Applied and materials chemistry 0600-S1-O-CSM

1. “Green chemistry”: principles and means of implementation; environmentally friendly technologies.
2. Wastes – the scale of the problem, division, classification, properties and waste management principles. Waste processing technologies. Recycling and energy recovery.
3. Conventional and renewable energy production. Primary and final energy. Raw materials: solid, liquid and gaseous fuels. Combustion processes and exhaust gas purification. Prospects and directions of development for energy production (nuclear energy, biofuels, fuel cells). Hydrogen as a source of energy.
4. The structure of matter: chemical bonds and intermolecular interactions. Real gases, condensation (phase transitions). Properties of liquids due to intermolecular interactions: surface tension, viscosity, solubility.
5. Solids – phase transitions, types of phase, properties. Crystals – definitions, spatial and crystal lattices. Miller indices, unit cells and systems for classifying crystals. Aspects of symmetry and parameters characterising the spatial lattice of crystals.
6. Mechanical properties of solids: hardness, elasticity, elongation. Hardness scales. Allotropy and anisomerism. Disruptions and defects in the crystal lattice.
7. Metals – types of crystal structure, band theory of conductivity.
8. Band model of solids – division into conductors, semiconductors and insulators. The chemical “systematics” of semiconductors. Intrinsic and doped semiconductors. Application of semiconductors. Superconductors, liquid crystals, glasses.
9. Magnetic properties of solids: diamagnetism, paramagnetism and ferromagnetism.
10. Physico-chemical and technological properties of metals. Metallurgy of iron and other metals (ferrous and non-ferrous). Steels and alloys – properties and applications.
11. Colloids and nanomaterials.
12. Chemistry of building materials – cements and ceramics.
13. Natural and synthetic polymers. Thermoplastic polymers and elastomers. Thermosetting polymers.
14. Surface phenomena: adhesion, adsorption, heterogeneous catalysis, electrode processes.
15. Corrosion of materials (electrochemical, atmospheric). Prevention of corrosion.

Total student workload

1. 30 h lectures 2. 2 h individual work 3. 18 h - time required for assessment preparation 4. 50 h - amount of work required on the part of the student 50h:25h/ECTS = 2 ECTS

Learning outcomes - knowledge

W1: Knows at an advanced level the laws and chemical nomenclature related to the structure of solids and materials - K_W01, W2: He knows the structure of crystalline and amorphous materials - K_W01, W3: He knows the structure, properties and application of metals and their alloys - K_W01, W4: Knows various materials that are energy resources and can determine their impact on the environment - K_W01. W5: He knows the advanced aspects of the structure and methods of assessing the properties of materials and chemicals. Has the knowledge to use materials for a specific practical purpose and to indicate the methods of their management after the period of use - K_W13

Learning outcomes - skills

U1: Applies chemical laws to describe the structure and properties and characterize materials - K_U02, U2: Is able to relate the structure of the material with its properties and possibilities of application - K_U02. U3: Can find relations between the behavior of materials during formation and use and physicochemical properties, structure and type of structure - K_U1

Learning outcomes - social competencies

K1: Can work independently and effectively with a large amount of information – K_K01, K2: Thinks creatively about improving existing or developing new approaches – K_K02, K3: Is geared towards the constant acquisition of new knowledge, skills and experience; sees the need for continuous improvement and enhancing professional expertise; is aware of the limitations of his/her own knowledge and understands the need for ongoing education – K_K05, K4: Is capable of independently seeking information in the subject literature and scientific databases – K_K07.

Teaching methods

Lecture with multimedia presentations

Expository teaching methods

- informative (conventional) lecture

Type of course

compulsory course

Prerequisites

Required knowledge of chemistry on completion of secondary education

Course coordinators

Stanisław Biniak

Assessment criteria

The final examination (oral and/or written) is based on the content of the lectures. It assesses inter alia the ability to correctly describe commonly used materials and chemical substances.

Practical placement

Bibliography

1. Shriver and Atkins; Inorganic Chemistry (Fifth Edition) 2010 Published in Great Britain by Oxford University Press

2. Lesley E. Smart, Elaine A. Moore; Solid State Chemistry: An Introduction, (Fourth Edition) 2012 by CRC Press.

3. B. Fahlman; Materials Chemistry. 2007 by Springer Verlag

4. Geoffrey Ozin and André Arsenault; Nanochemistry: A Chemical Approach to Nanomaterials; RSC Publishing (2005)

5. R.J.D. Tilley, Understanding Solids: The Science of Materials; John Wiley & Sons (2004)

Additional information

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