Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Help lead and complete a major development project, individually or in teams, related to chemistry.
• Mobilise, articulate and promote the knowledge and skills acquired.
• Demonstrate independence and their ability to work alone or in teams.
• Manage research, development and innovation within chemistry and/or its applications.
• Understand unprecedented problems in chemistry.
• Mobilise their knowledge effectively, identify their limits, conduct methodical research and critically analyse scientifically valid information.
• Communicate clearly in the scientific domain.
• Communicate, both orally and in writing, their findings, original proposals, knowledge and underlying principles, in a clear, structured and justified manner.
• Adapt their communication to a variety of audiences.
• Develop and integrate a high degree of autonomy.
• Adapt and evolve in a new context.
• Apply high quality scientific methodology.
• Critically reflect on the impact of chemistry in general and projects to which they particularly contribute.
• Demonstrate thoroughness, independence, creativity, intellectual honesty, and ethical values.
• Have acquired professional skills in relation to the objective defining the degree.
• Specialise in at least one sub-domain of chemistry.
• Manage research, development and innovation within chemistry and/or its applications.
• Understand unprecedented problems in chemistry.
• Mobilise their knowledge effectively, identify their limits, conduct methodical research and critically analyse scientifically valid information.

Learning Outcomes of UE

The main objective of the course is to make students aware of the problem of recycling materials and managing resources, through the presentation of the major waste collection and treatment sectors, to the regulatory aspect surrounding recycling, and Life Cycle Assessment.

Content of UE

The interest of recycling; the concept of waste and life cycle; strategies of waste management; reglementary aspects; ways of treatments; methods of physical treatments of waste and of co-products; recycling of metallic materials (ferrous, non-ferrous and precious metals); regeneration and incineration of waste; stabilization and set in a landfill; plant visit. The interest of recycling: dependence on materials, the notion of "waste" and regulation. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of materials and case study (use of Edupack software). Waste treatment, waste reduction, re-use, recycling, regeneration (with energy recovery or incineration), landfilling. Physical, physicochemical and thermal waste treatment processes. Waste management (recycling of metals (steel, aluminium, copper, lead, zinc, precious metals), glass and ceramic recycling, polymer recycling, composite recycling, applications. Writing of a report based on a scientific article in English (scientific critical analysis and critic of the article content). Plant visit.

Prior Experience

Not applicable

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

• Presentation and/or works
• Oral examination

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

Project, 40 % of the final mark.
Practical work and APE sessions, 20% of the final mark.
Plant visit, 5 % of the final mark.
Oral exam, 35 % of the final mark.

The evaluation methods are likely to be adjusted according to the teaching/evaluation context imposed by the health measures.

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

• Presentation and/or works
• Oral examination

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Project, 50 % of the final mark.
Practical work, APE sessions, and plant visit, 10 % of the final mark ('report' of the grade obtained in June).
Oral exam, 40 % of the final mark.

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

• N/A

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Not applicable