Surface Chemistry, 5 cr

Tampere University

Description
Completion options

Teaching periods

Course code

KEM.410

Language of instruction

English

Academic years

2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027

Level of study

Advanced studies

Grading scale

General scale, 0-5

Persons responsible

Responsible teacher:

Markus Lahikainen

Responsible teacher:

Elina Vuorimaa-Laukkanen

Responsible organisation

Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences 100 %

Coordinating organisation

Environmental Engineering and Chemistry Studies 100 %

Common learning outcomes

Innovation

Interaction and communication skills

Learning skills and critical thinking

Core content

The surface chemistry course focuses on understanding and utilizing the chemical and physical properties of surfaces and interfaces in nanotechnology and life sciences. The interfaces that will be considered are gas-liquid, liquid-liquid (fluids), gas-solid and liquid-solid (non-fluids) and biological interfaces.
The course introduces basic concepts and definitions of surface chemistry. Qualitative descriptions will be expanded by mathematical models.
The thermodynamic properties of the interfaces and adsorption kinetics will be dealt with in more depth than in the Physical Chemistry courses. In addition, we will look at various methods of measuring surface tension and adsorption, and e.g. how electrolytes and non-electrolytes and impurities affect the surface tension of the solutions.
Various methods for analyzing surfaces are presented and discussed.

Learning outcomes

Prerequisites

Recommended prerequisites

Further information

Learning material

Equivalences

Studies that include this course

Completion option 1

This course contains: lectures/seminars 2*2h/week (7 weeks), exercise sessions 1*2h/week (6 weeks), one seminar presentation (about 15 min), laboratory works 1-2*3h (+reports)

Participation in teaching

No scheduled teaching