International Teaching | NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABILITY

cod. 0522600060

NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABILITY

	0522600060
	DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS "E. R. CAIANIELLO"
	EQF7
	PHYSICS
	2024/2025

PERCORSO SHARED STUDY PATHWAY

	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2021
	SPRING SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
ING-IND/27	3	24	LESSONS	SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
ING-IND/27	3	36	LAB	SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	THE COURSE PROVIDES THE NECESSARY METHODOLOGY FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESSES BASED ON NANOTECHNOLOGIES, WITH PARTICULAR REGARDS TO THE SAFETY ASPECTS. STARTING FROM THE NANOSCALE IT INTRODUCES TO THE NANOTECHNOLOGY CONCEPT WHICH PERMITS THE CONTROL OF THE MATTER AT A NANOMETRIC SCALE. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO SUPPLY THE METHODOLOGY FOR THE DESIGN, ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF NANOTECHNOLOGIES BASED PROCESSES VS. SUSTAINABILITY. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING •KNOWLEDGE OF THE STRUCTURE OF ATOMS AND ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MOLECULES. •KNOWLEDGE OF CATALYZED VAPOR DEPOSITION PROCESSES •KNOWLEDGE OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL BALANCES •KNOWLEDGE OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY IN VIEW OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES, PRODUCTION OF GOODS, ENERGY STORAGE ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING •ABILITY TO PREDICT THE THERMODYNAMICS AND KINETICS OF A CHEMICO-PHYSICAL PROCESS •ABILITY TO PERFORM MASS AND CHARGE BALANCE CALCULATIONS IN REDOX REACTIONS •ABILITY TO ANALYZE THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER THROUGH ANALYSIS AND MICROSCOPIC, STRUCTURAL AND CHEMICAL/PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS JUDGMENT AUTONOMY THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY ASSESS: •THE VALIDITY AND LIMITATIONS OF THE CHARACTERISTICS AND THE PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR OF THE NANOSTRUCTURES •THE CRITERIA GOVERNING THE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF NANOMATERIALS IN RELATION TO THEIR APPLICATIONS. COMMUNICATION SKILLS THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD CONVERSATIONS ON ISSUES RELATED TO NANOTECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY WITH ADEQUATE SCIENTIFIC TERMINOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE OF TOOLS FOR THE MATHEMATICAL AND GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF THE PHENOMENA DESCRIBED.

THE COURSE PROVIDES THE NECESSARY METHODOLOGY FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESSES BASED ON NANOTECHNOLOGIES, WITH PARTICULAR REGARDS TO THE SAFETY ASPECTS. STARTING FROM THE NANOSCALE IT INTRODUCES TO THE NANOTECHNOLOGY CONCEPT WHICH PERMITS THE CONTROL OF THE MATTER AT A NANOMETRIC SCALE.
THE OBJECTIVE IS TO SUPPLY THE METHODOLOGY FOR THE DESIGN, ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF NANOTECHNOLOGIES BASED PROCESSES VS. SUSTAINABILITY.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
•KNOWLEDGE OF THE STRUCTURE OF ATOMS AND ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MOLECULES.
•KNOWLEDGE OF CATALYZED VAPOR DEPOSITION PROCESSES
•KNOWLEDGE OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL BALANCES
•KNOWLEDGE OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY IN VIEW OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES, PRODUCTION OF GOODS, ENERGY STORAGE
ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
•ABILITY TO PREDICT THE THERMODYNAMICS AND KINETICS OF A CHEMICO-PHYSICAL PROCESS
•ABILITY TO PERFORM MASS AND CHARGE BALANCE CALCULATIONS IN REDOX REACTIONS
•ABILITY TO ANALYZE THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER THROUGH ANALYSIS AND MICROSCOPIC, STRUCTURAL AND CHEMICAL/PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS

JUDGMENT AUTONOMY
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY ASSESS:
•THE VALIDITY AND LIMITATIONS OF THE CHARACTERISTICS AND THE PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR OF THE NANOSTRUCTURES
•THE CRITERIA GOVERNING THE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF NANOMATERIALS IN RELATION TO THEIR APPLICATIONS.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD CONVERSATIONS ON ISSUES RELATED TO NANOTECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY WITH ADEQUATE SCIENTIFIC TERMINOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE OF TOOLS FOR THE MATHEMATICAL AND GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF THE PHENOMENA DESCRIBED.

	Prerequisites
	KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY.

