Green & Bio-based Chemistry specialization

Train future executives in the chemical industry to be capable of innovating for a cleaner and more efficient chemistry, by selecting plant-based raw materials and implementing catalytic processes (including bioprocesses), to achieve safer products that are respectful of both people and the environment. You will learn how to use plant-based raw materials for the design of innovative, eco-friendly products. Becoming a Green Chemistry Engineer means becoming an expert in sustainable transformations, capable of developing original strategies to optimize synthesis and formulation pathways — and thereby positioning yourself to meet today's challenges.

Prerequisites

• Good level in organic chemistry
• Foundations in process engineering
• Foundations in life sciences

Skills

• Develop or improve synthesis pathways, relying on appropriate catalysis
• Propose green chemistry solutions using clean technologies
• Master the main transformations of renewable resources (plant-based chemistry) with a biorefinery approach
• Assess and take into account the environmental impacts related to (bio)chemical transformations and the fate of products of interest
• Design and formulate bioproducts or agromaterials, incorporating an eco-design approach
• Understand the challenges of the bioeconomy and the circular economy
• Participate in project management and work as part of a team

Activity sectors

• Development & improvement of (bio)processes: extraction, separation, synthesis, formulation, scale-up
• Fine chemistry, cosmetics, fragrances & flavors, pharmaceutical products
• Specialty bioproducts (surfactants, solvents, lubricants, coatings, biosourced plasticizers, biosolutions, etc.)
• Ecomaterials & biosourced polymers
• New energy sectors: storage, catalysis, biomass and CO2 valorization, microalgae, hydrogen production, fuel cells, methanation
• Eco-design & environmental assessments
• Quality control (raw materials, finished products)