To provide a basic knowledge of the measurement technques which underline chemical analysis and process. To use elcetrochemical and surface chemical methods to synthesize, extract and to electrodeposit. To investigate the mechnaisms of chemical reaction.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
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Learning Outcome Description
LO1
Explore the use of common laboratory instrumentation in controlling physicochemical process.
LO2
Develop methods for the efficient production and monitoring of electrolyte in electrochemical process.
LO3
Describe the importance of efficiency and yield in processes.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
Indicative Content
Websites and e-books will be used as much as formal printed material
n/a
Thermodynamics
Second, third laws of thermodynamics. Reversible and irreversible systems. Heats of reaction, entropy. Electrical potential
Surface & Colloid Chemistry
The dispersed state. Surface tension. Surfactants and emulsions. Viscosity and rheology. Adsorption. Catalysis.
Electrochemistry, Electrolytes
Fuel cells and emf. Debye-Huckel equation. Transport properties of electrolytes. Oxidation and reduction. Electrochemical deposition. Non-aqueous solvents and ionic liquids.
Kinetics
1st-, 2nd and 3rd – order processes. Law of mass action. Arrhenius equation. Yields in chemical process. Solubility product.
Phase behaviour
Phase rule. Henry’s Law. Binary and ternary phase diagrams. Melting and eutectic point determination. Melting behaviour of polymers. Alloy formation
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown
%
Continuous Assessment
10.00%
Practical
30.00%
End of Module Formal Examination
60.00%
Assessments
Full Time
Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type
Examination
% of Total Mark
10
Timing
n/a
Learning Outcomes
1,2,3
Non-marked
No
Assessment Description Thermodynamics. Heats of reaction, entropy. Surface & Colloid Chemistry Viscosity and rheology. Electrochemistry, Kinetics Phase behaviour
No Project
Practical
Assessment Type
Practical/Skills Evaluation
% of Total Mark
30
Timing
n/a
Learning Outcomes
1,2,3
Non-marked
No
Assessment Description Viscosity of fluids and gels. Kinetic pathways of common reactions. Electrochemical processes. Surface chemical methods and emulsions. Solutions and conductivity. Optical properties.
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type
Formal Exam
% of Total Mark
60
Timing
End-of-Semester
Learning Outcomes
1,2,3
Non-marked
No
Assessment Description Thermodynamics. Heats of reaction, entropy. Surface & Colloid Chemistry Viscosity and rheology. Electrochemistry, Kinetics Phase behaviour
Reassessment Requirement
Exam Board It is at the discretion of the Examination Board as to what the qualifying criteria are.
SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
Workload: Full Time
Workload Type
Workload Category
Contact Type
Workload Description
Frequency
Average Weekly Learner Workload
Hours
Lecture
Contact
Two lectures per week, single semester
12 Weeks per Stage
2.00
24
Laboratory
Contact
One three-hour practical session over semester
12 Weeks per Stage
3.00
36
Independent Learning Time
Non Contact
Continuous assessment
15 Weeks per Stage
4.33
65
Total Weekly Contact Hours
5.00
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
Christopher D. Rahn, Chao-Yang Wang. Battery Systems Engineering, [ISBN: 978-1-119-979].
Peter Atkins, Julio de Paula. (2014), Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics, Structure, and Change, 10th. W.H. Freeman, [ISBN: 978-14292901].
Supplementary Book Resources
Douglas A. Skoog, F. James Holler, Stanley R. Crouch. (2017), Principles of Instrumental Analysis, 7. [ISBN: 978-049501201].
This module does not have any article/paper resources