GREEN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Vasheghani Farahani, Ebrhim; Rafieyan, Saeed

doi:10.22047/ijee.2024.447623.2063

GREEN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Document Type : مقاله علمی -پژوهشی ( ویژه نامه)

Authors

Ebrhim Vasheghani Farahani ¹

Saeed Rafieyan ²

¹ Professor, Tarbiat Modares

² Tarbiat Modares University

https://doi.org/10.22047/ijee.2024.447623.2063

Abstract

This article introduces the concept of green chemical engineering as the intersection of “green chemistry” and “green engineering”, emphasizing its importance in the chemical engineering curriculum. This article first describes the twelve goals and principles of “Green Chemistry” and “Green Engineering”. It highlights their role in promoting environmental sustainability and reducing the ecological footprint of chemical processes. After this introduction, green chemical engineering is explored in more detail, focusing on its sustainability criteria and how these principles can be applied to create more environmentally friendly and sustainable chemical processes. The discussion then turns to how the concept of green chemical engineering can be seamlessly integrated into the chemical engineering curriculum and suggests changes and additions to existing courses to include sustainable engineering topics. Finally, the article ends with a short summary and calls for the inclusion of green principles in the educational framework for preparing future engineers for the challenges of sustainable development and emphasizing the importance of equipping them with the knowledge and skills necessary for innovation and responsibility in preserving the environment for sustainable development.

Keywords

Chemical engineering

green chemical engineering

chemical processes

environment

curriculum

20.1001.1.16072316.1403.26.103.2.1

Subjects

Engineering Education along Sustainable Development

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