University of Liege | Version française
Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
CHIM0683-2  Green chemistry

Duration :  12h Th
Number of credits :  
Master en sciences agronomiques et industries du vivant, à finalité spécialisée en xylochimie et bioraffinage, 2nd year2
Lecturer :  Aurore Richel
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Course contents :  
Definition of the "green chemistry" concept - Description of the 12 founding principles - Metric system (atoms economy, carbon economy, environmental factor, parameters for material recovery, recycling ...) - REACh regulation - Study of the main research activities in the field based on recent examples from the literature: - Chemical and enzymatic catalysis - Alternative reaction conditions - Use of renewable raw materials - Risk management - Environmental aspects and waste management
Learning outcomes of the course :  
At the end of this cours, students will be able to: - understand and explain the main concepts and trends in green chemistry - use metrics of green chemistry to assess the 'greenness' of a chemical (industrial) process
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Basic knowledges in organic chemistry
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Theoretical lectures
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :  
- Bibliography available at the library of the Unit of Biological and Industrial Chemistry
- Papers in international journals
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Oral examination (100%)
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Lectures (12h)
Contacts :  
Prof. Aurore Richel
Unit of Biological and Industrial Chemistry
Phone: 081/62.26.33
E-mail: a.richel@ulg.ac.be



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