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CHEM13033 Green Chemistry

Course details

Offered Term 2, every odd year.
Green chemistry looks at the challenges facing the chemical industry to encompass sustainable development, by incorporating an environmentally "benign by design" approach to all aspects of the chemical industry. The course will examine the possibilities of renewable feedstocks, recycling, green oxidants, biocatalysts, solvent choice, and other approaches to reducing the impact of chemical manufacture on the environment, including waste toxicity reduction, and the ideal of zero waste production. Internet-based information resources will be incorporated.Distance education students will be required to attend a residential school for this course.


Course at a glance
Career: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Requisites: Prerequisite: CHEM11008 or ENVR11012
Student Contribution Band: 7A
EFTSL: 0.12500
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2013 Term Two FLEX
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