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sc739 Colloid Rheology
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
An elective subject in the Graduate Diploma and Masters (by
coursework) in Applied Colloid Science. SC716 and SC717
are recommended prior to this subject.
Subject description
Simple and complex rheology. Include complex rheology
using dynamic oscillatory rheology.
~ ~ 7 4 0 Chemistry of Surface Coatings
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
An elective subject in the Graduate Diploma and Masters (by
courswork) in Applied Colloid Science.
Subject description
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 non-convertible coatings, anodising, thin films.
SC741 Physical Properties of Surface Coatings
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
An elective subject in the Graduate Diploma and Master; (by
coursework) in Applied Colloid Science.
Subject description
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
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
An elective subject in the Graduate Diploma and Masters (by
coursework) in Applied Colloid Science.
Subject description
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 unit will
include some practical work on corrosion measurement and
galvanic corrosion.
5~743 Food Colloids
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
An elective subject in the Graduate Diploma and Masters (by
coursework) in Applied Colloid Science. SC716 is
recommended prior to this subject.
Subject description
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.
5~744 Chemistry of Surfactants
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
Prerequisites: SC717, and SC716 is recommended
An elective subject in the Graduate Diploma and Masters (by
coursework) in Applied Colloid Science.
Subject description
The origin, manufacture, nature and use of surfadants. 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.
Adsorption at interfaces, wettability and contact angle.
Selection of surfadants 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).
5x745 Solution Behaviour of Surfactants
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
Prerequisites: SC717, and SC716 and SC744 are
recommended
An elective subject in the Graduate Diploma and Masters (by
coursework) in Applied Colloid Science.
Subject description
Phase behaviour, diagrams and maps for surfadant systems
at an advanced level. Properties, detection and
thermodynamics of surfactant phases such as micelles, liquid
crystals and lamellae.
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
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
Prerequisite: SC716
An elective subject in the Graduate Diploma and Masters (by
coursework) in Applied Colloid Science.
Subject description
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.
sC747 Adsorption from Solution
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
Prerequisites: SC716 (SC717 is recommended)
An elective subject in the Graduate Diploma and Masters (by
coursework) in Applied Colloid Science.
Subject description
An overview of forces involved in adsorption from solution.
The role of electrostatics, solvation and chemical terms.
Chemical modelling (site binding).