4 ECTS credits
110 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4023822ENR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen
Department
Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry
Educational team
Ken Broeckhoven (course titular)
Tom Van Assche
Activities and contact hours
24 contact hours Lecture
24 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
Course Content

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.
Additional 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)

Learning Outcomes

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)

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Written paper with a relative weight of 60 which comprises 60% of the final mark.

    Note: Written: Students prepare a paper with a techno-economic analysis of the sustainability aspects of a chemical process (selected from proposed topics) (60%)
  • Oral presentation with a relative weight of 40 which comprises 40% of the final mark.

    Note: Oral: Presentation, students present their critical view on the sustainability aspects of chemical processes (same as paper) (40%)

Additional info regarding evaluation

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) (60%)

Oral: Presentation, students present their critical view on the sustainability aspects of chemical processes (same as paper) (40%)

Presence during all the classes is mandatory.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Chemical and Materials Engineering: Profile Process Technology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Chemical and Materials Engineering: PR Profile Materials (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Chemical and Materials Engineering: Profile Materials
Master of Chemical and Materials Engineering: Profile Process Technology