TE212 - ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

courses

ID:

TE212

Duration (hours):

52

CFU:

SSD:

CHIMICA ORGANICA

Located in:

CHIETI

Url:

Course Details:

SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY/CORSO GENERICO Year: 2

Year:

2025

Course Catalogue:

https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2025?co...

Date/time interval

Primo Semestre (01/10/2024 - 31/01/2025)

Course Objectives

The main purpose of the course is to provide the basic concepts for understanding the most important chemical transformations that occur in the air, water and soil, but also the effects of anthropogenic activities on the chemistry of our planet. In particular, the course focuses on the concepts of: a) sources, reactions, transport and fate of chemical entities in air, water and soil, and their effects on human, animal health and the natural environment, b) new approaches to the industrial synthesis of chemicals using low
environmental impact processes (Green Chemistry).

Course Prerequisites

The student must have already acquired the basic skills relating to general, analytical, and organic chemistry. It follows that the student will be able to access the exam after passing the Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry exams (1st year).

Teaching Methods

The teaching activity includes lectures in the classroom, with the aid of slides that will be presented in class and made available to students

Assessment Methods

The learning verification method will be in written form. In particular, a variable number of questions (3-6) will be administered focusing on the most important topics covered in class. The questions can be both multiple choice and open. The total score will be calculated from the sum of the scores attributed to the individual questions.

Texts

1. Chimica Ambientale, 3a edizione, Colin Baird, Michael Cann, Zanichelli
2. Environmental Chemistry, 10th Edition, Stanley E. Manahan, Taylor and Francis/CRC Press, 2017

1. Basic concepts of environmental chemistry
2. Correlation between molecular structure and chemical or physical properties
3. Contaminants of fossil origin, PCBs, dioxins, pesticides, polymers, detergents and soaps.
4. Abiotic reactions of transformation and degradation (hydrolysis, oxidation, photolysis: thermodynamics and kinetics) .
5. Chemistry of natural water bodies, and water pollution
6. Atmospheric chemistry and pollution
7. Soil contamination.
8. Transport and distribution processes of chemical compounds in the environment and between different environmental compartments
9. Comparison between “classic” industrial synthesis processes and low environmental impact processes of some chemical compounds.
10. The class will independently conduct (in groups) bibliographic research on topics of the course, and the results discussed with the class.

The contents of points 1- 4 refer to the basis for understanding the chemical and structural information that characterize the main classes of organic pollutants in order to understand their persistence, distribution and effects on living organisms.
In points 5 -9 a methodological basis is provided for the understanding of the fundamental chemical processes of environmental media and the distribution of pollutants between different environmental compartments.
Point 10 is intended to stimulate the students' ability to use scientific and patent literature, and to discuss with a peer assembly an assigned topic relating to the course program.