Entry requirements

120 credits including Materials Chemistry, 10 credits.

Learning outcomes

After completing the student should be able to

• Discuss the concept "sustainable development" and analyse environmental, social and economical perspectives on materials development.
• Give an overview of toxicological effects on human and ecology from materials production and usage.
• Discuss energy usage and energy-relevant materials from sustainability perspective.
• Give an overview of the application of the legislation within the environmental area for material exploitation, production and usage.
• Apply simplified life cycle assessment methodology.
• describe the structure of the environmental management system ISO 14001 and how to implement it.

Content

The concept of "sustainable development" and materials: environmental, social and economical aspects of materials usage and development. Energy usage and energy relevant materials are studied from the perspective of sustainable development. Different types of materials environmental impact during different parts of their life-cycle including waste management and materials recycling. Toxicological aspects of material production and usage. Using databases. Orientation in Swedish environmental legislation. Industry-oriented environmental practice and environmental management systems (ISO 14001), environmental certification and other eco-labelling, as well as environmental product development ("ecodesign"). The course contains two projects: (i) comparative simplified life-cycle assessment following ISO 14040; a case-study on industry-oriented environmental practice.

Instruction

Lectures, seminars, group projects.

Assessment

Written exam at the end of the course (5 credits). In order to pass the course, pass grades must also be received for the projects (4 credits) and for active participation in seminars (1 credit) . The final grade corresponds to an overall evaluation of the written exam and all mandatory parts of the course.