CX4015 Green Chemistry and Engineering Syllabus:

CX4015 Green Chemistry and Engineering Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

• To make students aware of global environmental issues
• To impart knowledge about pollution caused by conventional process plants
• To learn concepts behind pollution prevention, environmental risks, green chemistry
• To understand the advantages of process integration
• To know the methods to evaluate environmental costs and life cycle assessments.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION

Overview of Major Environmental Issues, Global Environmental Issues, Air Quality Issues, Water Quality Issues, Ecology, Natural Resources, Description of Risk., Value of Risk Assessment in the Engineering Profession. Risk-Based Environmental Law, Risk Assessment Concepts, Hazard Assessment, Dose-Response, Risk Characterization

UNIT II ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL EXPOSURE

Pollution Prevention – Pollution Prevention Concepts and Terminology, Chemical Process Safety, Responsibilities for Environmental Protection, Environmental Persistence, Classifying Environmental Risks Based on Chemical Structure, Exposure Assessment for Chemicals in the Ambient Environment

UNIT III GREEN SYNTHESIS PROCESSES

Green Chemistry: Green Chemistry Methodologies, Quantitative / Optimization – Based Frameworks for the Design of Green Chemical Synthesis Pathways, Green Chemistry Pollution Prevention in Material Selection for Unit Operations. Pollution Prevention for Chemical Reactors, Pollution Prevention for Separation Devices, Pollution Prevention Applications for Separative Reactors, Pollution Prevention in Storage Tanks and Fugitive Sources

UNIT IV PROCESS INTEGRATION

Process Energy Integration – Process Mass Integration, Case Study of a Process Flow sheet – Estimation of Environmental Fates of Emissions and Wastes

UNIT V ESTIMATION OF REALISTIC ENVIRONMENTAL COST

Magnitudes of Environmental Costs: A Framework for Evaluating Environmental Costs, Hidden Environmental Costs. Liability Costs, Internal Intangible Costs, External Intangible Costs, Introduction to Product Life Cycle Concepts. Life-Cycle Assessment: Life-Cycle Impact Assessments. Streamlined Life-Cycle Assessments, Uses of Life-Cycle Studies

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES:

On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to
CO1: Understand the need for green processes in order to sustain natural resources
CO2: Understand the environmental depletion and risks due to pollution caused by chemical industries
CO3: Understand the fundamental concepts Green Chemistry and material selection for pollution reduction
CO4: Integrate processes for optimal chemical usage and hazardous emissions
CO5: Evaluate the magnitude of environmental costs and hidden loses due to pollution

REFERENCES

1. Allen, D.T., Shonnard, D.R, Green Engineering: Environmentally Conscious Design of Chemical Processes. Prentice Hall PTR 2002
2. Mukesh Doble and Anil Kumar Kruthiventi, Green Chemistry and Engineering, Elsevier, Burlington, USA, 2007
3. Concepcion Jimenez Gonzalez., and David JC Constable., Green Chemistry and Engineering, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2011
4. Suresh S., and Sundaramurthy S., Green Chemical Engineering: An Introduction to Catalysis, Kinetics, and Chemical Processes, CRC Press, 2014
5. Anne E. Marteel – Parrish, and Martin A. Abraham., Green Chemistry and Engineering: A Pathway to Sustainability, Wiley-VCH., 2013