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~ ~ 7 4 0 Chemistry of Surface Coatings
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
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.
~ ~ 7 4 1 Physical Properties of Surface
Coatings
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
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.
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Corrosion and Protection of Metals
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
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 subject will
include some practical work on corrosion measurement and
galvanic corrosion.
~ ~ 7 4 3 Food Colloids
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
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.
~ ~ 7 4 4 Chemistry of Surfactants
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
Prerequisites: SC717, and SC716 is recommended
Subject description
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.
Adsorption at interfaces, wettability and contact angle.
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).
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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
Subject description
Phase behaviour, diagrams and maps for surfactant 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.
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Advanced DLVO Theory
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
Prerequisite: SC716
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.
~ ~ 7 4 7 Adsorption from Solution
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
Prerequisites: SC716 (SC717 is recommended)
Subject description
An ovesew of forces involved in adsorption from solution. The
role of electrostatics. solvation and chemical terms. Chemical
modelling (site binding).
Uptake onto colloidal materials of toxic aqueous pollutants
such as heavy metals, anions, organics and polymers. Industrial
significance of adsorption and its implications in waste water
treatment. Practical aspects of adsorption phenomena
including experimental design. Adsorption of simple
electrolytes.