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Module Title	Sustainable Development B
School	Chemical Engineering
Department	Chemical Engineering
Module Code	04 14496
Module Lead	Dr Aman Dhir
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	10
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites	Sustainable Development A - (04 14495)
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-14 hours Practical Classes and workshops-6 hours Guided independent study-80 hours Total: 100 hours
Exclusions
Description	This module focuses on two main areas, supplemented by topical issues that vary from year to year. 1. Introduction to the Hydrogen economy and Fuel Cells. This section introduces the chemistry and electrochemistry required for the understanding of fuel cells, before going on to examine the benefits and limitations of a hydrogen based fuel source to society, and finally examines the fundamentals of fuel cells including an examination of the various mechanisms and the economics of their use. 2. Sustainability assessment will introduce the need for assessing sustainability together with the methods for making such an assessment. A case study of a semi-isolated community is given, and the concepts of data collection, resource flow and ecological footprint are studied. Coursework will take the form of a resource flow and sustainability assessment of an aspect of the University.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module the student should be able to: Authoritatively discuss the issues surrounding the hydrogen economy; Make recommendations for the way that society should address the issue of dwindling resources; Authoritatively discuss resource flow analysis in making a sustainability assesment.
Assessment	14496-03 : Class Test : Class Test (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	(Assessed with 04 14495) Problem sheets (10%), written reports (20%), written unseen examination (70%)
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