Industrial Chemistry

The master's degree programme sets out to produce the professional figure of Industrial Chemist with the theoretical and practical expertise required to work in multi-disciplinary work areas engaged in:- research,- development,- production,- quality and safety control,- application and commercialisation of materials or products for industry, agriculture, services or the consumer market.The master's graduates will be able to tackle problems dealing with the definition, design, development and industrial implementation of:- chemical, microbiological or enzymatic processes,- energy-production processes harnessing chemical transformations with special attention to issues of environmental compatibility, safety, energy and raw material savings. The specialist curriculum will ensure that graduates have in-depth knowledge of a homogeneous range of subjects consistent with the degree programme goals. In particular, they will be offered theoretical and experimental courses on:Learning area: Basic chemistry - methodologies for the preparation of organic, metallo-organic and inorganic, polyfunctional products or materials; use of innovative reagents and versatile intermediates for the industrial and laboratory production of even enantiomerically pure compounds; methodologies for the preparation and chemical-physical and reactivity characterisation of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic systems and enzymatic catalysts; criteria for the choice of optimal catalysts; - methodologies to determine the structure and properties of natural and synthetic products, both organic, inorganic and organometallic. Learning area: Chemical Investigation Methodologies - principles governing the structure-activity or structure-property relationships of products and materials; their chemical, physical, spectroscopic and mechanical characterisation, including their behaviour in service as a function of the conditions of use; - methodologies for molecular modelling, computer simulation, design and creation of new products or materials, including liquid crystals, molecular crystals, polymers, biologically active products and biocompatible materials; - spectroscopic methodologies for the analysis of molecular species in the gas phase, also in connection with atmospheric issues; - application of the main techniques for the qualitative-quantitative determination of natural and synthetic products, also in complex matrices within the framework of the requirements of the scientific and production world and of national and international Good Manufacturing Practice and Laboratory regulations. Learning area: Industrial/Plant - chemistry and technology of the main classes of products, including those with biological activity, or materials, including innovative functional materials, polymeric materials and nanomaterials; techniques for their design, preparation and characterisation; criteria for the selection and use of materials or products for industry, agriculture, service and consumer use; - aspects relating to the transfer of chemical and biochemical processes from the laboratory testing stage through to commercialisation, including scale-up methods, reconfiguration of industrial processes, safety issues, environmental impact assessments, production quality control, economic aspects and assessment of the profitability of processes; - thermodynamic and transport properties of fluids, transport phenomena (heat and matter exchangebetween phases, elements of fluid mechanics); thermodynamic, kinetic and catalytic aspects related to the development of chemical processes and their conduction and optimisation; To achieve the goals mentioned above, it is deemed essential for students to spend a prolonged and uninterrupted period of experimental and practical training in the Department laboratories or in those of selected industries and institutes subject to a mutual agreement.

Admission to the two-year Master's programme in INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY requires possession of a bachelor's degree or three-year university diploma, or any other degree obtained abroad, recognised as suitable.Additionally, candidates must meet the curricular requirements and pass the assessment of personal competencies and skills.In order to successfully complete the second cycle degree programme in Industrial Chemistry, students must have acquired:- the ability to retrieve and process technical data on chemical reactions and processes;- the ability to understand the fundamentals of chemical reactions (theoretical, methodological and experimental) and to carry them out in practice (from laboratory to production);- knowledge related to the production, handling and application of chemicals and the use of materials (including aspects of synthesis and analysis methodologies, plant engineering and safety elements, environmental compatibility, energy recovery and savings, economic aspects of production, quality control, material properties).- curricular requirements: In order to be admitted to the master's degree programme, the following curricular requirements must be met:1. A 1st cycle degree in one of the following classes, or other suitable qualification obtained abroad:- pursuant to Italian Ministerial Decree 270: L-27 – Chemistry- pursuant to Italian Ministerial Decree 509/99: 21 – Chemistry- previous five-year degree programme system: Industrial Chemistryor:2. University Educational Credits acquired - even within the framework of a degree programme belonging to a different class from those indicated - in the following subject groups:MAT/01-09 and FIS/01-08: at least 20 University Educational Credits in total,CHIM/01-12 and ING-IND/21-27: at least 90 University Educational Credits in total, including experimental laboratory activities.In the absence of the specified degree or the specified credits, admission to the two-year Master's programme is subject to a preliminary assessment by a committee that verifies possession of the required competences and skills by means of an admission test (written). Dates and procedures will be announced through publication on the University Portal. If the Committee feels that the graduate's level of skills and competencies are adequate, it expresses an opinion of suitability through which the graduate will gain admission to the assessment test as per A3.b.