Chemistry and Technology for Sustainability

Sustainability demands moving beyond fossil fuels—not as ideology but as chemistry problem. This advanced course tackles the transition to a biobased economy: sourcing renewable feedstocks without depletion, refining biomass without destroying value, and converting biological materials into products society needs. You'll perform functional analyses of conversion pathways, weigh technological feasibility against ethical, societal, and economic consequences, and emerge with the integrated thinking required to design sustainable chemical processes that are both scientifically sound and commercially viable.