Green Technology and Sustainable Development
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The official GTU curriculum for Green Technology and Sustainable Development (subject code BE05005071) as prescribed for Chemical · Semester 5 divides the course into 6 units, covering 50 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (BE05005071)Unit 1 Principles of Green Technology and Green Engineering
- Introduction to Green Chemistry
- its definition
- objectives, and significance in modern chemical industries
- Principles of Green Chemistry
- Green Chemistry vs Green Engineering
- Concept of Process Intensification: definition
- objectives, and importance in modern process industries
Unit 2 Green Synthesis and Catalysis
- Green synthesis in sustainable chemical processes: green oxidation and photochemical reactions with suitable examples
- Microwave and ultrasound- assisted synthesis: principles and industrial significance
- Green reagents and eco- friendly alternatives to hazardous chemicals
- Green solvents including water
- supercritical fluids
- bio-based solvents
- solvent-free systems, and ionic liquids
- Green nanotechnology and nanocatalysts for enhanced efficiency and waste minimization in chemical manufacturing
Unit 3 Green Industrial Processes
- Pollution statistics and environmental impact of polymer
- pharmaceutical, dye, pesticide, and wastewater treatment industries
- Sources and types of industrial pollutants and their environmental implications
- Green approaches including cleaner production
- waste minimization
- eco-friendly raw materials
- energy-efficient technologies
- recycling, and sustainable wastewater treatment for environmentally responsible manufacturing
Unit 4 Sustainable Development (SD)
- Concept of Sustainable Development
- Dimensions of Sustainability: the ecological
- the economic and the social dimension
- intragenerational and intergenerational equity
- Circular Economy
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Challenges in Attaining SDGs and Sustainable Development
- Measures for Overcoming Challenges in Sustainable Development
- Strategy for Sustainable Development
Unit 5 Cleaner Production (CP)
- Concept of Cleaner Production
- Role of CP in Achieving Sustainability
- CP Tools
- CP Methodology
- Environmental Management Hierarchy
- Relation of CP and EMS
- Case Studies: Reuse of Water & Sludge in the Process
- Modernization and Up gradation of Effluent Treatment Plant
- Ammonical nitrogen recovery from wastewater
- Fluoride removal from wastewater
- Nitrogen-based Gas Quenching (Oil Replacement)
- Manufacturing of Magnesium Carbonate via Novel approach
- Program Name: Bachelor of Engineering Level: UG Branch: Chemical Engineering Subject Code: BE05005071 Subject Name: Green Technology and Sustainable Development
Unit 6 Challenges and Practical Implementation
- Responsibilities and potentials of companies for action
- Green Productivity and Emerging Technologies
- Implementation of the practical applications of Green Emerging Technologies and Sustainable Development
- Case studies in Green Technology
- Green laws and compliance
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