2023 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Graduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
Frontiers of Environmental Chemistry I
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Tomoko Shirai / Takuya Saito / Yasunori Tohjima
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CAP.I681
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
[Summary of the course] The biogeochemical cycles of gases involved in environmental problems such as global warming and ozone depletion will be described and the latest research methods for estimating them will be introduced.
[Aim of the course] The aim of this lecture is to understand the role of trace gases in the earth's atmospheric environment and the cycle of trace gases from their release by natural and human activities to their disappearance through transport and reaction in the atmosphere. It is also intended to provide doctoral students of applied chemistry with knowledge and ideas that will be useful in their future research and development work toward the realization of a sustainable society.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will have following knowledge and capabilities.
1) To be able to explain the dynamics of trace gases closely related to the global environment in terms of biogeochemical cycles.
2) Understand methods for observation and global cycle analysis of greenhouse gases and volatile organic compounds.
3) Acquire up-to-date knowledge of the global atmospheric environment.
4)To be able to explain the relevance of one's own research in the doctoral program to environmental chemistry.
Keywords
greenhouse gases, volatile organic compounds, carbon cycle, stratospheric ozone depletion
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lectures will be conducted using power point slides or blackboards.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1)Environmental problems related to the earth atmosphere 2)Global Caron Cycle | a)Acquire the knowledge about atmospheric environmental problems. b)Understand the methods to estimate global greenhouse gas budget |
| Class 2 | 3) Current status of ozone-depleting substances and ozone layer 4) Volatile organic compounds (VOC) and atmospheric environment 5) Measurement technique of VOC | a) Understanding the roles of volatile organic compounds in the atmospheric environment budget |
| Class 3 | 6) Study of global carbon budget based on observations of atmospheric oxygen 7) Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions by atmospheric observations: a detection of COVID-19 influence | a) Understand the methods to evaluate global carbon budget based on biogeochemical approaches b) Understand the relationship between greenhouse gas emissions and variations in the atmospheric concentration |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None required.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Attendance is taken in every class. Full attendance is compulsory. Report on the relation between their own doctoral research projects and environmental problems/analytical techniques is assessed.
Related courses
- CAP.I682 ： Frontiers of Environmental Chemistry II
Prerequisites
No prerequisites