Not established

It can be stated without fear of exaggeration that modern life and any of the aspects that characterise it would be impossible without the knowledge provided by chemistry as a science and its application in industry.

All the benefits that substantially improve the quality of life are obvious and undeniable, and have been perfectly assimilated by society, albeit practically unconsciously. Simultaneously to this assimilation, in the most developed societies, a great sensitivity has taken root towards anything that may affect environmental quality, damaged in fact by various forms of pollution and hit by incidents that cause serious damage to people or the environment.

In this context, the aim of this subject is to show how chemistry can help prevent pollution at source and thus contribute to achieving the goal of sustainability of life on the planet.

Sustainable chemistry can be defined as the use of a set of principles that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture and application of chemical products.

This subject therefore aims to provide an overview of how to modify procedures, raw materials and reduce or eliminate the use of solvents, synthesis techniques and waste in order to achieve a more sustainable chemistry. It is also about knowing the implication of chemistry in the obtaining and use of energy from a sustainability point of view.

Course competences
Code	Description
CB06	Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context
CB08	Students are able to integrate knowledge and deal with the complexity of making judgements on the basis of incomplete or limited information, including reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgements.
CB10	Students possess the learning skills that will enable them to continue studying in a largely self-directed or autonomous way.
CE05	Analyse the main catalysis processes in the field of scientific research and/or in the specialised profession of the chemist in a sustainable way in their application.
CE08	Design a sustainable development of chemistry in its application at research level as in any professional activity, through advanced knowledge of synthesis and analysis methodologies.
CG01	Transfer the concepts and fundamentals of chemistry in the context of scientific research and/or in the specialised profession of the chemist.

Course learning outcomes
Description
To know the main synthetic techniques that improve the sustainability of a process.
Establish the principles of Sustainable Chemistry and define their implementation in the practice of industrial chemical processes.
Recognise the environmental impact of chemicals, their mechanisms of action and solutions.
Recognise toxicity/hazard as a physical/structural property that can be engineered and manipulated.
Recognise what is known as renewable raw materials and how chemicals and energy can be obtained from them.
To know the methods of sustainability quantification, sustainable process design and their relationship with the circular economy.
Define Sustainable Chemistry, its fundamentals and objectives in the chemical industry, in teaching and research.
To understand the polluting effects of a chemical process and the modifications that can be made to reduce the environmental impact.
To know the chemical fundamentals of the ways of obtaining renewable energies and their use.
Additional outcomes
Not established.

• Unit 1: Introduction to sustainable chemistry
• Unit 2: Estimates of sustainability
• Unit 3: Renewable sources of organic products
• Unit 4: Sustainable chemical synthesis techniques and methodologies
• Unit 5: Catalytic processes
• Unit 6: Obtaining and recovering inorganic raw materials
• Unit 7: Renewable and sustainable energies, from a chemical perspective

Training Activity	Methodology	Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021)	ECTS	Hours	As	Com	Description
Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE]	Lectures	CB06 CB08 CB10 CG01	1.44	36	N	N
Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE]	Self-study	CB06 CB08 CB10 CE05 CE08 CG01	1.6	40	Y	N
Project or Topic Presentations [ON-SITE]	Individual presentation of projects and reports	CB06 CB08 CB10 CE05 CE08 CG01	0.08	2	Y	N
Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE]	Self-study	CB06 CB08 CB10 CE05 CE08	1.52	38	N	N
On-line Activities [OFF-SITE]	Problem solving and exercises	CB06 CB08 CB10 CG01	0.16	4	Y	N
Final test [ON-SITE]	Assessment tests	CB06 CB08 CB10 CE05 CE08 CG01	0.08	2	Y	Y
Analysis of articles and reviews [OFF-SITE]	Reading and Analysis of Reviews and Articles	CB08 CE05 CG01	1.12	28	Y	N
Total:			6	150
Total credits of in-class work: 1.6			Total class time hours: 40
Total credits of out of class work: 4.4			Total hours of out of class work: 110

As: Assessable training activity
Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).

Evaluation System	Continuous assessment	Non-continuous evaluation *	Description
Final test	60.00%	100.00%	Evaluation test.
Projects	20.00%	0.00%	Reading and review of articles, and presentation of projects or topics.
Other methods of assessment	20.00%	0.00%	Evaluation of on-line activities.
Total:	100.00%	100.00%

Not related to the syllabus/contents
Hours	hours
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	2

Unit 1 (de 7): Introduction to sustainable chemistry
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures]	4
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study]	5
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Individual presentation of projects and reports]	4.5
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Individual presentation of projects and reports]	.5
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	3

Unit 2 (de 7): Estimates of sustainability
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures]	5
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study]	5
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Individual presentation of projects and reports]	5
On-line Activities [AUTÓNOMA][Problem solving and exercises]	1
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	4

Unit 3 (de 7): Renewable sources of organic products
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures]	4
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study]	5
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Individual presentation of projects and reports]	4.5
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Individual presentation of projects and reports]	.5
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	3

Unit 4 (de 7): Sustainable chemical synthesis techniques and methodologies
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures]	5
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study]	5
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Individual presentation of projects and reports]	5
On-line Activities [AUTÓNOMA][Problem solving and exercises]	1
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	4

Unit 5 (de 7): Catalytic processes
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures]	9
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study]	10
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Individual presentation of projects and reports]	9.5
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Individual presentation of projects and reports]	.5
On-line Activities [AUTÓNOMA][Problem solving and exercises]	1
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	7

Unit 6 (de 7): Obtaining and recovering inorganic raw materials
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures]	4
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study]	5
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Individual presentation of projects and reports]	4.5
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Individual presentation of projects and reports]	.5
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	3

Unit 7 (de 7): Renewable and sustainable energies, from a chemical perspective
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures]	5
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study]	5
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Individual presentation of projects and reports]	5
On-line Activities [AUTÓNOMA][Problem solving and exercises]	1
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	4

Global activity
Activities	hours

Author(s)	Title	Book/Journal	Citv	Publishing house	ISBN	Year	Description	Link	Catálogo biblioteca
Colin Baird	Química Ambiental			Reverté		2001
J.Clark and D. Macquarrie	Handbook of green chemistry and technology			Blackwell		2002
Paul T. Anastas and John C. Warner	Green Chemistry. Theory and Practice			OXFORD		1998
Ramón Mestres	Química Sostenible	libro	Madrid	Síntesis, S. A.	978-84-975678-6-2	2011