Course

Unit I

From Industrial to Sustainable ChemistryIndustrial sustainable Chemistry- Managing Intraorganizational Sustainability, Managing Horizontal Interorganizational Sustainability, Managing Vertical Inter organizational Sustainability. Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control- Best Available Techniques reference documents(BREFs), From Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) to Voluntary Systems, Policy Drivers for Sustainable Chemistry (Transition Concept), Development of a CSR Management System Framework. Sustainability Assessment Methods and Tools- Sustainability Assessment Framework, Impact Indicators and Assessment Methodologies, Environmental Impact Assessment, Economic Impact Assessment, Social Impact Indicators, Understanding Industrial Symbiosis-Cluster Management. Sustainability of Logistics in the Chemical Sector, Basic Principles of Chemical Leasing (ChL), Differences between Chemical Leasing and Other Alternative Business Models for Chemicals, Sustainable Chemical Warehousing- Risk Management in the Chemical Warehouse, F3-Factory concept, Indian energy security scenarios (IESS) 2047.

Unit II

Process Intensification IOpportunities and perspectives for a sustainable process design, definition and concept, reaction engineering, mixing principles, transport processes, enhanced transport processes, integrating process steps. Moving from Batch to Continuous Processing, Spinning Disc Reactor (Design, Operating Features and Characteristics of SDRs- green synthesis of nanoparticles using SDR), micro process technology-Transport Intensification, Chemical Intensification, Process Design Intensification. Oscillatory Baffled Reactors- Design and operations. Monolith Reactors for Intensified Processing- Design, Hydrodynamics, Advantages and Applications- Cleaner Production of fuels and removal of toxic emissions. Cavitational reactors, mechanism, reactor configurations, transesterification of vegetable oils using alcohol using cavitation

Unit III

Process Intensification IIMembrane Technology- definitions, functions and operations, biocatalytic membrane reactors (Entrapment, Gelification and Chemical Attachment), biofuel production using enzymatic transesterification. Membrane technology in metal ion removal from waste water, membrane operations for the production of optically pure enantiomers, integrated membrane processes for water desalination. Reactive distillation technology and reactive extraction technology- principles, control design and applications. Reactive absorption technology in carbon dioxide capture, removal of nitrogen oxides, desulphurization, and in sulfuric and nitric acid production.

Unit IV

Computer Applications in Catalytic ResearchComputers as research tools in catalysis- a brief overview, a short over view of modelling methods, Data-mining methods in catalysis (PCA, PLS and Artificial Neural networks)

Unit V

Successful Example of Sustainable Industrial ChemistryDetailed process chemistry of the current technologies and routes for the following chemicals in industry. Industrial propene oxide production (CHPO (Chlorohydrin) technology, PO/TBA technology, PO/SM technology, PO-only Routes). Synthesis of adipic acid (current technologies for AA production- two-step transformation of cyclohexane, alternatives for AA production). Ecofining- New process for green diesel production from vegetable oil. Direct oxidation of benzene to phenol, FriedelCrafts acylation of aromatic ethers using zeolites, sustainable chemistry in the production of nicotinates. Homogeneous catalysis: The Shell higher olefin process (SHOP) and Du Pont synthesis of adiponitrile. Heterogeneous catalysis: The BP AVADA ethyl acetate process

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