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Undergraduate Course: Sustainable Chemistry Level 10 (CHEM10023)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Chemistry CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryA lecture course covering an introduction to the principles of ¿green¿ or ¿Sustainable¿ chemistry, including the impact that the chemical industry has on human health and the environment, sustainable approaches to resource extraction and utilisation, and the role that catalysts can play in pollution control. The course comprises individual lecture courses on: Green Chemistry, Critical Metal and Energy Resources, Industrial Biotechnology, and Catalysis and Pollution Control. Either the Level 10 or Level 11 version of this course (as specified in the degree programme tables) is a compulsory requirement for Year 4/5 students on degrees in Chemistry with Environmental & Sustainable Chemistry but can be taken by Year 4/5 students on any Chemistry degree programme.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Chemistry 3A (CHEM09005) AND Chemistry 3B (CHEM09006) AND Chemistry 3P Practical and Transferable Skills (CHEM09007)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Sustainable Chemistry Level 11 (CHEM11025)
Other requirements Must include a weighted average of Grade D or higher in Chemistry 3A and Chemistry 3B, at the first attempt; or with the permission of Head of School.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 30, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6, Summative Assessment Hours 2.5, Revision Session Hours 4, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 154 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) One degree exam of 2.5 hours.
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:30
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. At the end of this course students will be able to:
    - understand the chemistry of extractive metallurgy and the contrasts between smelting and related pyro-metallurgical processes and hydrometallurgical recovery methodologies
    - understand a "systems engineering" approach to the design of new products and processes and an appreciation of how this is being implemented in various industrial sectors in response to a combination of economic and political pressures
    - recognise the difficulties in defining the boundaries of systems and how these have lead to the current focus in 'green chemistry' on minimising the impact of individual manufacturing processes
    - understand of the environmental impact of automotive exhaust emissions and the role of catalyst technology in meeting both European and North American emissions legislation
    - appreciate how catalysis based systems may provide 'clean technologies' for heavy industry and power generation
    - understand the underlying principles and applications of green chemistry
    - state how microwave radiation may be used to drive chemical reactions in liquid and solid phases, and compare critically with conventional methods of heating
    - understand the factors involved in the design, industrial synthesis and biochemical action of pesticides
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information 30 hours lectures + 6 hours tutorials, at times arranged.
KeywordsSusC(L10)
Contacts
Course organiserDr Mathew Heal
Tel: (0131 6)50 4764
Email: M.Heal@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Anne Brown
Tel: (0131 6)50 4754
Email: Anne.Brown@ed.ac.uk
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