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CHEM3055 - Green Chemistry

Offering Academic Unit	Department of Chemistry
Credit Units	3
Course Duration	One Semester
Pre-requisite(s)	(BCH2006 or CHEM2006) and (BCH2007 or CHEM2007) and (BCH2008 or CHEM2008)
Equivalent Course(s)	BCH3055
*Course Offering Term:**	Not offering in current academic year

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice

Course Aims

The rapidly increasing worldwide demand for environmentally friendly chemical products and processes requires the application of novel and cost-effective technologies for pollution prevention. Green Chemistry is an emerging new approach focusing on a simple principle that it is better to prevent waste than to treat or clean up waste after it is formed. The course will provide the basic knowledge to select greener solutions in the design and applications of chemicals and chemical processes.

Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)

Continuous Assessment: 50%

Examination: 50%

Examination Duration: 2 hours

Starting from Semester A, 2015-16, students must satisfy the following minimum passing requirement for courses offered by CHEM: "minimum of 40% in both coursework and examination components."

Detailed Course Information

CHEM3055.pdf