Admission Requirements
This course is available only for students in the minor Sustainable Chemistry and Biotechnology.
Description
The course discusses chemical and biochemical routes for the conversion of renewable feedstock to value-added chemicals and materials with special emphasis on the underlying molecular chemistry and catalytic principles. Special emphasis is placed on establishing the conceptual links between the various types of renewables and waste streams to specific products and identifying the key challenges for the practical implementation of the respective processes in industry. The course is given in the form of lectures and interactive student assignements
Course Objectives
At the end of the course students:
have a broad knowledge of available chemical routes for the conversion of various renewable feedstock to chemicals and materials
can discuss and analyse alternative chemo- and bio-catalytic routes for the conversion of renewable feedstocks
can discuss and define key challenges for (bio)catalytic conversion of renewable feedstock
can design a conversion strategy for the valorisation of renewable / wastes
can describe and define the principles of the design of sustainable conversions of renewables
Timetable
You will find the timetables for all courses and degree programmes of Leiden University in the tool MyTimetable (login). Any teaching activities that you have sucessfully registered for in MyStudyMap will automatically be displayed in MyTimeTable. Any timetables that you add manually, will be saved and automatically displayed the next time you sign in.
MyTimetable allows you to integrate your timetable with your calendar apps such as Outlook, Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and other calendar apps on your smartphone. Any timetable changes will be automatically synced with your calendar. If you wish, you can also receive an email notification of the change. You can turn notifications on in ‘Settings’ (after login).
For more information, watch the video or go the the 'help-page' in MyTimetable. Please note: Joint Degree students Leiden/Delft have to merge their two different timetables into one. This video explains how to do this.
Mode of instruction
Lectures, group assigment
Assessment Method
written examination with short questions (70%)
group assignments (30%)
Reading List
Hand-outs will be made available
Registration
From the academic year 2022-2023 on every student has to register for courses with the new enrollment tool MyStudyMap. There are two registration periods per year: registration for the fall semester opens in July and registration for the spring semester opens in December. Please see this page for more information. Exemptions are minor students and fall semester for 1st year bachelor students: the student administration will enroll these groups for courses.
Please note that it is compulsory to both preregister and confirm your participation for every exam and retake. Not being registered for a course means that you are not allowed to participate in the final exam of the course. Confirming your exam participation is possible until ten days before the exam.
Extensive FAQ's on MyStudymap can be found here.
Contact
Remarks
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