SCC1069 - CHIMICA ANALITICA DI PROCESSO

courses

ID:

SCC1069

Duration (hours):

64

CFU:

Year:

2025

Date/time interval

Primo Semestre (22/09/2025 - 16/01/2026)

Course Objectives

The course will introduce students to the automation in analytical chemistry and to process analytical chemistry. This course will be divided into two parts. The first part, part A which is indicated as “Sensors and Basic Electronics”, will be dedicated to the acquisition of data in process and analytical chemistry. The basic principles of analogic and digital electronics will be discussed, as well as the data treatment. Here, the principal categories of physical and chemical sensors will be presented. The second part, part B indicated as “Process analytical chemistry and automation” will be dedicated to the development and understanding of automation in chemical analysis, and to the chemical processes and the methodologies of process control and optimization. More information will be available on each single module.

Course Prerequisites

No specific prerequisites are required.

Teaching Methods

The course will take place in the classroom, with theoretical lectures, and with examples drawn also from experts in the field. During the course, there shall be a continuous interchange between teacher and students, in order to have a continuous perception of the learning state. The active role of student will be kept as a key aspect of the teaching process. The teaching approach will be always taken into account that students will have to apply the theoretical knowledge in the classroom into the workplace.

Assessment Methods

At the end of each part of the course, the student will prepare two projects on topisc related to each part of the course. Projects will consist in an oral PowerPoint presentation in the form of a 45-60 minute lesson, which will be held in the classroom. The exam will be oral, and it will consist in the evaluation and discussion of the projects chosen by the student.

These arguments will be presented and discussed in the full course : Sensors and Basic Electronics (32 hours) - The basic principles of analogic and digital electronics. - Chemical data acquisition; DA and AD conversion. - Some aspects of statistical data treatment with specific application to chemical data. - Sensors in Analytical and Process Chemistry: o Physical sensors (temperature, pressure, flow, light etc.) o Chemical sensors (electrochemical, spectroscopic) Process analytical chemistry and automation (32 hours) - why automation in analytical chemistry : instrumental strategies - Robotics in analytical chemistry - process analytical chemistry - examples of basic chemistry - Process Analytical Chemistry : theories and examples of basic chemical processes - introduction to industrial process control (PID, SCADA etc.)