MATERIALS FOR ENERGY PART B
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- Assessment methods
- Learning objectives
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- Full programme
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- Teaching methods
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Physical and Inorganic Chemistry are a standard prerequisite for this course.
The exam will consist of two parts. Production of a written essay in Italian or in English on one of the topics covered by the course, of a length between 20000 and 25000 characters (including spaces) to be delivered no later than 5 days before the date of the exam session in electronic format (e.g. as a Word file). Oral exam that will consist in the exposition through oral presentation of the paper with slides of a maximum of 15 min followed by two questions of clarification and discussion on the same, which may also involve topics covered in the course and not the direct object of the research itself.
The evaluation criteria will consider:
1) the completeness of the knowledge acquired.
2) the ability to describe in a critical way the issues related to the topic of energy.
3) the ability to indicate the most appropriate materials science-based strategies in various proposed scenarios.
4) ownership of the language used.
5) originality of the presentation compared to the course material.
• Knowledge and understanding
o the sustainable development goals
o the main energy issues
o the use of chemistry and material science to develop a sustainable development model
• Skills aims.
o Bottom-up approach to energetic problems
o Extraction of the information from an experiment using a coherent physical model
o Selection of the most suitable process(es) according to the desired outcome
o Critical analysis of experimental results
• Communicative aims
o This lesson aims at helping learners become better able to explain the logic process that brings to the identification of sustainability issues in processes.
o This lesson includes guidelines on presenting in an engaging and effective way in chemistry
• Autonomous assessment
o Selection of the approach
o Discussion of results
4. Store and Transport energy -part 1 (10 h)
4.1. Gas separation. The 5 purifications that will change the world.
4.2. Batteries
5. Save energy (20 h)
5.1. CO2 = energy. Circular Economy. Basic concepts. Beyond circular economy.
5.2. Catalysis
5.3. Water purification and harvesting. Heat exchangers.
5.4. Green agriculture. New materials for Agriculture 2.0.
5.5. Recycling. Catalysts for plastic recycling.
5.6. Green Buildings. Building materials (cements), smart windows and coating.
6. Conclusions. (2h)
6.1. Concepts for presenting chemical topics in an engaging and effective manner.
4. Store and Transport energy -part 1 (10 h)
4.1. Gas separation. The 5 purifications that will change the world.
4.2. Batteries
5. Save energy (20 h)
5.1. CO2 = energy. Circular Economy. Basic concepts. Beyond circular economy.
5.2. Catalysis
5.3. Water purification and harvesting. Heat exchangers.
5.4. Green agriculture. New materials for Agriculture 2.0.
5.5. Recycling. Catalysts for plastic recycling.
5.6. Green Buildings. Building materials (cements), smart windows and coating.
6. Conclusions. (2h)
6.1. Concepts for presenting chemical topics in an engaging and effective manner.
There is not a textbook containing all the topics that will be covered in the course. A good starting point is:
"Energia per l'astronave Terra. L'era delle rinnovabili", di Nicola Armaroli, Vincenzo Balzani (Zanichelli).
Slides used for the teaching will be provided.
Frontal lessons (64 hours): introduction and theoretical development of the topics, exemplified by means of typical cases. During the lessons, students are often engaged by means of questions in order to make them more involved according to the basic principles of active learning in its most elementary form.
Contacts/Info: Every day by email appointment.