The Business Case for Green & Sustainable Chemistry - CHE00003M
Module summary
This module aims to introduce commercialisation of green and sustainable chemistry through examples of the development of greener chemicals and consumer products, the role of environmental legislation governing their manufacture, the process of protecting inventions, and how those inventions can be brought to market. Working both independently and as part of a team you will develop a green and sustainable chemistry business case for a mock spin-out company that takes an idea from ‘bench to business’.
Related modules
Pre-requisites: Chemistry / Chemical Sciences / other appropriate discipline undergraduate degree
Module will run
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 2 2025-26 |
Module aims
This module aims to introduce commercialisation of green and sustainable chemistry through examples of the development of greener chemicals and consumer products, the role of environmental legislation governing their manufacture, the process of protecting inventions, and how those inventions can be brought to market. Working both independently and as part of a team you will develop a green and sustainable chemistry business case for a mock spin-out company that takes an idea from ‘bench to business’.
Module learning outcomes
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Critically evaluate the potential for and difficulties in achieving the use of greener chemical products.
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Communicate (written and oral) and defend several technical and non-technical concepts in the form of a business plan, accepting accountability for related decision-making.
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Engage in mock team-work professional activity demonstrating integration of several business planning concepts such as, intellectual property rights, environmental legislation, and circular economy law.
The specific module learning outcomes map onto the following Programme Learning Outcomes
PLO 1: Apply whole systems thinking and inter/trans-disciplinary approaches to the creative problem solving of complex global grand challenges using holistic green chemistry and sustainable industrial technology related interventions in concert with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)
PLO3: Effectively communicate detailed, complex, green and sustainable chemistry research concepts to both experts and non-experts through the application of a variety of key transferable skills such as IT, scientific writing, oral presentations, posters, team-working,etc
PLO6: Apply holistic thinking to the commercialisation and innovation of green and sustainable chemistry through an understanding of intellectual property, environmental and circular economy law and business plan writing.
Module content
Topics in this module:
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Business Planning 1: Intellectual Property Rights and Finance
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Business Planning 2: Greener Products and Legislation including circular economy law.
Indicative assessment
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 40 |
Oral presentation/seminar/exam | 60 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 40 |
Oral presentation/seminar/exam | 60 |
Module feedback
Student receive written feedback after each assessment
Indicative reading
n/a