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Technological And Environmental Applications Of Minerals
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Technological And Environmental Applications Of Minerals
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Academic year 2020/2021
- Course ID
- CHI0140
- Teacher
- Linda Pastero (Lecturer)
- Degree course
- Scienza dei Materiali [LM-53]
- Year
- 2nd year
- Teaching period
- First semester
- Type
- Optional
- Credits/Recognition
- 4
- Course disciplinary sector (SSD)
- GEO/06 - mineralogia
- Delivery
- Blended
- Language
- English
- Attendance
- Optional
- Type of examination
- Oral
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Sommario del corso
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Course objectives
After attending the course (theoretical lessons and practical activities) the student will know about the technological and environmental applications of minerals, in particular:
(i) natural sources of raw materials
(ii) applications of minerals with particular attention to the industry, environmental remediation, biomineralization, and biomimetic materials
(iii) application of some crystallographic techniques (X-ray powder diffraction, surface analysis)
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Results of learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: The course aims at providing the student with some basic knowledge about the application of natural raw materials (minerals) to everyday life
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: During the practice, some real cases will be discussed applying some crystallographic techniques (mainly X-ray diffraction and surface analysis)
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Course delivery
Lectures and Practice
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Learning assessment methods
The oral exam consists of a discussion about the topics considered during the classes.
If not in presence, the exams will be conducted orally on the Webex platform with active registration.- Oggetto:
Support activities
The teacher is available by appointment to discuss, repeat, and clarify the concepts explained in class.
The meetings will be scheduled in attendance or on the WebEx platform.
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Program
Introduction and reasons why studying minerals in the material sciences.
Basics of descriptive mineralogy.
Minerals as non-renewable resources: clays, bentonite, lime, kaolin, feldspar, quartz, rock salt, talc, feldspathic and silicic sands.
Minerals and metallurgy.
Minerals for the agriculture, food industry, pharmaceutics, ceramics, cement, high-tech.
Minerals and environmental hazards: water, air and soil mineral contamination.
Case studies: asbestos, silica, atmospheric particulate, arsenic hazard in water and soil.
Minerals for the environmental remediation.
Case studies: Acid Mine Drainage, carbonation.
Geopolymers.
Biominerals and biomimetic minerals. Medical applications (osteoinduction and osteoconduction). Pathologic mineralization.
Case studies: fluorosis, rheumatoid arthritis
Suggested readings and bibliography
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International Tables for Crystallography. Volume H. Powder diffraction. Ed. C.J. Gilmore, J.A.Kaduk, H. Schenck
Articles provided during the course
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Class schedule
Lessons: dal 05/10/2020
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Note
The online lessons will be held as scheduled on the timetable. Please join the lessons at the following link:
https://unito.webex.com/meet/linda.pastero
DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS SPREADING, STARTING FROM NOVEMBER 3TH, LECTURES AND EXERCISES WILL BE HELD ONLY ON-LINE
Students are reminded of the prohibition of sharing and dissemination in any form of platform-loaded teaching materials and videoconferencing lessons: any action that violates this norm will be denounced by the teachers to the organs of the University and will be pursued according to the law.
In addition, the link to the videoconferencing lessons (webex and the like) must be exclusively through the institutional e-mail and using name and surname.
Pay attention!!!!
The teaching material can be found on the Moodle platform. To find it please select "Vai a Moodle" at the end of this webpage.
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