- Docente: Paolo Zani
- Credits: 3
- SSD: CHIM/06
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LS) in Industrial Molecular Biotechnologies (cod. 0444)
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes : The student could learn some informations which , on one side, complement those given by the course " Fondamenti delle Tecnologie Chimiche Industriali": emphasis is given on the industrial aspect of BIotechnology in terms of the world most important "biotech" corporations with their corporate evolution and typical range of products, following a similar approach given in the other course for the description of the leader chemical and pharmaceutical industries. In addition, informations will be presented about specific products and/or materials, which could have a prevalent organic constitution, and can be used in a series of applications where the " biotech" specialist can develop his activity. ( Some more contents could be transferred, based on the curriculum of the individual student, and avoiding duplications.)
Fornire gli elementi relativi alla produzione/impiego di prodotti specialistici organici per le biotecnologie industriali .
Le conoscenze che lo studente dovrà conseguire con questo corso sono collegate con quelle del corso " Fondamenti delle Tecnologie Chimiche Industriali" : infatti, in questo corso si sviluppano alcuni aspetti descrittivi delle realtà produttiva biotech che completano la parte analoga del corso citato ( concentrato sull'industria chimica). Inoltre vengono fornite informazioni specifiche su prodotti e/o materiali, a base prevalentemente organica, che possono trovare applicazioni in una serie di contesti in cui il biotecnologo industriale può svolgere la sua attività.
Course contents
a) The biotech industrial sector : the most important BIOTECH enterprises in the world as production and sales; their historical profile in the context of the Life sciencesindustries ( mainly traditional pharmaceutical industries).
b) Polimeric materials : general concepts and some specialty polimers.
c)Organic and /or composites specialistic products : their applications to selective separation processes, with emphasis on the technologies for separation and analysis of mixture of enantiomers.
d) Some technological aspects of industrial processes : in particular,catalysis, ecological sustainability, waste treatments, protection and safety.
e) Protection of intellectual industrial property : the patent.( this item should be given to those students who did not follow the related course Tecnologie chimiche industriali or other courses where informations about patents are present).
Readings/Bibliography
Due to the purpose of the course, the docent suggest the same textbook indicated for the course " Fondamenti delle tecnologie Chimiche industriali" --
Alan Heaton :
An Introduction to Industrial Chemistry '3 ed.
Blackie Academic and Professional London 1996 --
, which will be integrated by specific material .
Teaching methods
Traditional classroom lesson, with presentation of transparencies.
Assessment methods
Final exam (Oral) concerning the content of the course; at choice, it could be complemented by a short oral presentation by the student about a topic related to the course ( chosen in accordance with the docent).
Teaching tools
Photocopies of the transparencies used by the docent will be available to the students.
Office hours
See the website of Paolo Zani