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.
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.
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.
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
A task is set for each lecture.
Presentation covering a case study presented in small group. The assessment is made on the thoroughness of the analysis. A discussion follows the presentation on order to evaluate in-depth understanding of the topic.
The lecture slides are avalaible in PDF format.