Undergraduate Course: Sustainable Chemistry Level 11 (CHEM11025)
Course Outline
| School | School of Chemistry |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | A lecture course covering an introduction to the principles of ¿green¿ or ¿Sustainable¿ chemistry, including the impact that the chemical industry has on human health and the environment, sustainable approaches to resource extraction and utilisation, and the role that catalysts can play in pollution control. The course comprises individual lecture courses on: Green Chemistry, Critical Metal and Energy Resources, Industrial Biotechnology, and Catalysis and Pollution Control. 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. |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 30,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Revision Session Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
153 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One degree exam of 3 hours. |
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Theory Exam | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- 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
Learning outcomes specific to attainment of a pass at Level 11 include:
- ability to integrate all, or most, of the main areas of the course
- development of original and creative responses to problems and issues within the course application of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis to issues at the forefront of the subject area
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
30 hours lectures + 6 hours tutorials, at times arranged. |
| Keywords | SusC(L11) |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Dieter Vogt
Tel: (0131 6)51 7767
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Course secretary | Ms Anne Brown
Tel: (0131 6)50 4754
Email: |
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