Green Chemistry and Renewable Energy in Agriculture

The course aims to provide students with the knowledge for the management of waste biomass of agro-industrial and urban origin, as well as for their possible use to produce goods, biomolecules and bioenergy through biological processes or chemical-physical approaches.
To analyze from the technical point of view the role of agriculture in energy generation from renewable sources, taking into account problems and solutions aimed at improving the overall sustainability (technical, economic and environmental) of the energy supply chains and promote the ecological transition.

At the end of the course, students will be able to develop alternative solutions to the disposal of waste biomass in a context of bio-economy.
At the end of the course, students will acquire bases and skills for: (i) identifying the different energy chains; (ii) defining technological solutions for energy generation from renewable sources compatible with the sustainable management of agricultural production processes.