Sustainable Chemistry Level 10 (U01243)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : CHE-4-Sustain10

A lecture course covering an introduction to the principles of 'Green Chemistry', including the impact that the chemical industry has on human health and the environment, a review of the 'systems engineering' or 'industrial ecology' approach to reducing the environmental impact of society's industrial activities, and the role that catalysts can play in pollution control. The course comprises individual lecture courses on: Industrial Ecology, Industrial Inorganic Chemistry, Pesticide Chemistry, Catalysis and Pollution Control and Green Chemistry. The course is suitable for Year 4/5 students on any Chemistry degree programme.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Chemistry 3A (CHE-3-A) and Chemistry 3B (CHE-3-B) at a weighted average at or above Grade D at the first attempt, and Chemistry 3P Practical and Transferable Skills (CHE-3-Pract), and Mathematics qualifications of at least 20 credits to level Applicable Mathematics 1 and Mathematical Methods 1; or with the permission of Head of School.

? Prohibited combinations : Sustainable Chemistry Level 11 (CHE-4-Sustain11).

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Chemistry, (School of Chemistry, Schedule L)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
07/01/2008	16:10	17:00	Lecture Theatre 100, Joseph Black Building	KB

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	16:10	17:00	KB
Lecture	Thursday	16:10	17:00	KB
Lecture	Friday	16:10	17:00	KB

? Additional Class Information : 30 hours lectures + 6 hours tutorials, at times arranged.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course students will be able to:
- understand the chemistry of extractive metallurgy and the contrasts between smelting and related pyro-metallurgical processes and hydrometallurgical recovery methodologies
- understand a "systems engineering" approach to the design of new products and processes and an appreciation of how this is being implemented in various industrial sectors in response to a combination of economic and political pressures
- recognise the difficulties in defining the boundaries of systems and how these have lead to the current focus in 'green chemistry' on minimising the impact of individual manufacturing processes
- understand of the environmental impact of automotive exhaust emissions and the role of catalyst technology in meeting both European and North American emissions legislation
- appreciate how catalysis based systems may provide 'clean technologies' for heavy industry and power generation
- understand the underlying principles and applications of green chemistry
- state how microwave radiation may be used to drive chemical reactions in liquid and solid phases, and compare critically with conventional methods of heating
- understand the factors involved in the design, industrial synthesis and biochemical action of pesticides