Functional and sustainable materials

Professor: Laila MOUBAYIDIN
Academic discipline: Fisiologia vegetale (BIO/04)
Field: Attività formative affini o integrative
Type of training activity: Related/supplementary

48 hours
of face-to-face activities

6 credits

hub: PARMA

course unit
in ENGLISH

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Course unit content

Plant-based sustainable materials
a) What does a plant look like?
Plant cell: plant cell wall, plastids, vacuole
Meristematic and somatic tissues
Plant anatomy: roots, stem, leaves
b) What does a plant work?
Plant forms and functions
Water transport through the xylem
Photosynthesis and photorespiration
Translocation in the phloem
c) What are bioplastics and biocomposites made of?
d) Lignin and sustainable polyurethanes
e) Wood for hydrovoltaic energy harvesting
f) Wood-based electronics

Full programme

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Bibliography

Plant biology (Taylor and Francis Inc.) Smith, Coupland, Dolan, Harberd, Jones, Martin, Sablowski, Amey

Additional References
Shogren et al. (2019) Sustainable Production and Consumption, 19: 194-215
Tran et al. (2023) PNAS, 120 (18)
Vieira et al. (2022) Materials, 15: 6182

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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PLANT-BASED SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS cod. 1012269

Learning objectives

Prerequisites

Course unit content

Full programme

Bibliography

Teaching methods

Assessment methods and criteria

Other information

2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

PLANT-BASED SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS
cod. 1012269