- Docente: Ivano Vassura
- Credits: 6
- SSD: CHEM-01/B
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Ivano Vassura (Modulo 1) Cristian Torri (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially) In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 1); In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Ravenna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Science and Technologies for Environmental Sustainability (cod. 6794)
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from Oct 09, 2026 to Jan 29, 2027
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from Oct 08, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student attains the fundamental knowledge of the management systems of municipal solid waste and special waste in the national and international context. The most widely used management and disposal systems in Europe will be presented: from examples of good practices / policies to reduce waste production to recycling processes, incineration, and landfill disposal. In addition, students will acquire the principal notions on sampling and characterization of waste in order to acquire, through some case studies, theoretical skills about the methodological approaches to waste recycling and recovery.
Course contents
An overview of the European and national policy in relation to waste management. Definition of waste, byproducts, raw materials and secondary materials, etc. Hierarchy in the integrated waste management system: prevention, reduction, recycling, energy recovery, waste disposal. The main technologies and operating conditions used in waste management: separate collection systems; heat treatment and incineration; landfill. Waste selection facility and recovery of materials and energy such as paper, glass, plastics. Recycling organic fraction and composting system. In-depth analysis of treatment technologies in terms of performance (mass and energy flows), pollutant emissions and costs. Waste Merchant Analysis and leaching tests for their characterization during disposal and management. Characterization of material to be sent to energy recovery: elemental analysis, upper and lower calorific power. Characterization of organic material to be initiated for enhancement. Examples of innovative waste recovery processes.
Prerequisites
- Elementary functions: powers, roots, exponential and logarithm. Algebraic equations (Course: Mathematics with exercises)
- Dimensional formulae and physical units; Calorific value, heat value (Course: Physics)
Nomenclature and structure of organic and inorganic compounds. Risk associated with organic and inorganic chemicals (Course Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry). Principal spectroscopic and separative techniques. (course: Analytical Instrumental Chemistry).
Structure and chemical-physical characteristics of the atmosphere. The main properties of water. Geosphere and soil system. Anthropogenic environmental contamination (Course: Environmental Chemistry)
Readings/Bibliography
Technical report ISPRA
Waste European legislation
Notes and slides are available on the webpage https://virtuale.unibo.it/
Teaching methods
Frontal lesson with PC presentation; reactions, examples and exercises will be explained at the blackboard.
The course could include seminars and conferences on specific subjects.
Assessment methods
The exam will consist of a written test designed to assess students’ knowledge of the topics covered during the course.
Specifically, the test will include multiple-choice and open-ended questions; students will also be required to solve a problem involving numerical calculations, which will be consistent with the calculations performed in class on energy balances or mass flows.
Registration for the exam via AlmaEsami is mandatory. Students who are unable to register on time must notify the professor, who retains the discretion to admit them to the exam.
With regard to the assessment, the use of AI is prohibited. Any use constitutes a violation of academic integrity.
In this regard, electronic devices and smartphones must be temporarily turned in before the exam.
“Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities: please, contact the office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students ) as soon as possible so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives.”
Teaching tools
The course is taught with the aid of digital tools for projecting text and images. Course slides are typically made available to students through the course website.
Office hours
See the website of Ivano Vassura
See the website of Cristian Torri