Sustainability and Green Chemistry
WRE 506 - Green Reactions, Global Solutions - Earth in Balance: Environmental Chemistry for a Changing World
Instructor: Prof. Abdul Mohammed
Last Updated: 05-10-2026 | Language: English
What you'll learn
- ✔ At the end of this course, students will be able to: • apply the principles of green chemistry to chemical processes
- ✔ • understand sustainability in a chemical context
- ✔ • describe important chemical reactions in the atmosphere, including those connected with smog formation, ozone chemistry, and acid rain chemistry
- ✔ • outline the molecular basis for the greenhouse effect
- ✔ • apply basic principles of water chemistry and the effects of water pollution
- ✔ • describe the carbon cycle and environmental problems connected to the use of fossil fuels
- ✔ • compare and contrast traditional and alternative energy sources
- ✔ • know the major pesticides and their environmental fate
- ✔ • describe toxicity and fate of pollutants such as PCBs, PAHs, CFCs, PCDDs and PCDFs
- ✔ • provide an overview of compounds with hormone disruptive effect
- ✔ • develop a framework for understanding chemicals and their effect on the environment
- ✔ • understand how business and government policies toward chemicals in the environment effect the planet
Who this course is for
- Undergraduates
- Postgraduates
- ICT Directors
- Lecturers
Related CCMAS Courses
This seminar is relevant to the following courses in the NUC Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS).
Seminar Class Schedule
1st December 2026 to 21st February 2027
Mon - 1:50 PM WAT | Tue - 1:50 PM WAT | Wed - 1:50 PM WAT | Thu - 1:50 PM WAT | Fri - 1:50 PM WAT
All times are in West African Time (WAT, UTC+1).
Lecture dates (9 lectures)
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Jul
07
Tue
UNIT 1&2: Sustainability and Green Chemistry
Tuesday, 7th July 2026 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM WAT Zoom Held
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Jul
14
Tue
UNIT 3&4: Air Pollution
Tuesday, 14th July 2026 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM WAT Zoom Held
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Jul
21
Tue
UNIT 5: Ozone
Tuesday, 21st July 2026 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM WAT Zoom Held
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Aug
04
Tue
UNIT 6: Global Climate Change Greenhouse effect
Tuesday, 4th August 2026 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM WAT Zoom Held
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Aug
15
Sat
UNIT 7: Combustion of Fuels
Saturday, 15th August 2026 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM WAT Zoom Held
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Aug
22
Sat
UNIT 8: Nuclear Energy
Saturday, 22nd August 2026 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM WAT Zoom Held
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Sep
01
Tue
UNIT 9: Water Resources
Tuesday, 1st September 2026 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM WAT Zoom Held
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Sep
22
Tue
UNIT 11: Oxygen and Life
Tuesday, 22nd September 2026 12:00 AM – 2:00 PM WAT Zoom Held
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Sep
22
Tue
UNIT 10: Water and the Lithosphere
Tuesday, 22nd September 2026 12:00 AM – 2:00 PM WAT Zoom Held
Course Content
Description
This is an integrated course that explores topics related to green chemistry and chemical effects in the natural environment. Chemistry topics include atomic, molecular, ionic, and radical structures, stoichiometry, equilibrium, sustainability, and green chemistry principles. Environmental topics include the sources, reactions, transport, effects, and fates of chemical species in the soil, water, and air. These two areas are woven together in daily work and larger projects.
DELIVERED BY:
NAME: PROF. MOHAMMED ABDUL KABIR
PHONE: +13365494850
EMAIL: mohammedak@yahoo.com