The main directions in development of physical chemistry 1200-SZD-GCHF
The lecture is dedicated for PhD students of the Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences. The lecture will start with the introduction to physical chemistry. The basics laws of thermodynamics, thermochemistry, chemical kinetics, electrochemistry and colloidal chemistry will be presented (4-5 meetings). Additionally, the analytical methods used in characterization of solid and nanostructured matter will be discussed. Then, the classes will be focused on the latest topics in physical chemistry with a special attention related to nanostructured matter and surface phenomena. The main attention will be centered on carbon-based materials (fullerenes, polymerized fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, carbon encapsulates, graphene) and graphitic carbon nitrides. The synthesis and purification methods will be critically discussed. Various applications of presented materials will be presented with special intentness linked to adsorption, removal of hazardous compounds, hydrogen evolution, mobile magnetic catalysts and biomedical diagnostics. Additionally, methods for the conversion of biomass waste into value-added carbon nanomaterials will be presented.
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Learning outcomes
The student will get the basic knowledge of physical chemistry issues.
The student will acquire skills how to properly characterize the studied material or investigated process.
The student should know how to seek relations between the chemical composition, structure and the macroscopic properties of carbon based materials.
The student will get knowledge how to find a proper material for the expected application, e.g. adsorptive and selective extraction of a specific compound from multicomponent mixtures.
The student will understand the carbonization processes of spent materials to obtain valuable products.
All these listed above points allow the students to use the learned knowledge to identifying, formulating and solving scientific and technical problems along with preparing and planning laboratory works. Especially, students will acquire skills: (i) how to define the aim of scientific research, (ii) how to formulate the research hypothesis, (iii) how to select appropriate characterization methods and corresponding analytical instruments, (iv) how to use the obtained experimental data and observations. The students will also get the basic knowledge about fluent communication in specialized and advanced research topics, which allow them for active participation e.g. in foreign conferences and international research projects. The knowledge presented during the course will be helpful in independent realization of original research problems and implementation of transfer of obtained results to prospective industrial partners.
Assessment criteria
Each studied is obliged to participate in each meeting. The absence will be accepted in exceptional situations, only. The engagement (e.g. active discussion during the classes) may cause higher final mark of the exam.
Written exam in two forms. The basic form will be dedicated to PhD students which are not specialized to physical chemistry (e.g. organic and analytical chemistry), whilst the others are obliged to pass the exam in an advanced form (physical and materials science chemistry, theoretical chemistry).
Bibliography
P.W. Atkins, Atkin’s Physical Chemistry
The pdf lecture files with corresponding links to specialized scientific publications will be freely accessible to each student.
Additional information
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