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2018 (English)In: Journal of Chemical Education, ISSN 0021-9584, E-ISSN 1938-1328, Vol. 95, no 8, p. 1301-1306Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Green chemistry and sustainable development have become increasingly important topics for the education of future chemists. The cross-disciplinary nature of green chemistry and sustainable development often means these subjects are taught in conjunction with other subjects, such as organic chemistry and chemical engineering. Herein, a straightforward and efficient approach for vertical integration of green chemistry concepts within existing undergraduate organic chemistry courses is shown. The gradual self-evaluation, "greenification", and reassessment of an organic chemistry course at KTH Royal Institute of Technology from 2013 to 2017 is described, with particular focus on the laboratory course and a novel green chemistry project designed to promote sustainability thinking and reasoning. The laboratory project, which can also be conducted as an independent organic chemistry laboratory exercise, required students to critically evaluate variations of the same Pechmann condensation experiment according to the twelve principles of green chemistry. The course evaluation shows that, after the modifications, students feel more comfortable with the topics "green chemistry" and "sustainability" and consider these topics more important for their future careers. Furthermore, the ability of students to discuss and critically evaluate green chemistry parameters improved considerably as determined from the laboratory project reports.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
American Chemical Society (ACS), 2018
Keywords
Second-Year Undergraduate, Organic Chemistry, Problem Solving/Decision Making, Testing/Assessment, Green Chemistry, Reactions
National Category
Chemical Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-240202 (URN)10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00720 (DOI)000442961800008 ()2-s2.0-85051517648 (Scopus ID)
Note
QC 20181217
2018-12-172018-12-172018-12-17Bibliographically approved