Learning objectives
The course is aimed at offering students the possibility to solve experimentally some problems of industrial practice: separation of mixtures; preparation of catalysts for organic syntheses; analytical applications to commercial products .
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
<br />The course includes frontal lessons concerning the grounds of laboratory experiments.<br />The following experiments will be carried out:<br /> 1)alumina: synthesis and characterization through surface area and acidity measurement; <br />2)determination of carbonates in commercial NaOH pellets; <br />3)synthesis of manganese (IV) oxide supported on alumina and its use in the oxidation of the benzoin to benzyl; characterization of benzyl through melting point, IR, NMR; <br />4)extraction of plasticizers from PVC samples; characterization by IR, GC-MS and NMR;<br /> 5)chemical recycling of PET: depolimerisation of PET samples and recovery of terephthalic acid; characterization of terephthalic acid by melting point and IR; <br />6) azeotropic distillation of a mixture water-butanol; calculation of the energetic costs of the process; <br />7) synthesis of an organic dye and tests of coloration on clothes.
Full programme
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Bibliography
<br />Material supplied by the teacher.<br /> <br />
Teaching methods
Written reports and oral examination.
Assessment methods and criteria
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Other information
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