	Contents
	• INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY (2 HOURS THEORY) • INTRODUCTION TO NANOTECHNOLOGIES (2 HOURS THEORY) • OUTLINE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (5 HOURS THEORY) • SYNTHESIS PROCESSES OF NANOMATERIALS AND DEVICES (3 HOURS OF THEORY + 6 HOURS OF LAB) BOTTOM-UP APPROACH (FROM THE BOTTOM UP): MATERIALS AND DEVICES ARE MADE FROM MOLECULAR COMPONENTS THAT SELF-ASSEMBLY (0.5 HOURS THEORY) TOP-DOWN APPROACH: DEVICES ARE MANUFACTURED FROM MACROSCOPIC MATERIALS THROUGH CAREFUL CONTROL OF MINIATURIZATION PROCESSES AT THE ATOMIC LEVEL (0.5 THEORY HOUR) GENERATION IN AEROSOL (PYROLYSIS IN FLAME, LASER PYROLYSIS, …) (0.5 THEORY HOUR) CHEMICAL, COLLOIDAL AND SELF-ASSEMBLY PROCESSES (0.5 THEORY HOURS + 3 LABORATORY HOURS) CATALYZED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (1 HOUR THEORY + 3 HOURS LAB) • THE CRACKING PROCESSES (3 HOURS THEORY) • NANOMATERIALS ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES (1 HOURS OF THEORY + 8 HOURS OF LAB) • DESIGN AND ASSEMBLY OF DEVICES BASED ON NANOMATERIALS (2 HOURS THEORY + 8 HOURS LABORATORY) THE SUPERCAPACITORS (1.5 THEORY HOURS + 6 LABORATORY HOURS) THE BATTERIES (0.5 THEORY HOURS + 2 LABORATORY HOURS) • THE USE OF RENEWABLE SOURCES (3 THEORY HOURS + 14 LABORATORY HOURS) FUEL CELLS (0,5 HOURS THEORY) NANOTECHNOLOGIES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLANT AND CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR COGENERATION (0.5 THEORY HOURS) THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN FROM WATER (1 HOURS OF THEORY + 9 HOURS OF LAB) THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES (1 HOURS OF THEORY + 5 HOURS OF LAB) CO2 OXIDATION (0,5 HOURS THEORY) THE RECYCLING AND REUSE OF MATERIALS: THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY (0,5 HOURS THEORY) • TOXICOLOGY (1 HOURS THEORY) • HYGIENE (1 HOURS THEORY) • EXPOSURE TO ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS, REACH (REGISTRATION, EVALUATION, AUTHORISATION AND RESTRICTION OF CHEMICALS) (1 HOURS THEORY)

Contents

• INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY (2 HOURS THEORY)
• INTRODUCTION TO NANOTECHNOLOGIES (2 HOURS THEORY)
• OUTLINE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (5 HOURS THEORY)
• SYNTHESIS PROCESSES OF NANOMATERIALS AND DEVICES (3 HOURS OF THEORY + 6 HOURS OF LAB)
BOTTOM-UP APPROACH (FROM THE BOTTOM UP): MATERIALS AND DEVICES ARE MADE FROM MOLECULAR COMPONENTS THAT SELF-ASSEMBLY (0.5 HOURS THEORY)
TOP-DOWN APPROACH: DEVICES ARE MANUFACTURED FROM MACROSCOPIC MATERIALS THROUGH CAREFUL CONTROL OF MINIATURIZATION PROCESSES AT THE ATOMIC LEVEL (0.5 THEORY HOUR)
GENERATION IN AEROSOL (PYROLYSIS IN FLAME, LASER PYROLYSIS, …) (0.5 THEORY HOUR)
CHEMICAL, COLLOIDAL AND SELF-ASSEMBLY PROCESSES (0.5 THEORY HOURS + 3 LABORATORY HOURS)
CATALYZED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (1 HOUR THEORY + 3 HOURS LAB)
• THE CRACKING PROCESSES (3 HOURS THEORY)
• NANOMATERIALS ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES (1 HOURS OF THEORY + 8 HOURS OF LAB)
• DESIGN AND ASSEMBLY OF DEVICES BASED ON NANOMATERIALS (2 HOURS THEORY + 8 HOURS LABORATORY)
THE SUPERCAPACITORS (1.5 THEORY HOURS + 6 LABORATORY HOURS)
THE BATTERIES (0.5 THEORY HOURS + 2 LABORATORY HOURS)
• THE USE OF RENEWABLE SOURCES (3 THEORY HOURS + 14 LABORATORY HOURS)
FUEL CELLS (0,5 HOURS THEORY)
NANOTECHNOLOGIES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLANT AND CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR COGENERATION (0.5 THEORY HOURS)
THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN FROM WATER (1 HOURS OF THEORY + 9 HOURS OF LAB)
THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES (1 HOURS OF THEORY + 5 HOURS OF LAB)
CO2 OXIDATION (0,5 HOURS THEORY)
THE RECYCLING AND REUSE OF MATERIALS: THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY (0,5 HOURS THEORY)
• TOXICOLOGY (1 HOURS THEORY)
• HYGIENE (1 HOURS THEORY)
• EXPOSURE TO ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS, REACH (REGISTRATION, EVALUATION, AUTHORISATION AND RESTRICTION OF CHEMICALS) (1 HOURS THEORY)

