Valorisation of the Agricultural Biomass and Management of the Environmental Impact
A.Y. 2021/2022
Learning objectives
The teaching deals with the use and recycling of the main agricultural, forestry (livestock effluents, lignocellulosic waste) and civil biomass (sewage sludge and organic waste fraction) to obtain products to be employed for agricultural purpose.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge about biomass transformation processes (composting, anaerobic digestion, pyrolysis), paying particular attention to the agronomic use of transformed biomass, defining its positive effects on soil and plant growth and also taking into consideration the impacts deriving from their use and the relative containment measures.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
The lessons will be in part in presence and in part using Microsoft Teams synchronously. The number of lessons in presence will depend by the sanitary condition (Student reservation is mandatory by using UNIMI dedicated app).
The timetable of the lessons will be available at UNIMI web site. Communications will be posted in ARIEL or sent by email.
Additional activities such as seminars, videos and webinars will be organized or suggested.
Oral exam (3-4 questions, 20-30 min) using Microsoft teams.
The timetable of the lessons will be available at UNIMI web site. Communications will be posted in ARIEL or sent by email.
Additional activities such as seminars, videos and webinars will be organized or suggested.
Oral exam (3-4 questions, 20-30 min) using Microsoft teams.
Course syllabus
The course deals with the use and recycling of the main agricultural, forestry (livestock effluents, lignocellulosic waste) and civil biomass (sewage sludge and organic waste fraction) as such or after chemical-biological treatments (eg composting, digestion anaerobic, pyrolysis). In this perspective the course will include the study of transformation processes, paying particular attention to the agronomic use of transformed biomass, defining its positive effects on soil and plant growth and also taking into consideration the impacts deriving from their use and the relative containment measures. The possibility of obtaining biomasses with particular functionalities such as pathogenic-repressive and biostimulant abilities able to confer a high added value to the biomasses will also be evaluated.
Prerequisites for admission
preliminary knowledge of chemistry and biology are required
Teaching methods
a)frontal lessons, b) visit to full scale plants, c) seminars
Teaching Resources
The presentations will available on web site ariel of this course.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam will be written with 3 questions closed-answers and 4 questions open-answers; the duration of the exam will take 2 hours. The evaluation will be based on: technical-scientific knowledge of the topics, the use of specific language, the ability to organize and elaborate knowledgement . the grades are on a scale of 30 and will be communicated via e-mail (the rejection of the grade will be allowed).
AGR/13 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY - University credits: 6
Lessons: 48 hours
Professor:
Scaglia Barbara
Professor(s)
Reception:
to take an appointment
office- DISAA