KEMS6310 Chemical Upcycling: Metals, Plastics and Biomaterials (3 op)

The course focuses on chemical upcycling of metals, plastics, and bio-based materials.

After completing the course, the student:

• understand the basics of chemical upcycling and resource efficiency,
• familiarizes herself/himself with the most important sources of raw materials and methods for their upcycling into value-added chemicals and products,
• and understand the importance of resource efficient utilization of raw materials.

Work life skills:

• during the project work student learns team working, project management, academic writing, communication, and information seeking skills,
• whereas seminars educate the student to communicate efficiently the topic related to chemical upcycling to fellow students.

Lectures are given every other year, in academic years 2025-2026 and 2027-2028.

Recommended B.Sc. level studies in chemistry.

Lecture material and research articles as well as material produced during the course. All material will be available in the course learning environment.