Course detail

Green Chemistry

FCH-MA_ENG10Acad. year: 2022/2023

Principles and concepts of green chemistry, ionic liquids, green solvents, (bio)catalysis and biomaterials, designing greener processes, chemical assessment, GHS vs. Ecotoxicology.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jozef Krajčovič, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection (ÚCHTOŽP)

Offered to foreign students

The home faculty only

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students learn:
Principles and strategies of green chemistry
Chemistry and use of Ionic liquids
Application of green solvents
(Bio)catalysis
Designing greener processes

Prerequisites

basics of general and organic chemistry

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Seminars 1h/week, laboratory exercises 3h/week, the e-learning system (LMS Moodle) is available to students.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

individual project, written examination

Course curriculum

1. – 2. Principles of green chemistry
2. Basic concepts, principles and strategies
3. – 4. Ionic liquids
5. Green solvents
6. Green chemistry and pollutants
7. (Bio)catalysis and biomaterials
8. – 9. Industrial examples
10. Designing greener processes
11. Chemical Assessment, GHS vs. Ecotoxicology
12. – 13. Project Green Chemistry – independent work

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The students understand the principles of green chemistry. The students are familiar with the process of scientific work in the field of green chemistry and are able to derive research-oriented experiments from hypotheses, to develop and to carry out the core points of scientific articles and to elaborate them in hypothesis-controlled experiments in the field.
Students will understand modern green renewable technologies as a potential energy source for future.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

presence on seminars/lab classes is compulsory

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Kerton F.M. Alternative Solvents for Green Chemistry. 2009 RSC (EN)
Lancaster M. Green chemistry. An introductory text. 2002. RCS. (EN)