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~ ~ 6 9 0 Computers in Chemistry
6.0 credit points
No. of hours per week: three hours in semester
eight
A fourth-year subject in the degree course in computer-aided
chemistry and computer-aided biochemistry.
Subject description
ANOVA, regression and experimental design.
Simplex optimisation.
HPLC optimisation.
Forecasting.
Project Management.
SC708 Scientific Communication 7
2.0 credit points
2' No. of hours per week: one hour in semester
C_
seven
e Subject description
Training and practice in the presentation of oral reports to
g industrial, scientific and general audiences.
Special requirements of oral reporting, including the use of
a audio-visual aids.
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2 ~ ~ 7 0 9 Employment Experience
$ 30.0 credit points
A six-month period of industry-based learning in the
Graduate Diploma in industrial chemistry. Students are
supervised by a member of the academic staff and are
required to submit a report to their employer and to their
supervisor.
~ ~ 7 1 6 Basic Colloid Science
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
A core subject in the Graduate Diploma and Masters (by
coursework) in Applied Colloid Science.
Subject description
The significance and importance of particle size. Preparation
and purification of simple colloids. Characterisation of
colloids by surface charge and zetapotential. The origin and
significance of surface charge. lbtential determining ions.
Electrokinetic phenomena. Applicability of the Nernst and
Lippman equations to colloidal surfaces. Colloid stability.
DLVO theory and steric forces.
SC717 Basic Surface Science
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
A core subject in the Graduate Diploma and Masters (by
coursework) in Applied Colloid Science.
Subject description
Surface models, surface thermodynamics and the properties
of curved surfaces. Liquid surfaces and the concept of
surface tension. Methods for measuring surface tension.
Spreading of liquids; wetting, contact angles and adhesion.
Adsorption and orientation of monolayers and of surfactants
at interfaces.
sc718 Surface Characterisation
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
A core subject in the Graduate Diploma and Masters (by
coursework) in Applied Colloid Science.
Subject description
Determination of surface area and particle size using, for
example, photon correlation spectroscopy. Surface
spectroscopy (including electron microscopy), other aspects
of light scattering and traditional (UV, IR) spectroscopy.
Rheological characterisation. Macroscopic phenomena such
as the orderldisorder transition. Flocculation kinetics. Osmotic
compressibility, advanced techniques for measuring
zetapotential, and other techniques for characterising
macroscopic colloidal behaviour such as long-term stability.
Porosimetly and the adsorption of gases.
sc719 Chemistry of Inorganic Colloids
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
A core subject in the Graduate Diploma and Masters (by
coursework) in applied colloid science.
Subject description
Van der Waals forces - deficiencies of the classical
microscopic approach. Interaction energies calculated from
dielectric and spectral data. Application of Van der Waals
forces to contact angles, wetting, spreading and adhesion.
The charge and potential characteristics of a number of
different types of colloidal material. Differences in the origin
of charge between common dispersions, eg. clays and
sulphides, and its influence on particle stability. Application
of colloidal dispersions to industry.
sC720 Applied Chemical Techniques
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Instruction: lectures and assignment work
A subject in the Graduate Diploma in lndustrial Chemistry.
Subject description
Computers in chemistry.
Spectroscopy: IR, UVIvisible and atomic.
Chromatography: GC and HPLC.
SC721 Properties of Colloids and Interfaces
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Instruction: lecturesltutorials
A subject in the Graduate Diploma in lndustrial Chemistry.
Subject description
Classification and scope of colloidal systems and interfaces.
The properties of curved surfaces. Concepts of surface
tension and surface activity. Absorption and orientation at
interfaces. Wetting and spreading of liquids on solids;
concept of contact angle.
Origin of charge and electrical double layer on surfaces in
aqueous dispersions - potential determining ions, ionic
adsorption. Electrokinetic phenomena - zeta potential.
Stability of colloidal dispersions.
Throughout the lecture course, strong emphasis is given to
applying the basic concepts and principles to practical
examples of the uses of colloids.
Sc723 lndustrial Chemistry
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Instruction: lecturesltutorials/assignments
A subject in the Graduate Diploma in lndustrial Chemistry.