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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY


BE - SEMESTER–VI(NEW) EXAMINATION – WINTER 2022
Subject Code:3160514 Date:15-12-2022
Subject Name:Green Technology and sustainable Development
Time:02:30 PM TO 05:00 PM Total Marks:70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.

MARKS

Q.1 (a) Discuss the role of chemical engineering in green technology. 03


(b) Discuss in brief about major challenges for implementing green 04
technology in a Chemical Industry.
(c) Enlist the principles of Green Chemistry. Explain any three in detail. 07

Q.2 (a) Explain the importance of ultrasonic assistant reactions towards green 03
synthesis.
(b) Explain why using reactions with high atom economy is important for 04
sustainable development.
(c) Explain the concept of green nanotechnology with suitable examples. 07
OR
(c) Describe sustainability challenges and possibilities for major technical 07
systems and for their transformation to meet sustainability requirements.

Q.3 (a) Discuss the importance of green solvents and give few examples of the 03
same.
(b) Enlist the three principal dimensions of Sustainable Development and 04
explain anyone in detail.
(c) Explain the greener approach towards reduction of pollution for 07
pesticides industries.
OR
Q.3 (a) Explain the importance of microwave assistant reactions towards green 03
synthesis.
(b) Define ionic liquid with suitable examples. 04
(c) Explain the greener approach towards reduction of pollution for 07
pharmaceutical and dyes industries.

Q.4 (a) Explain the concept of cleaner production (CP). 03


(b) Discuss the barriers and motivators in cleaner production in process 04
industries.
(c) Enlist various cleaner production tools and discuss their working 07
methodology and applications in chemical industries.

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OR
Q.4 (a) Discuss the merits and demerits of cleaner production in process 03
industries.
(b) Explain the environmental management hierarchy. 04
(c) Describe the cleaner production with due reference to wastewater 07
minimization in Diethyl Malonate production.

Q.5 (a) Discuss the relation between CP and EMS. 03


(b) Discuss the company’s responsibilities to employ the green emerging 04
technologies for sustainable development.
(c) Illustrate the “Principles of Process Optimization” to achieve Waste 07
Minimization in a plant producing “Vinyl Acetate (VA)” or any other
example.
OR
Q.5 (a) Explain anyone unit operation which can help in producing cleaner 03
product.
(b) Define Green laws compliance with suitable example. 04
(c) Discuss in detail applications of “Cleaner Production Principles” with 07
special reference to liquid effluent waste minimization for the following
industrial products: (i) H-acid & (ii) Paracetamol.

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