Green Chemistry [SCHIM202]

Learning outcomes

The Green Chemistry course gives students an overview of the legislative constraints regarding environmental issues, the way in which the environmental impact of reactions or processes may be quantified, and the ways by which eco-friendly and/or sustainable reactions and processes might be designed.

Objectives

The course covers the origins, legal context and working methods used in Green Chemistry.
Its aim is to cover all major aspects of the discipline and to give students the necessary methodological background to effect thorough case studies.

Content

Every lecture covers a specific aspect of the environmental impact of chemical transformations. These are then applied to a case study for the next lecture.

Table of contents

I. Introduction

II. Legal Aspects
REACH; CLP/SGH; Seveso; FMEA etc.

III. Quantifying the Environmental Impact of Reactions
 Atom economy; E value; Ecoscale etc.

IV. New Reaction Media
 Ionic liquids; Water; Supercritical media
Renewable solvents and carbon sources

V. New Technologies
 Microwave irradiation; Photochemistry; Microfluidics;
MRT, continuous processing, process intensification
On-demand synthesis
 
VI. Case Study

Exercises description

A task is set for each lecture.