Biorenewable Chemicals (BR C)

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Any experimental courses offered by BR C can be found at: registrar.iastate.edu/faculty-staff/courses/explistings/

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Courses

Courses primarily for graduate students, open to qualified undergraduates:

(1-0) Cr. 1.


An overview of the chemical industry including structure and its evolution. Discussion of the dynamics of recent introduction of biorenewable chemicals to the chemical industry.

(Cross-listed with BRT). (1-0) Cr. 1. S.

Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor.
Develop an understanding of the relationship between discovery research entrepreneurship and innovation in biorenewables. Understand critical techno-commercial analyses and intellectual property. Learn critical skills needed to found a company, including how to define key assets, write a business plan, leverage local resources, and secure funding.

(2-0) Cr. 2.


Special topics in biorenewable chemicals.

Courses for graduate students:

(Cross-listed with CH E). (3-0) Cr. 3.

Prereq: CH E 382
Principles and applications of heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis. Adsorption. Reaction kinetics and mass transfer effects. Catalyst characterization. Industrial catalytic processes.