1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

SC740 Chemistry of Surface Coatings
7.5 credit points 4 hours per week for 5 weeks
Hawthorn
This is a subject of the Graduate Diploma of Applied
Science (Applied Colloid Science)
Content
Purpose and types of coatings. Coatings components.
Pigment dispersion and preparation of coatings. The
structure of silicone coatings and their correlation with
wetting and adhesive strength. Application of emulsion
technology and the formulation of a simple paint using a
latex base. Preparation of resins (eg. alkyd resins).
Convertible and nonconvertible coatings, anodising, thin films.
SC741 Physical Properties of Surface Coatings
7.5 credit points 4 hours per week for li weeks Hawthorn
This is a subject of the Graduate Diploma of Applied
Science (Applied Colloid Science)
Content
Surface physics including colour reflectivity and surface
hardness. Drying of films and the role of pigment dispersion
to successful drying. Surface rheology and other
characterisation, including spectroscopy. Measurement and
influence of critical pigment volume and humidity. Tactile
strength and durability.
SC742 Corrosion and Protection of Metals
7.5 credit points 4 hours per week for 5 weeks
Hawthorn
This is a subject of the Graduate Diploma of Applied
Science (Applied Colloid Science)
Content
Electrochemical principles of corrosion. Thermodynamic
aspects of corrosion, Pourbaix diagrams, protective
measures. Kinetics of corrosion; electrochemical techniques
for determining corrosion rate, corrosion inhibition,
inhibitors, passivation, anodic and cathodic protection. The
subject will include some practical work on corrosion
measurement and galvanic corrosion.
SC743 Food Colloids
7.5 credit points 4 hours per week for 5 weeks Hawthorn
This is a subject of the Graduate Diploma of Applied
Science (Applied Colloid Science)
Content
Emulsion theory and colloid rheology as applied to foods.
Common emulsifiers in food and their safety, use, detection
purpose. Wettability of non-aqueous materials (eg. fats,
flour) in the presence and absence of emulsifiers.
Applicability of colloid theory to foods.
SC744 Chemistry of Surfactants
7.5 credit points 4 hours per week for li weeks
Hawthorn Prerequisites: SC717 Su face Characterisations,
and SC716 Basic Colloid Science is recommended
This is a subject of the Graduate Diploma of Applied
Science (Applied Colloid Science)
Content
The origin, manufacture, nature and use of surfactants. The
choice of cationic, anionic or non-ionic surfactants.
Environmental and safety aspects of surfactants and an
introduction to the detection and determination of
surfactants.
Adsor~tion at interfaces. wettabilitv and contact anele.
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Selection of surfactants for particular tasks, eg. the choice of
emulsifiers and the role of the HLB (hydrophobe-lypophobe
balance). An introduction to the stability and rupture of
thin films and foams. Applications of surfactants (eg.
emulsions and detergency). Solution properties of detergents
(introduction) (eg. micellisation, phase diagrams, surface
tension and solubilisation).
SC745 Solution Behaviour of Surfactants
7.5 credit points 4 hours per week for 5 weeks
Hawthorn Prerequisites: SC717 Basic Surface Science,
SC716 Basic Colloid Science and SC744 Chemistry of
Surfacants are recommended
This is a subject of the Graduate Diploma of Applied
Science (Applied Colloid Science)
Content
Phase behaviour, diagrams and maps for surfactant systems at
an advanced level. Pro~erties. detection and thermodvnamics of
surfactant ~hasesuchAas micklles, liquid crystals and iamellae.
Preparation of soap, tertiary oil recovery and other uses of
phase maps. Properties, preparation, characterisation and
uses of microemulsions.
SC746 Advanced DLVO Theory
7.5 credit points 4 hours per week for li weeks Hawthorn
Prerequisite: SC716 Basic Colloid Science
This is a subject of the Graduate Diploma of Applied
Science (Applied Colloid Science)
Content
DLVO (Deryaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek) theory -
mathematical interpretation of colloidal stability based on
the addition of attractive dispersion forces and repulsive
electrostatic forces. Interaction between atoms, leading to an
overall generalisation for macroscopic interactions.
Derivation of the relationship between charge and potential
under conditions of constant charge, constant potential or
charge regulation. Free energy of the electrical double layer.
The role of DLVO theory to the adsorption of small ions.
Detailed derivation of the Poisson-Boltzmann equation
which relates charge and potential.