle Assessment

Laboratory experience (4 CFU):

Pollutant degradation kinetics
Zero Fe nanoparticles for remediation of polluting soils
Nanoparticles of oxides for photocatalysis
Numerical methods for computer simulation of transport, diffusion and reaction phenomena of pollutants
Machine-learning" methods for the management of big data resulting from environmental monitoring
Comparison of Life Cycle Assessment between standard and emerging technologies
Sensors for monitoring volatile organic compounds

• Elements of Environmental Chemistry, Second Edition
  • di Bruce E. Logan
  • Editore: Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781118230107
• Environmental Laboratory Exercises for Instrumental Analysis and Environmental Chemistry
  • di Frank M. Dunnivant
  • ISBN:9780471660286
• Environmental Transport Processes, Second Edition
  • di Bruce E. Logan
  • Editore: Wiley
  • ISBN:9781118230107

Definition of solar radiation, albedo, earth temperature Degradation kinetics. 

Synthesis and applications of nanoparticles for eco-remediation 

What are temperature inversion and thermal gradient?