2023-2024 / CHIM0683-2

Green chemistry

Duration

5h Th, 20h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in chemistry (120 ECTS)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Aurore Richel

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

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 lecture - personal research (personal work based on quantifiable elements from the scientific literature and/or laboratory sessions)

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Blended learning


Additional information:

The course is organized in a hybrid mode 

Recommended or required readings

- Bibliography available at the library of the Biomass and Green Technologies Lab 
- Papers in international journals

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam

Written work / report


Additional information:

Personal work  (100%)

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Lectures and activities in Problem-based Learning 

Contacts

Prof. Aurore Richel
Biomass and Green Technologies Lab 
Phone: 081/62.26.33
E-mail: a.richel@uliege.be

Association of one or more MOOCs

The MOOC entitled 'Biomasse et chimie verte (R1)' is associated with this course.


Additional information:

This course is associated with the MOOC Biomass and Green Chemistry. Some sequences and modules of the MOOC are used to complete the concepts seen during the face to face lessons.