CHE3163 - Sustainable processing 1

Overview

This unit will explore cleaner production and sustainability concepts, the principles of process design and development and associated flow sheets, systematic approaches to waste minimisation in process and utility systems, the methodology of life cycle assessment and application of life cycle assessment to processes and products. These themes will be … For more content click the Read More button below.

This unit will explore cleaner production and sustainability concepts, the principles of process design and development and associated flow sheets, systematic approaches to waste minimisation in process and utility systems, the methodology of life cycle assessment and application of life cycle assessment to processes and products. These themes will be developed in lectures and supported by your project work related to selected industrial processes.

Offerings

S1-01-CLAYTON-BLENDED

S1-01-MALAYSIA-ON-CAMPUS

Requisites

Prerequisite

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Professor Gil Garnier

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Patrick Tang

Professor Gil Garnier

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:

Apply the principles of cleaner production and sustainability in the design and evaluation of processes and products

Design and evaluate processes with emphasis on resource and energy efficiency and waste minimisation

Develop and draw a detailed process flow sheet

Produce the life cycle block diagram of a product and determine the main environmental impacts of the life cycle

Analyse a process or product using life cycle assessment methodology

Analyse the benefits and burdens of materials recycling

Evaluate and apply the principles of greenhouse gas (GHG) measurement and reporting under national and international schemes

Examine and evaluate sustainable energy options

Assessment summary

Continuous assessment: 50%

Final assessment: 50%

This unit contains threshold hurdle requirements that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. You are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final assessment component. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.

Assessment

1 - Laboratory reports

2 - Assignment

3 - Active learning activity

4 - Final assessment

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Laboratories

Practical activities

Workshops

Workload requirements

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.

Other unit costs

The following items are mandatory for practical aspects of the unit and should be purchased at your own cost as you will be reusing them throughout your course.

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Protective clothing and equipment:
- Laboratory coat (Approximately AUD35 to AUD55)
- Safety glasses (Approximately AUD8)
- Laboratory-appropriate enclosed footwear (Non-porous material, equipped with non-absorbent, slip-resistant soles)

Costs are indicative only.

Availability in areas of study

Minor: Sustainable energy transition
Minor: Sustainable engineering