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Course, academic year 2025/2026
  
Chemistry for Sustainable Future - B228002
Title: Chemie pro udržitelnou budoucnost
Guaranteed by: Department of Sustainable Fuels and Green Chemistry (228)
Faculty: Faculty of Environmental Technology
Actual: from 2024
Semester: winter
Points: winter s.:4
E-Credits: winter s.:4
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/0, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
Qualifications:  
State of the course:  
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Polívková Lenka Ing. Ph.D.
Examination dates   Schedule   
Annotation -
This course provides a foundational overview of key topics related to sustainability in the chemical industry in the context of climate change. It focuses on efficient energy use, renewable energy sources, waste and wastewater management, circular economy principles, and technological innovations. Additionally, it addresses issues of industrial emissions, ecological certifications, and sustainable product design, as well as the ethical and social aspects associated with the chemical industry. The course offers not only a theoretical foundation but also practical examples and strategies for sustainable development.
Last update: Polívková Lenka (02.01.2025)
Course completion requirements -

Granting of Credit:

Successful completion of the written credit test

Exam:

Condition for admission to the exam: granting of credit

Oral examination

Last update: Polívková Lenka (08.01.2025)
Literature -

Recommended:

  • E-learnig course [online]. Dostupné z: https://e-learning.vscht.cz/
  • Julian R.H. Ross. Sustainable Energy - Towards a Zero-Carbon Economy using Chemistry, Electrochemistry and Catalysis. : Elsevier, 2022, s. ISBN 9780128233757.
  • . Green Chemistry Approaches to Environmental Sustainability - Status, Challenges and Prospective. : Elsevier, 2023, s. ISBN 9780443189593.
  • . Role of Green Chemistry in Ecosystem Restoration to Achieve Environmental Sustainability. : Elsevier, 2023, s. ISBN 9780443152917.
  • . Sustainable Development Goals Towards Environmental Toxicity and Green Chemistry - Environment and Sustainability. : Springer, 2024, s. ISBN 978-3-031-77326-6.
  • Michael Schwenk. Green and Sustainable Chemistry as Regulatory Levers. Berlin: Springer, 2021, s. ISBN 978-3-642-36206-4.

Last update: Polívková Lenka (26.03.2025)
Teaching methods -

lectures with discussions on given topics, self-testing in e-learning during the semester

Last update: Polívková Lenka (26.03.2025)
Requirements to the exam -

oral examination

Last update: Polívková Lenka (08.01.2025)
Syllabus -

1. Climate Change - Its Causes and Impacts

2. Climate Change - Adaptation Strategies

3. Global Initiatives and Strategies, Basics of Legislation

4. Industrial Emissions and Methods for Their Reduction

5. Efficient Energy Use, Renewable Energy Sources

6. Waste Generation and Management

7. Wastewater Issues

8. Circular Economy in the Chemical Industry, Technological Advances in Recycling

9. Innovations in the Chemical Industry

10. Ecological Certification, Sustainable Product Design

11. Risk Management and Prevention

12. Ethical and Social Issues of the Chemical Industry

13. From Global and Regional Scales to Personal Responsibility

14. Case Study

Last update: Polívková Lenka (02.01.2025)
Learning outcomes -

Students will:

  • Understand the key principles and strategies of sustainable development in the chemical industry, including efficient energy use, renewable resources, and circular economy concepts.
  • Be able to describe and analyze the impact of industrial emissions, waste management, and technological innovations on the environment and society.
  • Gain insight into the ethical and social aspects of the chemical industry and apply practical strategies and tools for sustainable development.
Last update: Polívková Lenka (02.01.2025)
Entry requirements -

The course is not conditional on the completion of another course.

Last update: Polívková Lenka (26.03.2025)
Registration requirements -

The course is not conditional on the completion of another course.

Last update: Polívková Lenka (26.03.2025)
Teaching methods
Activity Credits Hours
Účast na přednáškách 1 28
Příprava na přednášky, semináře, laboratoře, exkurzi nebo praxi 0.5 14
Příprava na zkoušku a její absolvování 2.5 70
4 / 4 112 / 112
 
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