After successful completion of the course, students are able to evaluate whether a given transformation or process can be considered as environmentally benign and sustainable, and which parameters need to be tuned in order to reach this goal.
1.) The 12 principles of green chemistry (Prevention / Atom economy / Less hazardous chemical synthesis / Designing safer chemicals / Safer solvents and auxiliaries / Design for energy efficiency / Use of renewable feedstocks / Reduce derivatives / Catalysis / Design for degradation / Real time analysis for pollution prevention / Inherently safer chemistry for accident prevention)
2.) Green Chemistry Metrics (E-Factor, Atom efficiency, Mass Intensity, Space time yield, effective mass yield etc.)
3.) Renewable ressources
4.) Catalysis (Bio, Photo, Electro)
5.) Energy efficiency
6.) Solvents
7.) Solvents
8.) Biodegradeable Polymers
9.) legal aspects
10.) regulatory issues
Presentations with room for questions.
On 10/3/2022, the unit will consist of a pre-lecture meeting only.
written exam, 10 questions, 10 points each.
Inscription into the course is necessary in order to determine that the number of students fits to the number of students allowed to be present in the lecture hall.
