Academic Calendar 2023/2024 - Green Chemistry for Environmental Sustainability

CHEM 2316  Green Chemistry for Environmental Sustainability

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Students learn the principles and fundamentals of green chemistry. Green chemistry is central to environmental sustainability as it helps us to find non-toxic alternatives to toxic industrial chemicals. The topics include: the essentials of green chemistry, pollution prevention, sustainability, renewal feedstocks and recycling, biocatalysts, and case studies based on real world challenges. A few hands-on laboratory experiments are blended in the lectures.