4 ECTS credits
110 u studietijd

Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4023822ENR voor alle studenten in het 2e semester met een verdiepend master niveau.

Semester
2e semester
Inschrijving onder examencontract
Niet mogelijk
Beoordelingsvoet
Beoordeling (0 tot 20)
2e zittijd mogelijk
Ja
Onderwijstaal
Engels
Onder samenwerkingsakkoord
Onder interuniversitair akkoord mbt. opleiding
Faculteit
Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen
Verantwoordelijke vakgroep
Chem Ingenieurstechnieken & Industriele Scheikunde
Onderwijsteam
Ken Broeckhoven (titularis)
Tom Van Assche
Onderdelen en contacturen
24 contacturen Hoorcollege
24 contacturen Werkcolleges, practica en oefeningen
Inhoud

The students acquire an overall view of challenges facing the chemical industry to meet the sustainable development goals set out by the European green deal. They develop the skills to evaluate sustainable processes from a techno-economical perspective. The students obtain a critical mindset towards technical solutions to obtain sustainability goals.

Course content

  • Introduction to the causes of anthropogenic climate change
  • Problem description for chemicals industry in the framework of the European Green Deal
  • Legal framework and international context
  • Techno-economic analysis of sustainable technology (e.g. avoided cost of carbon)
  • Solutions for sustainable energy production (e.g. Carbon capture and storage, Hydrogen economy, Energy conservation and reduction)
  • Sustainable chemical processes (e.g. Novel and electrified of chemical processes, Biobased processes and feedstocks)
  • Sustainable feed stocks for chemical industry/Closing the loop (e.g. process technology for recycling, waste-to-chemical).
  • Sustainable production of metals and recycling
  • Contemporary industrial cases studies aligned with the sustainable development goals will discussed by industrial experts.
Bijkomende info

Handouts of powerpoint presentations and course notes on student platform (Canvas), supplemented with own notes.

Enrolment requirements

Registered for MA1 CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING or (students outside Bruface CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING) having followed the course of “Chemical Process Technology” (BA3, 1016019BNR)

Leerresultaten

General Learning Outcomes

This teaching unit contributes to the following Learning outcomes:

- consciousness of the ethical, social, environmental and economic context of his/her work and strives for sustainable solutions to engineering problems including safety and quality assurance aspects

- a creative, problem-solving, result-driven and evidence-based attitude, aiming at innovation and applicability in industry and society

- a critical attitude towards one’s own results and those of others

- think critically about and evaluate projects, systems and processes, particularly when based on incomplete, contradictory and/or redundant information

- an attitude of life-long learning as needed for the future development of his/her career 

- present and defend results in a scientifically sound way, using contemporary communication tools, for a national as well as for an international professional or lay audience

- reformulate complex engineering problems in order to solve them (simplifying assumptions, reducing complexity)

Beoordelingsinformatie

De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Andere bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer

Binnen de categorie Examen Andere dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

  • Written paper met een wegingsfactor 50 en aldus 50% van het totale eindcijfer.

    Toelichting: Written: Students prepare a paper with a techno-economic analysis of the sustainability aspects of a chemical process (selected from proposed topics) (50%)
  • Oral presentation met een wegingsfactor 50 en aldus 50% van het totale eindcijfer.

    Toelichting: Oral: Presentation, students present their critical view on the sustainability aspects of chemical processes (same as paper) (50%)

Aanvullende info mbt evaluatie

Oral examination and evaluation of a written report (paper).

Additional information:

Written: Students prepare a paper with a techno-economic analysis of the sustainability aspects of a chemical process (selected from proposed topics) (50%)

Oral: Presentation, students present their critical view on the sustainability aspects of chemical processes (same as paper) (50%)

Presence during all the classes is mandatory.

Toegestane onvoldoende
Kijk in het aanvullend OER van je faculteit na of een toegestane onvoldoende mogelijk is voor dit opleidingsonderdeel.

Academische context

Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: chemie en materialen: profiel procestechnologie
Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: chemie en materialen: profiel materialen
Master of Chemical and Materials Engineering: Profile Process Technology (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)