2015/16 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

CHEM2475 Practical Nanotechnology 2

10 creditsClass Size: 20

Module manager: Dr L A Nelson
Email: A.L.Nelson@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2015/16

Pre-requisite qualifications

Successful completion of the first year BSc Nanotechnology programmes

Module replaces

PEME2730

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
(i) possess a competence and understanding of practical surface and colloid chemistry
(ii) have developed the unique manipulative skills necessary in surface chemistry
(iii) fully understand problems eg contamination associated with surface chemical experiments.

Skills outcomes
Practical Skills

Syllabus

Experiments will be carried out in the following topic areas:
- oil in water emulsions
- turbidity measurements in silica
- titration of hydrophobic TI02
- electrophoresis experiments
- rheology experiments
- CMC measurement of ionic surfactant
- surface tensiometry - determination of area per surfactant molecule air-water interface from Gibbs equation
- particle sizing of colloidal nanostructures.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Laboratory	11	3.00	33.00
Private study hours			67.00
Total Contact hours			33.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

- 3 hours reading preparation for each experiment
- 6 hours report preparation and exercises per experiment.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Experimental laboratory reports marked at regular (approximately weekly) intervals throughout the semester
- Completion of computer-based assignments and exercises at intervals.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
In-course Assessment	In course assessment	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 30/07/2015

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