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~ ~ 7 1 6 Basic Colloid Science
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
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. Potential determining ions.
Electrokinetic phenomena. Applicability of the Nernst and
Lippman equations to colloidal surfaces. Colloid stability. DLVO
theory and steric forces.
SC~I 7 Basic Surface Science
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
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.
SC~I 8 Surface Characterisation
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
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
ma&oscopic colloidal behavioursuch as long-term stability.
Porosimetry and the adsorption of gases.
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Chemistry of Inorganic Colloids
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
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.
~ ~ 7 2 0 Applied Chemical Techniques
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Instruction: lectures and assignment work
Subject description
Computers in chemistry.
Spectroscopy: IR, UVlvisible and atomic.
Chromatography: GC and HPLC.
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Properties of Colloids and Interfaces
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Instruction: lectures/tutorials
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 Industrial Chemistry I
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Instruction: lectures/tutoriaIs/assignments
Subject description
NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and Fourier transform
techniques.
Liquid surfaces.
Electrochemistry.
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Practical Chemistry
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Instruction: practical work
Subject description
Analytical experiments using GC, HPLC, AA, UV/visible and IR
techniques.