Base Knowledge
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Teaching Methodologies
The contents of theoretical matter are presented in theory lessons, being then applied to practical exercises done in practical lessons.
Learning Results
Get students acquainted with the fundamentals and range of application of spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques
to solve analytical problems.
Ability to Describe and understand the capabilities and limitations of instrumental methods.
Ability to explain the instrument components and principles of operation.
Ability to correctly select an analytical method and instrument meeting their use objectives.
Ability to use and interpret signal-to-noise ratio and signal processing as required for chemical analysis.
Program
1. Classification of analytical methods (Classical and Instrumental methods).
Overview of the main methods of instrumental analysis.
2. Terms and quantitative relationships in spectrochemical analysis and in column (elution) analytical chromatography.
3. Spectrochemical methods of analysis.
3.1 Molecular (and atomic) energy levels, electromagnetic spectrum and spectroscopy (ESR and NMR spectroscopy;
rotational, vibrational and electronic spectroscopy; Mossbauer spectroscopy); elastic scattering spectroscopy and Raman
vibrational and rotational spectroscopy.
3.2 Optical molecular spectroscopy.
3.2.1 Electronic absorption (ultraviolet-visible) spectroscopy.
3.2.2 Vibrational absorption spectroscopy (absorption spectroscopy in the infrared and vibrational Raman spectroscopy).
3.3 Optical atomic absorption (and emission) spectroscopy.
3.4 Analytical applications of conventional molecular and atomic spectroscopy.
3.4.1Qualitative spectroscopy.
3.4.2 Quantitative spectroscopy.
3.5 Instrumentation for molecular and atomic spectrochemical analysis in the optical region.
4. Chemical separations (for analytical purposes).
Overview of chemical separation methods.
4.1 Chemical separations involving extraction.
4.2 Chromatography.
4.2.1 Chromatographic separations (chromatographic techniques, fundamentals and configuration of chromatographic
systems).
4.2.2 Instrumentation in analytical GC and HPLC column (elution) chromatography.
4.2.3 Sample preparation in analytical chromatography (derivatization, SPE and SPME, sample clean-up and sample
concentration, membrane ultrafiltration).
Curricular Unit Teachers
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
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Skoog, D.A., Leary, J.J. (1992). Principles of Instrumental Analysis. 4th Edition, Saunders College Publishing, ISBN:0-03-023343-7.