	Teaching Methods
	LECTURES, SPECIALIST SEMINARS, NUMERICAL EXERCISES

	Verification of learning
	FINAL ORAL EXAM. THE EXAM TEST IS AIMED AT ASSESSING KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY AND THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER AND ITS TRANSFORMATIONS. THE TEST WILL AIM TO VERIFY THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE THEORETICAL BASES REGULATING CHEMICAL PROCESSES AND PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MATTER. THE MINIMUM ASSESSMENT LEVEL (18/30) IS ATTRIBUTED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE DIFFERENT CONTENTS OF THE PROGRAM, THE BASICS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY, AND THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT TOPICS. OVERALL, HE SHOWS A FRAGMENTED KNOWLEDGE OF THE THEORETICAL CONTENTS AND LIMITED ABILITY TO USE THEM. THE MAXIMUM LEVEL (30/30) IS ATTRIBUTED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A COMPLETE AND IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE METHODOLOGIES AND TOOLS AND HAS A REMARKABLE ABILITY TO USE THEM IN THE CONTEXT OF THE STUDY. PRAISE IS AWARDED WHEN THE CANDIDATE DEMONSTRATES SIGNIFICANT MASTERY OF THE METHODOLOGIES AND TOOLS, EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS, READINESS FOR CONNECTIONS, AND A STRONG CAPACITY FOR AUTONOMY. THE MARK, EXPRESSED IN THIRTIETHS WITH POSSIBLE HONORS, WILL DEPEND ON THE OVERALL MATURITY ACQUIRED ON THE COURSE CONTENT. KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE CLASSIFICATION OF SOLIDS, PHASE DIAGRAMS, AND PHASE TRANSITIONS, CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIA, HOMOGENEOUS AND HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS, SO-GEL PROCESSES, PYROLYTIC PROCESSES, ELECTROCHEMICAL AND CHEMICAL/PHYSICAL PROCESSES IS A NECESSARY CONDITION FOR SUFFICIENCY. IN PARTICULAR, WILL TAKE ACCOUNT OF: • THE QUALITY OF THE EXPOSURE AND THE LANGUAGE • THE ABILITY TO CORRELATE BETWEEN DIFFERENT TOPICS AND WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES • INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT THE STUDENT ACHIEVES THE LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE IF HE PROVES TO BE ABLE TO FACE PROBLEMS WHICH REQUIRE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN VARIOUS ELEMENTS, REACHING A SOLUTION WITH VERIFICATION OF THE HYPOTHESES MADE.

Verification of learning

FINAL ORAL EXAM. THE EXAM TEST IS AIMED AT ASSESSING KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY AND THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER AND ITS TRANSFORMATIONS.
THE TEST WILL AIM TO VERIFY THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE THEORETICAL BASES REGULATING CHEMICAL PROCESSES AND PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MATTER.
THE MINIMUM ASSESSMENT LEVEL (18/30) IS ATTRIBUTED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE DIFFERENT CONTENTS OF THE PROGRAM, THE BASICS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY, AND THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT TOPICS. OVERALL, HE SHOWS A FRAGMENTED KNOWLEDGE OF THE THEORETICAL CONTENTS AND LIMITED ABILITY TO USE THEM.
THE MAXIMUM LEVEL (30/30) IS ATTRIBUTED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A COMPLETE AND IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE METHODOLOGIES AND TOOLS AND HAS A REMARKABLE ABILITY TO USE THEM IN THE CONTEXT OF THE STUDY.
PRAISE IS AWARDED WHEN THE CANDIDATE DEMONSTRATES SIGNIFICANT MASTERY OF THE METHODOLOGIES AND TOOLS, EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS, READINESS FOR CONNECTIONS, AND A STRONG CAPACITY FOR AUTONOMY.
THE MARK, EXPRESSED IN THIRTIETHS WITH POSSIBLE HONORS, WILL DEPEND ON THE OVERALL MATURITY ACQUIRED ON THE COURSE CONTENT.
KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE CLASSIFICATION OF SOLIDS, PHASE DIAGRAMS,
AND PHASE TRANSITIONS, CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIA, HOMOGENEOUS AND HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS, SO-GEL PROCESSES, PYROLYTIC PROCESSES, ELECTROCHEMICAL AND CHEMICAL/PHYSICAL PROCESSES IS A NECESSARY CONDITION FOR SUFFICIENCY.
IN PARTICULAR, WILL TAKE ACCOUNT OF:
• THE QUALITY OF THE EXPOSURE AND THE LANGUAGE
• THE ABILITY TO CORRELATE BETWEEN DIFFERENT TOPICS AND WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES
• INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT
THE STUDENT ACHIEVES THE LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE IF HE PROVES TO BE ABLE TO FACE PROBLEMS WHICH REQUIRE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN VARIOUS ELEMENTS, REACHING A SOLUTION WITH VERIFICATION OF THE HYPOTHESES MADE.

	Texts
	- D.A. CROWL AND J.F. LOUVAR.- CHEMICAL PROCESS SAFETY: FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLICATIONS- PRENTICE - HALL – INTERNATIONAL SERIES IN THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES -J.H. PERRY-CHEMICAL ENGINEERING’S HANDBOOK, MCGRAW HILL -RELATED TEXTS

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