- Docente: Stefano Corrà
- Credits: 4
- SSD: CHIM/03
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Rimini
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Chemistry and Technologies for the Environment and Materials (cod. 8514)
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from Feb 21, 2023 to Apr 05, 2023
Learning outcomes
The course is aimed at giving fundamentals in the field of inorganic environmental chemistry. The aim is to gain awareness of environmental consequences of inorganic compounds associated to human activities.
Course contents
Prerequisites: knowledge of the properties of the elements (in particular transition metals) and reactivity of related compounds.
The course is aimed at acquiring basic knowledge in the field of inorganic chemistry concerning environmental aspects. The aim is to gain awareness of environmental consequences of inorganic compounds due to human activities, for example concerning energy production from fossil fuels and from alternative resources. Some basic knowledge in the field of organometallic chemistry will be provided in order to understand the environmental impact due to increasing diffusion of compounds with metal-carbon bonds, introduced in commercial products and industrial processes. Fundamentals concerning bioinorganic chemistry will be presented to understand some aspects of the interaction between inorganic compounds and living systems.
Readings/Bibliography
Chimica Ambientale - Colin Baird Michael Cann - III Edizione Zanichelli
Chimica Inorganica (principi, strutture, reattività) - J.E. Huheey, E.A. Keiter, R.L. Keiter - Ed. Piccin
Chimica degli elementi - N. N. Greenwood, A. Earnshaw - Ed. Piccin
Teaching methods
The course includes class lectures and tutorial activities. Lectures are supported by slide projection. Class discussion is encouraged.
Assessment methods
The course is aimed to reach the subsequent objective:
Knowledge of the physico-chemical processes involved in biological systems involving metals and in the energy conversion and storage of technological devices based on inorganic elements.
Correlating metal ions reactivity in natural and industrial processes with their interaction with the environment.
Final exam: Oral exam with questions on the course program. The exam will be graded between 0 and 30 (In order to pass the exam a mark >=18 is required).
To take the exam the student must register through "Alma esami" strictly within the deadlines.
Teaching tools
Teaching supports include PowerPoint presentations.
Slides will be available for download through https://virtuale.unibo.it/. Additional references and web resources will be provided.
Office hours
See the website of Stefano Corrà