CHIM0683-2 : Green chemistry

Study Programmes 2016-2017

CHIM0683-2

Green chemistry

Duration :

12h Th

Number of credits :

Master in agriculture and bio-industries (120 ECTS)		2
Master in chemistry (120 ECTS)		2
Master in chemistry (60 ECTS)		2

Lecturer :

Aurore Richel

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit 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 learning unit :

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

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Basic knowledges in organic chemistry

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Theoretical lectures

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Face-to-face
Problem-based learning