Undergraduate Course: Sustainable Chemistry Level 10 (CHEM10023)
Course Outline
| School | School of Chemistry |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Chemistry |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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, Extractive Metallurgy, Pesticide Chemistry, Catalysis and Pollution Control and Green Chemistry. Either the Level 10 or Level 11 version of this course (as specified in the degree programme tables) is a compulsory requirement for Year 4/5 students on degrees in Chemistry with Environmental & Sustainable Chemistry but can be taken by Year 4/5 students on any Chemistry degree programme. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 16:10 - 17:00 | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 16:10 - 17:00 | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | 16:10 - 17:00 | | | | |
| First Class |
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| Additional information |
30 hours lectures + 6 hours tutorials, at times arranged. |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:30 | | |
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
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Assessment Information
| One degree exam of 2.5 hours. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Keywords | SusC(L10) |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Mathew Heal
Tel: (0131 6)50 4764
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Course secretary | Ms Sarah Mcneil
Tel: (0131 6)50 4707
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