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LECTURES on Fundamentals of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (ONLY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDENTS)
| LECTURES | SUBJECT |
| Lecture 1a | Essentials of Chemistry and Organic Chemistry E.1: Recall of Chemistry and Organic Chemistry (1st part) E.2: Recall of Chemistry and Organic Chemistry (2nd part) E_2a: Functional groups E_2b: Stereochemistry E_2c: QuickStudy – Organic Chemistry Fundamentals E_2d: QuickStudy – Organic Chemistry Reactions |
| Lecture 2a | E_3: Natural Polymers and Bio-polymers – DNA and RNA |
| Lecture 3a | E.4: Polysaccharides |
| Lecture 4a | E.5: Proteins |
| Lecture 5a | E.6: Secondary Metabolites |
| Lecture 6a | E.7: Metabolism |
| LECTURE | LESSON TITLE |
| Lecture 1 | The Essentials of Green Chemistry (GC) and Green Engineering (GE) (M1.0) M1.1: Introduction to Green Chemistry/Engineering M1.2a: Survey of Main Concerns M1.2b: Principles of Green Chemistry and Green Engineering M1.3: GC Focus: Inherent Hazards and Safety – Efficient Resource Uses M1.4: Adverse Effects of Chemicals on Health and the Environment (Pollution prevention) M1.5: Introduction to Sustainability Ethics |
| Lecture 2 | Applying The Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry/Engineering M2.1: Recall of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (E.1) (E.2) M2.2: The Metrics of Green Chemistry M2.3: The 12 Principles of GC and GE Applied to Chemical Processes M2.4: Designing Sustainable Solutions |
| Lecture 3 | Industrial Ecology M3.1: Industrial Metabolism and Symbiosis – Elements of Industrial Ecology M3.2: Life Cycle Analysis and Management |
| Lecture 4 | Toxicology M4.1: Human Toxicity and Eco-toxicity – Evaluation and QSAR Modelling M4.2: REACh and Related Legislation |
| Lecture 5 | Energy and Green Chemistry M5.1: Not-Renewable Energy Sources M5.1a: Gas Hydrates M5.1b: Nuclear Energy M5.2a: Microwaves in Organic Synthesis. M5.2b: Sonochemistry M5.2c: Hydrogen as Energy Carrier M5.3: Renewable Energy M5.4a: Energy Crops M5.4b: Bio-fuels |
| Lecture 6 | Chemical Process Optimization and Intensification M6.1: Areas of Process Intensification and Unit Operation Gathering M6.2: Micro-chemical and Micro-physical Systems M6.3: Product/Catalyst Optimization – Combinatorial Chemistry and Parallel Synthesis M6.4: Catalysis in Green Chemistry M6.5a: Solvent Selection M6.5b: Super-critical Solvent M6.5c: Ionic Liquids and Polymeric Solvents M6.6: Process Analytical Technology (PAT) and Quality by Design (QbD) |
| Lecture 7 | Raw Materials from Biomass and Bio-processes M7.o: Biomass Constituents (DNA, Proteins, Polysaccharides, Lipids, Secondary Metabolites – see lectures E_3, E_4, E_5, E_6 above) M7.1: Enzymatic Catalysis and Bio-processes (White Chemistry – Biotechnology) M7.2: Bio-refinery M7.3: Building Blocks from Biomass |
| Lecture 8 | Intrinsic Safety (M8.1) |
| Lecture 9 | Polymers and Polymer Recycling M9.1a: Organic Polymer Recycling M9.1c: Organic Polymers: Synthesis and Properties |
| Lecture 10 | Bookcase of Green Chemistry Problems M10.1: Green Chemistry and Engineering in Pharma Industry M10.2: Toxic Reagent Substitution |