Sustainable Organic Chemistry

About this programme

Societies have historically used the main energy sources as raw material for the production of chemicals; first wood, then coal and currently crude oil. Thus, synthetic methodologies have been developed differently dependent on the raw material. This has a fundamental bearing on the coming century, when crude oil is predicted to be abandoned as the main energy source. In development of new synthetic methods, it is important to take a holistic approach where not only yield of product is important but also energy and mass balances as well as toxicity of products and intermediates. Benign by design strategies are important to develop products that can be recycled easily. Catalysis is a fundamental approach to achieve green and sustainable chemical routes. Lectures Lectures will be given by professors active in green and sustainable chemistry. Laboratory and exercises Labs will be conducted individually and excerices in groups. Lab reports and written reports and seminars. Laboratory and exercise 3.5 ECTS Written reports, presentations and active participation in seminars. Green Chemistry and Catalysis Roger A. Sheldon, Isabel W. C. E. Arends, Ulf Hanefeld ISBN:9783527307159 Course Coordinator Joseph Samec, email: joseph.samec@su.se Chemistry Section & Student Affairs Office: chemistry@su.se To follow your passion. To be close to international career opportunities. To explore city and countryside. In Stockholm you can really get the best of both worlds. Here we explain all the different steps you need to go through when applying to a course or programme.