General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry

1. Introduction of Green Chemistry: the 12 principles of green chemistry and definition of environmental indicators such as atom economy, environmental factor and process mass intensity. Examples of strategies to improve the atom economy of production processes by alternative synthetic pathways, reuse or recycle of byproducts.  
2. Catalysis and Heterogeneous catalysis: green catalysts, biocatalysts and nonmetallic catalysts with high activity, selectivity, stability and recyclability.
3. Green solvents: properties and applications of green solvents such as supercritical fluids, ionic liquids, water, biobased solvents, nontoxic liquid polymers. Examples of application of ionic liquids, deep eutectic solvents (DES), and supercritical fluids in separation and fractionation processes such as extraction of active biomolecules and biopolymers from biomass and enzymatic technologies.
4. Selection of reagents and reaction pathways: exploitation of reaction routes and processes using greener, cheaper, safer reagents and sustainable energy, such as molecular oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, organic carbonates and solar energy. Identification of chemical reaction pathways for a better environmental performance of the production process of a product.  
5. Use of biomass as feedstock: development of efficient, green, and economic technologies to convert renewable biomass (lignocelluloses, protein and algae) into valuable chemicals and materials.
6. Biobased and biodegradable plastics: production, properties and applications of PLA, PHAs, PBS/PBSA and termoplastic starch blends. 
7. Intensification of chemical processes: process intensification by continuous production and intensification of reaction and chemical processes using methods such as static mixing reactor, monolithic reactor, microreactor, compact heat exhanger, integrated heat reactor, and alternative sources of energy: microwave and ultrasound. 

• Text books (suggested):
• Title: Green Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (Second Edition)

Editors: Buxing Han; Tianbin Wu

ISBN: 978-1-4939-9060-3; doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9060-3

• Title: Green Chemistry and Engineering, a pathway to sustainability.

Editors: Anne E. Marteel-Parish; Martin A. Abraham

ISBN: 978-0-470-41326-5

Slides used by the teacher after each class

Contact the teacher for the didactic material and course information.

The final exam consists of a written test consisting in
questions and simple exercises to solve on the topics covered in the course.
The oral exam is optional and can be done at the student's discretion after passing the written test with a grade> 17/30.