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Description of the title
The Master in Sustainable Chemistry is an interuniversity master’s degree in which the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), the Universitat Jaume I de Castellón (UJI) and the Universidad de Extremadura (UEx) participate.
This master’s degree will develop the knowledge necessary for the student to be able to work in new chemical processes that are efficient, economically viable and carried out in an environmentally friendly way. This will allow minimizing the consumption of energy and raw materials, as well as reducing the risks associated with the production, handling and use of chemical products necessary for our society.
This master is a national reference in the fields of Sustainable Chemistry and Catalysis. One of the most important research institutes in Catalysis in Europe, the Institute of Chemical Technology (UPV-CSIC) actively participates in this master’s degree and allows students to carry out the final work of the master’s degree in its facilities, under the supervision of one of its researchers.
Objectives of the degree
The main objectives of the master’s degree are:
To develop the principles of sustainable chemistry and their practical application in chemical industry processes.
Know the tools and areas of work of sustainable chemistry, including the following:
- Use of renewable raw materials
- Atomic economy
- Use of cleaner solvents (solvents under supercritical conditions, water chemistry, solvent-free reactions, etc.)
- Use of alternative reaction conditions (microwave, electrochemistry, sonochemistry, mechanochemistry)
- Catalysis: homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, acid-base catalysts, red-ox catalysts, imprinting of solid catalysts, enantioselective catalysis…
- Biocatalysis: processes catalyzed by enzymes or entire cells, use of genetically modified organisms, etc.
- Photochemistry and photocatalysis
- Alternative energy sources
- Waste recovery
Recognize toxicity/hazard as a physical/structural property that can be engineered and manipulated.
To become familiar with current trends in green chemistry in order to be able to make a critical analysis of the sustainability of industrial processes.
Career opportunities
The master’s degree will provide the student with the necessary resources to join different professional sectors in which the knowledge of the properties and applications of sustainable chemistry is necessary, such as:
- Petrochemical, chemical and pharmaceutical industry
- Environmental and food industries
- Other related industries
- Consulting
- Research
- Continuing education: doctorate
- Teaching
Aimed primarily at
This program is designed for those seeking advanced knowledge in chemistry and related areas.
- Graduates in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmacy or other related degrees.
- Other Science or Engineering degrees with a medium/high level of chemistry knowledge.
- Professionals in chemistry or related areas (researchers and senior technicians active in institutions or companies).
Structure of the master’s degree
Credits: 60 ECTS
Mandatory:0 ects |Electives:42 ects |External internships:0 ects |Final Master’s thesis (TFM):18 ects
Module 1. Specific subjects :3 ects electives
Subject:Photoactive Molecules and Nanoparticles: Fundamentals and Applications
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Subject:Sustainable Engineering
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Subject:Supramolecular Chemistry
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Subject:Catalyst Synthesis
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Subject:Catalytic Processes
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Subject:Applied Kinetics
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Subject:Fine chemistry
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Subject:Elimination of Pollutants
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Subject:Theoretical Preparation for Organic Chemistry Research
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Subject:Electrochemical Devices for Energy and Catalysis
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Module 2. Advanced Techniques in Chemistry. :3 ects electives
Subject:Advanced Techniques in Chemistry
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Elective
Subject:Characterization of Solid Catalysts
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Subject:Catalytic Reactor Design and Laboratory Analytical Techniques
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Module 3. Basic Concepts in Sustainable/Green Chemistry. :3 ects electives
Subject:Basic concepts in sustainable chemistry
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Subject:Homogeneous catalysis
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Subject:Renewable Raw Materials
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Subject:Sustainable Chemistry in Industry
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Subject:Benign solvents
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Advanced Concepts and Topics in Sustainable/Green Chemistry. :3 ects electives
Subject:Sustainable Energy
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Subject:Biocatalysis
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Subject:Heterogeneous Catalysis
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Subject:Industrial Biotransformations
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Subject:Electrochemistry and Photoelectrochemistry
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Subject:Immobilized Catalysis
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Subject:Reactions Activated by Unconventional Means
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Subject:Supercritical Fluids. Applications
Minimum credits: 3 | Character: Elective
Module 5. Master’s Thesis :18 ects final degree project
Subject:Master’s Thesis
Minimum credits: 18 | Subject: Final Degree Project
Internships
Internships are voluntary (extracurricular). The Integrated Employment Service If they request a student profile in accordance with the characteristics of the master’s degree, they are sent to the person in charge of the master’s degree who, through the internal website of the master’s degree (poliformat), sends them to the enrolled students.
Research and access to Ph.
This master’s degree has a research orientation and gives access to the PhD program in Sustainable Chemistry at the Universitat Politécnica de Valencia.
One of the most important research institutes in Catalysis in Europe, the Institute of Chemical Technology (UPV-CSIC) actively participates in this master’s degree and allows students to carry out the final work of the master’s degree in its facilities, under the supervision of one of its researchers.
Academic exchange / agreements with other universities
Academic exchange through international programs is managed by the Office of International Exchange Programs (OPII). To the extent of its possibilities, the academic committee of the master’s degree will facilitate this exchange for those students who wish to do so.
Facilities and laboratories
Classes are held in Classroom 4.2 of the School of Geodetic, Cartographic and Topographic Engineering (building 7i). The experimental part (TFM) is carried out in the laboratories and with the equipment of the Institute of Chemical Technology (mixed center UPV-Superior Council of Scientific Research).
Master’s Thesis
The Master’s Thesis (18 credits) is the experimental part of the master’s degree and will be preferably with a research focus, and may be carried out at the facilities of the Institute of Chemical Technology under the direction of one of its researchers.
Collaborating companies and more
The company CIMSA, through the Aula Empresa CIMSA Sostenibilidad, actively collaborates with the master’s degree by granting aid for the completion of master’s theses related to Sustainable Chemistry and by granting aid for internships at the Institute of Chemical Technology.
