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Course Detail

Course Name Instrumental Methods of Analysis
Course Code 25CHY312
Campus

Syllabus

Unit I

Sample preparation and analysis: Purification and Separation: Sample preparation (isolation using a suitable solvent, extraction and separation), Solvent extraction. Distillation (simple, fractional and vacuum distillation), Crystallization. Chromatographic separation: High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Gas Liquid Chromatography (GLC), Gas Chromatography (GC), Ion Exchange Chromatography. Composition Analysis: Elemental analysis both qualitative and quantitative.

Unit II

Physical Characterization of materials: Measurement of Strength of materials, Viscosity: Techniques for measurement of viscosity and Rheological properties: Capillary viscometers, Rotational Rheometers, Techniques for molecular weight mesurements.

Unit III

Spectroscopic Methods (with focus on instrumentation): Ultraviolet Spectrophotometery (UV), Visible Spectro photometery, Infrared Spectrophotometery (IR), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR) and Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy (ESR), Flame Photometry, Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS), Induced Couple Plasma Spectroscopy (ICP), Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy.

Unit IV

Electro Analytical Techniques: Potentiometery, Voltametry, Polarography, Amperometry, Coulometry and Conductometry.

Unit V

Thermal Methods of Analysis: Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA), Differential Scanning Calorimetery (DSC), Thermal Mechanical Analysis (TMA). Introduction to standards: ISI, BTS, ISO, EURO, ASTM.

Objectives and Outcomes

OBJECTIVES:  To provide fundamental idea about the working principle and instrumentation involved in the application of instrumental techniques for characterization of materials.

 

Course Outcome:

CO1

Describe methods for preparation of chemical substances and for analyzing the properties of the sample.

CO2

Describe techniques for physical characterization of materials.

CO3

Explain the instrumentation involved in spectroscopic techniques used in analysis of materials.

CO4

Describe electroanalytical and thermal methods applied in analysis of composition and properties of materials.

 

 

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3

Text Books / References

TEXTBOOKS:1) H.H. Willard, L.L. Merrit, J.A. Dean, F. A. Settle: Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis, Wadsworth Publishing Company, California.2) G. D. Christian: Analytical Chemistry, John Wiley, NY.3) S.M. Khopkar: Basic Concepts of Analytical Chemistry,Wiley Eastern Ltd, New Delhi.

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