Duration
10h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in geology and mining engineering (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Spectral methods of analysis. General technical layout: dispersive systems, detectors. Emission spectrometry: flame, ICP and ICP-MS. Atomic absorption. Molecular UV-Visible-IR absorption, Raman spectroscopy. Assessment of analytical data, Quality Insurance. Comparison and applications of various methods.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To present with some details the most common analytical methods, on the basis of chemical and physical processes. It is oriented towards qualitative and quantitative analysis of elements by spectral methods, together with an introduction to Quality Insurance
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Good knowledge of the fundamentals of molecular and atomic spectroscopy
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
See below
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Theoretical part: 10h the 5 first Tuesday of the second semester.
Laboratory work: 30 h, second semester: Analysis of a rock; titrimetry, colorimetry, gravimetry.
This laboratory work activity is part of the teaching module and is mandatory. The student who does not participate at the entire activity and/or provided their reports outside the deadlines fixed will not be admitted at the exam.
Recommended or required readings
Notes and copies of transparencies are available for the totality of the course.
Powerpoint slides are available in French and English
Laboratory experiments book is also available.
Reference books:
The students can obtain supplementary information, for instance in the excellent book:
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY by D.A.SKOOG, D.M. WEST and F.J HOLLER. 3rd Edition (2015)
Assessment methods and criteria
The evaluation consists in an oral exam in june (one hour of written preparation followed by an oral discussion)
The distribution on the final score is as follows: 70% for the oral exam; 30% for the laboratory work. Note: if the score of the oral exam is below 10, the results obtained from the laboratory work are not taken into account in the final score.
The same exam procedure is applied in September
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Pr. Gauthier Eppe
Institut de Chimie, Bat B6c, Local 1/9A
Tel. +32-4-366.3422
e-mail. g.eppe@ulg.ac.be
Assistant : Sylvestre Dammicco, sdammicco@ulg.ac.be
Laboratory assisitant : Stéphane Luts