Nanotechnology, biomedical systems and energy are critical processes requiring a smaller environmental footprint. This course focuses on the design of industrial processes which minimize or eliminate chemical wastes. The first part of the course will describe the regulations and the organization of current pollution prevention efforts. It will also highlight current treatment technologies as a baseline for changing processes. Case studies used to illustrate important aspects of these efforts will focus on nanotechnology, biomedical systems and industrial processing. The second portion of the course will describe current research efforts in the area of green chemistry/pollution prevention. The third portion of the course will cover product life cycle analysis and the application of these ideas to the design of more efficient processes. The emerging importance of energy and the environment is an important subject that will be covered in this class. The subsequent design of new processes and improvement of existing processes will be conducted using computer simulations. In addition, there will be academic, industrial and government speakers that will address the problems associated with sustainability in nanotechnology, biomedical systems and energy.

• Introduction to Waste Treatment and Regulations
• Pollution Prevention (waste audit)
• Process Modification; nanotechnology, biomedical systems, energy
• Environmentally Conscious Processing- (e.g., CO2 Principles and Applications)
• Life Cycle Analysis and Case Studies in nano-,bio- and energy systems.

HOMEWORK: Homework will be assigned periodically throughout the course. The main form of analysis will be case studies developed to apply the course principles to actual systems.

EXAMINATIONS: There will be two exams on the material in the text and class lectures. There is not a final exam in the course.

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: MATLAB™/MAPLE™

PROJECTS: There will be a final project – students will have to submit portions of the project periodically thorough the semester in preparation for the final submission/presentation.

MATLAB™ or MAPLE™ software may be needed for this class. The student versions may be ordered from the NCSU Bookstore or if you have a high speed internet connection you can access the software remotely. You will be told about requirements for specific software in the course syllabus.

NCSU has recommended minimum specifications for computers used for classes. Depending on your computer needs, we recommend your computer meet or exceed the following minimum specifications below.

PCs must have an Intel-compatible 800 MHz processor, 256 MB RAM, 8 GB hard drive with 1 GB free space available, 256 Color Display, CD-ROM drive, 800x600 (min.) video adapter, sound card, and speakers. The operating system should be Windows 2000 or XP. Real One Player Basic (available free online) and high speed Internet connection such as cable, DSL, T1 or LAN will be required for EOL courses.

MAC users must have a G3 processor with firewire and USB factory built-in, 256 MB RAM, 10 GB with 1GB free space available, 256 Color Display, CD-ROM drive, 800x600 (min) video adapter, sound card, and speakers. The operating system must be MacOS 10.3 (minimum) along with the above RealOne and Internet specifications above.

For more detailed information on computer specifications and recommendations, please refer to our website at: http://engineeringonline.ncsu.edu/currentstudents/computeraccess.htm

Dr. Christine S. Grant, Professor
Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
North Carolina State University
Engineering Building I, Box 7905
Raleigh, NC 27695-7905

Phone: (919) 515-2317
Fax: (919) 515-3465
E-Mail: grant@eos.ncsu.edu
Instructor Website: http://www.che.ncsu.edu/faculty_staff/csg.html