Summer Course on Sustainability & Green Chemistry

Event Details

Who can Participate: Chemistry graduate & Post Graduate students or students who studied chemistry as one of the subjects in your degree course, Teachers & Industry Personnel.

No. of Participants:  40 – 45 Participants

Duration of Course: 01 week

Dates: 03^rd July 2023 to 08^th July 2023

No. of Lectures: 04 lectures per day, with group discussions and experimental work

Registration Link

Speakers: Experts from - Government bodies, Industry, and Academia

• Mr. Samir Somaiya, Chancellor, SVU and Chairman & Managing Director, Godavari Biorefineries Ltd (GBL), Mumbai
• Dr. S. Sivaram, Dean Faculty of Science, SVU & Honorary Professor and INSA Scientist, Emeritus, IISER Pune
• Dr. Achala Danait, Strategy & Industry Partnership Professor, SVU and Former Managing Director, Clariant India Ltd (CIL), Mumbai
• Dr. Raman Ramachandran, Director, KJSIM, SVU and Former Chairman & Managing Director, Head of BASF Group Companies, Mumbai
• Dr. Kaustav Chakraborty, Solvay, Vadodra
• Mr. Saryadevara Ravikiran, BASF, Mumbai
• Mr. P.K.Mirashe, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, Mumbai
• Dr. Shyamal De, General Manager (Technology & Operation) at Atul Ltd, Gujrat

Topics which will be covered :

• Key Challenges Faced by Chemical Industry
• Relevance of Sustainability and Green Chemistry in today’s context
• Sustainability – Myths & Facts,
• Three Pillars of Sustainability
• Sustainability in the Context of Business, Case Study
• Introduction to Green Chemistry – Beginning, Definition, Approach, Design Criteria, It’s Future & Benefits
• Principles of Green Chemistry – Introduction with Examples
• Industrial Case Studies of Green Chemistry
• Sustainability & Green Chemistry Metrics
• Green Solvents
• Green Catalysts
• Process Safety
• Biodegradability
• Energy Efficiency
• Renewable Feedstock

Registration charges:

Note: Payment link will be shared with the registered participants.

In case of any queries, feel free to contact the following details.

Prof. (Dr). Soumyadeb Ghosh: +91 97148 22443, soumyadeb@somaiya.edu
Prof. (Dr). Padma Vankar: +91 94509 38773, padma.vankar@somaiya.edu
Mr. Hemant Waidande: +91 8097042606, hemant.waidande@somaiya.edu