KEMS6310 Chemical Upcycling: Metals, Plastics, and Biomaterials (3 cr)
Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Chemistry
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028
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The course focusing on the upcycling of metal, plastics, and bio-based material.
Description
The course focuses on chemical upcycling of metals, plastics, and bio-based materials.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student:
- understand the basics of chemical upcycling and resource efficiency,
- familiarizes herself/himself with the most important sources of raw materials and methods for their upcycling into value-added chemicals and products,
- and understand the importance of resource efficient utilization of raw materials.
Work life skills:
- during the project work student learns team working, project management, academic writing, communication, and information seeking skills,
- whereas seminars educate the student to communicate efficiently the topic related to chemical upcycling to fellow students.
Additional information
Lectures are given every other year, in academic years 2025-2026 and 2027-2028.
Description of prerequisites
Recommended B.Sc. level studies in chemistry.
Recommended prerequisites
- Prerequisite group 1
- Prerequisite group 2
OR
Study materials
Lecture material and research articles as well as material produced during the course. All material will be available in the course learning environment.
Completion methods
Method 1
Evaluation criteria:
The course is graded based on the project work (80 %) and the seminar presentation (20 %). At least 50 % of total points of the course is needed to pass the course.
Time of teaching:
Period 2
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Parts of the completion methods
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Participation in teaching (3 cr)
Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Study methods:
Lectures, project work and seminars