Chemistry applied to materials, environment and recycling

Learning objectives

Know the main types of building materials and their applications. Knowing how to choose the most suitable materials for specific applications.

Course content

Contents

• Organic chemistry, petroleum derivatives, fuels and traditional and renewable energy sources.
• Natural organic materials, wood, cellulose and main derivatives.
• Synthetic plastic materials.
• Iron and alloys.
• Main non-ferrous metals and their alloys.
• Glass and its applications.
• bricks.
• Ceramic materials for flooring and cladding.
• Stone materials.
• Film-forming materials and paints.
• Aerial and hydraulic binders.
• Notes on cementitious and polymeric matrix composite materials.
• Insulation materials.
• Degradation of materials, corrosion and degradation processes of metallic, ceramic, glassy, ​​polymeric and cementitious materials and structures.
• Chemical and electrochemical corrosion. Corrosion prevention.
• Material diagnosis

Assessment methods and criteria

An oral test is foreseen.