Ecofriendly Materials for Environment Protection: Air and Water Remediation Processes

The course aims to provide a specific and in-depth knowledge of chemical processes that employ solid inorganic materials as adsorbents and/or catalysts to control the emissions of environmentally hazardous chemical species. A special emphasis will be put on new and emerging catalytic technologies and on the development of eco-friendly materials for abatement of emissions in wastewaters and air.
After approved course the Ph.D Student should be able to:
· identify the most prominent emissions of hazardous compounds and their health effects
· describe physico-chemical phenomena at solid-liquid and solid-gas interfaces responsible of the reactivity of the materials used in the reactive processes
· describe the principles of adsorption processes for wastewater remediation
· explain the role of the surface in environmental catalysis and identify advantages and constraints
· describe the most important methods for abatement of volatile organic compounds and nitrogen-containing species vented from stationary/mobile applications
· describe the steps involved in the design of novel eco-friendly catalysts
· explain the concept of green production in the recent perspective of circular economy