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Subject description
NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and Fourier transform
techniques.
Liquid surfaces.
Electrochemistry.
SC725 Practical Chemistry
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Instruction: practical work
A subject in the Graduate Diploma in lndustrial Chemistry.
Subject description
Analytical experiments using GC, HPLC. AA, UVhisible and IR
techniques.
SC729 lndustrial Microbiology
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: two hours
Instruction: lectures
A subject in the Graduate Diploma in lndustrial Chemistry.
Subject description
Students study subject areas from six options.
The subject areas are:
microbial genetics
fermentation technology
fermentation reactions
enzyme technology
waste treatment and disposal
down stream processing.
SC73 1 Practical Biochemistry
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: six hours
Instruction: practical work
A subject in the Graduate Diploma in lndustrial Chemistry.
Subject description
The practical work covers a range of laboratory exercises and
common techniques used in biochemical and chemical
laboratories. These techniques include estimation of
disulphide and thiol groups in proteins, fluorescence
spectroscopy, affinity chromatography, fractionation using
ultracentrifugation, antibody labelling techniques, gel
electrophoresis and enzyme kinetics.
SC732 Practical Work
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
A subject in the Graduate Diploma in lndustrial Chemistry.
Subject description
Liquid surfaces and electrochemistry experiment.
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of an unknown liquid
mixture using distillation, physical measurements, an IR
spectrometer, an NMR spectrometer and a mass
spectrometer.
5~733 Practical Techniques in Colloid Science
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four houn for five weeks
A core subject in the Graduate Diploma and Masters (by
coumork) in Applied Colloid Science.
Subject description
Preparation and characterisation of simple colloids.
Potentiometric and conductimetric titrations of colloids to
yield surface charge. Influence of electrolyte concentration
and pH on surface charge. Micro-electrophoresis and the
measurement of electrophoretic mobility (for colloids), which
results in measurement of the zetapotential. The influence of
zetapotential and electrolyte concentration (and type) on
colloidal stability.
sC734 Practical Techniques in 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
Measurement of surface and interfacial tension.
Determination of surface areas per molecule using Gibb's
adsorption isotherm. Solution behaviour of surfadants -
measurement of critical micelle concentration and the
solubility (in water) of an oil-soluble molecule. Determination
of surface area using adsorption from solution techniques.
Influence of surfactant on contact angle.
~ ~ 7 3 5 Elective Practical Skills
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week four hours for five weeks
A core subject in the Graduate Diploma in Applied Colloid
Science.
Subject description
Cleaning techniques and surface preparation. Flocculation
rates. Emulsion polymerisation. Preparation of a paint.
Characterisation of emulsions. Selection of emulsifiers.
Polymer flocculation. Osmotic pressure. Dynamic light
scattering. Porosimetry. Rheology and viscosity. The isoelectric
point of a protein. Surface hydrophobicity. Preparation and
characterisation of microemulsions.
SC736 Research Skills, Part 1
5.0 credit points
No. of houn per week: two hours for five weeks
A core subject in the Graduate Diploma and Masters (by
coursework) in Applied Colloid Science.
Subject description
Experimental design including the importance of the null
result and "blank" experiment, choice of experimental
points, parameter variation and chemimetrics. The
importance of prior preparation and choice of experimental
variables. Literature searching skills and background theory. A
major portion of this subject will be devoted to designing a
project to be carried out either in SC538 or SC757.
SC737 Research Skills, Part 2
5.0 credit points
No. of hours per week: two hours for five weeks
A core subject in the Graduate Diploma and Masters (by
coursework) in Applied Colloid Science.
Subject description
Data manipulation and presentation, including statistics and
methodology of data handling. Use of software packages in
data manipulation. Presentation of data including an oral
presentation involving work carried out either in SC538 or
SC757.
SC738 Minor Resea~h Project
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
A minor research project carried either at the student's place
of work or at Swinburne and involving a closely supervised
project of the student's choice.
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