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Methods of chemical, textural and structural analysis

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 651-0004/01
Abbreviation MChTSA
Course title Methods of chemical, textural and structural analysis
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Chemistry and Physico-Chemical Processes
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Vlastimil Matějka, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Course outline:
1. Sampling
2. Classical quantitative analysis
3. Instrumental analysis, elemental analysis
4. Spectral methods 1
5. Spectral methods 2
6. Electroanalytical methods
7. Microscopy (LM, LSCM, AFM)
8. Microscopy (SEM, TEM)
9. Particle size
10. Specific surface
11. Porosity and pore size distribution
12. X-ray diffraction methods 1
13. X-ray diffraction methods 2

Practical exercises:
1. Work safety, presentation of laboratory tasks, summary of chemical calculations used in analytical chemistry
2. Crushing and grinding of samples, sieve analysis
3. Determination of selected ions in an aqueous solution by titration
4. Sample preparation for spectral methods, determination of content of selected elements by AAS and AES-ICP
5. Determination of the specific conductivity and pH of solutions and their use for indicating the equivalent point (e.g. during conductometric titration), use of ISE for the determination of selected ions
6. Determination of the chemical composition of powder materials by the XRFS method
7. Characterization of the topography of conductive integral surfaces of samples using SEM, study of non-conductive powder samples using SEM, chemical microanalysis
8. Determination of particle size distribution using the DLS method, determination of Zeta Potential
9. Determination of the specific surface of non-porous powder materials according to Blain, He pycnometry, determination of the specific surface using gas physisorption
10. Qualitative phase X-ray diffraction analysis
11. Determination of lattice parameters, determination of crystallite size
12. Quantitative phase X-ray diffraction analysis

Literature

SKOOG, Douglas A. Fundamentals of analytical chemistry: [study guide]. 9th ed. Just the facts101. USA: Cram101.com, c2013. ISBN 978-1-4902-3045-0 .
CHRISTIAN, Gary D. Analytical chemistry. 7th ed. New York: Wiley, 2013. ISBN 978-0-470-88757-8 .
ORTEGA Euth O., Hamed HOSSEINIAN, Ingrid B. A. MEZA, María J. R. LÓPEZ, Andrea R. VERA, Samira HOSSEINI. Material Characterization Techniques and Applications. Springer Singapore. Published: 16 February 2022. 978-981-16-9568-1.
WASEDA, Yoshio; MATSUBARA, Eiichiro a SHINODA, Kozo. X-ray diffraction crystallography: introduction, examples and solved problems. Berlin: Springer, c2011. ISBN 978-3-642-16634-1.

Advised literature

ZHANG, Chunlong. Fundamentals of environmental sampling and analysis. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley-Interscience, c2007. ISBN 04-717-1097-0 .