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Industrial Systems and Sustainability

CHNG2805

This course involves the study of the various concepts which underpin sustainable development, including technical and economic efficiency, stewardship of the bio-physical environment, and social acceptability. The course examines the material economy from the perspective of open and closed thermodynamic systems, and the implications of this for resource consumption and waste generation. A number of governing sustainability frameworks are examined to determine their suitability within the context of chemical engineering. A range of approaches and tools for determining industries environmental performance are introduced as part of a sustainability framework. Process design and operation, product design are all investigated from a sustainability perspective. Green Engineering principles are highlighted as a potential method for transforming industry.

Unit of study details

Unit of study level: Intermediate

Credit points: 6

Commencing semesters: 2

Further unit of study information

Unit of study handbook: CHNG2805

Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships

Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates

Available for study abroad and exchange: Yes

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