| CODE | RFS0290 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Laboratory Techniques in Agricultural Chemistry | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 00 - Mod Pre-Tert, Foundation, Proficiency & DegreePlus | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Rural Sciences and Food Systems | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit complements the study-unit, RFS0200, providing the practical aspects of agricultural chemistry. Several topics will be discussed. These include Safety Procedures in Agrochemistry; Solutions and Solubilities (solution, suspension, colloids, emulsions); Separation Techniques (Separation of Mixtures and Solutions; Steam distillation and solvent extraction); Analytical techniques (Chromatography - PC, TLC, CC, HPLC, GC, GC-MS); Spectroscopy ( UV/vis including ELISA, IR, AA/flame photometry, NMR, MS); Electrophoresis. These topics will be explained in the laboratory so as to provide a better insight of how these techniques are used in agriculture. Study-Unit Aims: To consolidate the theoretical aspects of chemistry with the practical side of agricultural chemistry. Hands-on practice and the interpretation of data are two important objectives. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - recall the safety procedures required in an agricultural laboratory; - recognize the difference between solutions, suspensions, colloids and emulsions; - select the right separation technique for mixture at hand; - recall the principles of extraction: steam distillation and solvent extraction; - describe analytical techniques. 2. Skills:: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - conduct a risk assessment in the laboratory; - classify different mixtures into different categories; - apply the right separation technique for the solution at hand; - assemble and run extraction processes: steam distillation and solvent extraction; - set up a simple chromatographic system; - operate basic analytical equipment. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Dean JR, Jones AM, Holmes D, Reed R, Weyers J and Jones A (2002) Practical Skills in Chemistry, Essex: Prentice Hall; - Skoog, DA. (2014) Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, Cengage Learning; - Lecture handouts. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||||||
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