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CE50174: Green chemistry and processes metrics

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2014/5
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Chemical Engineering
Further information on credits Credits: 6
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Semester 2
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 50%, OR 50%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • COURSEWORK (CW 50%)
  • ORAL (OR 50%)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To develop a detailed understanding of the methodologies for qualitative and quantitative assessment of performance of chemical processes in terms of environmental, economic and social impacts; to develop practical skills in metrics.

Learning Outcomes:
After successfully completing this unit students should be able to: Analyse reaction schemes in terms of material and economic efficiency, design more optimal reaction schemes, analyse process efficiency and undertake Life Cycle Assessments for simple systems using commercial software aids, develop multiobjective metric approaches for a novel problem (an example of a novel chemical process).

Skills:
Basic Life Cycle Impact and Assessment; calculations of Reaction Mass Efficiency; calculation of atom efficiency and other simple environmental indicators; analysis of stakeholder relevance and development of multiobjective metrics approaches; analysis of efficiency of new reaction routes; assessment of complete processes; preparation of a topical conference paper.

Content:
Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment, Fundamentals of Indicators and Metrics; Specific methods in chemical metrics; Life Cycle Impact and Assessment software; Reaction optimisation tools; Process schemes analysis tools; Industrial case studies; Conference Presentations.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

CE50174 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Chemistry
Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2014/15 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2015/16 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2014/15.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.