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School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Now offering two distinct diplomas: Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering

4th Semester

Instrumental Chemical Analysis

1. COURSE INFORMATION:

School Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Course Level Undergraduate
Direction -
Course ID ENVE 212 Semester 4th
Course Category Required
Course Modules Instruction Hours per Week ECTS
Lectures Tutorials and Lab exercises 6
Th=3, E=1, L=2		 4
Course Type General Background
Prerequisites  
Instruction/Exam Language Greek
The course is offered to Erasmus students No
Course URL www.eclass.tuc.gr/courses/MHPER209/  (in Greek)

 

2. LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning Outcomes
This course offers knowledge on the modern methods of instrumental analysis and in combination with the laboratory exercises aims at a full understanding of the methods of detection and quantification of chemical compounds. The course will cover sampling strategies and sample preparation technologies, chromatographic separation techniques and detectors that can be coupled to them. A range of spectrochemical methods is also presented with the aim of fully understanding spectrometric analyses. Introduction to atomic spectroscopy is foreseen and intended to increase understanding of the methods used for metal analysis. Finally, the statistical evaluation of the results and the calibration of methods are presented as a tool for evaluating the results

Upon successful completion of this course the students will acquire new knowledge and specific skills on the following subjects:

  • Has knowledge of the basic principles of operation of modern and advanced analytical techniques for the determination of inorganic and organic compounds
  • Has knowledge of basic principles of sampling and chemοmetrics. The latter will enable the evaluation of the analytical results
  • Has laboratory experience in a range of instrumental analytical methodologies
  • Has a practical understanding of the analytical techniques used
  • Trained in laboratory safety rules
General Competencies/Skills
  • Review, analyse and synthesize data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Autonomous work
  • Decision making

3. COURSE SYLLABUS

Lectures

  1. Introduction to instrumental chemical analysis.
  2. Chemical Characteristics of Samples.
  3. Principles of Green Analytical Chemistry
  4. Statistics and data management. Quality assurance and method validation
  5. Calibration of instruments
  6. Spectrochemical Methods
  7. Atomic Spectrometry Methods
  8. Sampling strategies. Sample preparation methods
  9. Chromatography: Basic Principles and Theory
  10. Gas Chromatography
  11. Liquid Chromatography and Electrophoresis
  12. Mass spectrometry
  13. Automation in measurements

Laboratory exercises

  1. Laboratory safety, basic measurements, preparation of solutions
  2. Determination of TSS, TDS, conductivity, salinity, BOD, COD
  3. Generation of a spectrophotometer calibration curve.
  4. Determination of trace amounts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in liquid samples using gas chromatography
  5. Determination of water octanol distribution coefficients using liquid chromatography
  6. Determination of metals in solid samples using ICP / MS

4. INSTRUCTION and LEARNING METHODS - ASSESSMENT

Lecture Method Direct (face to face)
Use of Information and Communication Technology Power point presentations, E-class support
Instruction Organisation Activity Workload per Semester
(hours)
- Lectures (Theory and tutorials) 52
- Small group laboratory exercises 26
- Laboratory reports 6
- Autonomous study 16
Course Total 100

Assessment Method

Laboratory grade:

  • Individual reports:60% of the Lab grade
  • Final written lab exam: 40% of the Lab grade

Assessment and grading method:

  • Laboratory, 30% of the final grade
  • Final written exam, 70% of the final grade

5. RECOMMENDED READING

  • Analytical Chemistry by Gary D. Christian, Purnendu K. Dasgupta, Kevin A. Schug

6. INSTRUCTORS

Course Instructor: Professor  E. Psillakis (Faculty - ChEnvEng)
Lectures: Professor  E. Psillakis (Faculty - ChEnvEng)
Tutorial exercises: Professor  E. Psillakis (Faculty - ChEnvEng)
Laboratory Exercises: A. Pantidou (STLS - ChEnvEng), K. Antelli (LTS - ChEnvEng)

Technical University of Crete

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Chania Crete, 73100,
Secretary Office,
Phone: +30 28210 37781 / 37788,
Email: secretariat@chenveng.tuc.gr, grammateia-chenveng@isc.tuc.gr

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