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Leader: Dr Richard Prankerd
Offered:
Parkville First semester 2005 (Day)
Synopsis: Analytical chemistry - spectroscopic methods, chromatography, quantitation and statistics. Colloid and surface chemistry - stability, preparation, properties, micelles and liquid crystals, films, emulsion and microemulsions, surface tension and adsorption. Polymer chemistry - hydrophobic polymers, water soluble polymers, co-polymers, block co-polymers.
Objectives: Students will develop: - An understanding of colloid and surface chemistry as a basis for the selectioin of ingredients to achieve formulation objectives, and of analytical techniques that can be applied to evaluation of formulations. - The ability to perform standard quantitative chemical analyses including common titrimetric, spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques. - An appreciation of the importance of polymer, colloid and surface, and analytical chemistry in the rational formulation of a broad range of products.
Assessment: Two examination papers (2.5 hours each).
Prerequisites: All 1st year B.Form. Sci units
Corequisites: There are no special co-requisites for this unit