Science of Formulation

CHEN40441 Science of Formulation 15 Semester 1 Undergraduate Level 4 Ashwin Kumar Rajagopalan Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 7.5 Thermodynamic properties of fluid-fluid and fluid-solid interfaces; adsorption at interfaces, capillarity, Laplace equation, Ostwald ripening, contact angles, interfacial instabilities.Surfactant and polymer solution thermodynamics, molecular structure and phase diagrams/mesophases.Mechanical and transport properties of interfaces and mesophases.Behaviour of complex systems involving interfaces and adsorbed surfactant layers: emulsions and microemulsions.Mechanism of crystallization, kinetics and process design of crystallization Applications to industrial processes  <div> Thermodynamic properties of fluid-fluid and fluid-solid interfaces; adsorption at interfaces, capillarity, Laplace equation, Ostwald ripening, contact angles, interfacial instabilities.Surfactant and polymer solution thermodynamics, molecular structure and phase diagrams/mesophases. Mechanical and transport properties of interfaces and mesophases.Behaviour of complex systems involving interfaces and adsorbed surfactant layers: emulsions and microemulsions.Mechanism of crystallization, kinetics and process design of crystallizationApplications to industrial processes</div>  Introduce the science underlying colloidal and interfacial phenomena Show how interfaces in heterogeneous mixtures are of importance in the understanding of structure, stability and transfer processes  ILO 1. Gain an overview over important consumer products that are based on colloidal systems or interfacial interactions such as in the food, pharma industry.ILO 2. Compare the molecular, thermodynamic and mechanical properties of interfaces and colloidal systems.ILO 3. Identify the relevant interfacial properties in the context of a complex industrial formulated products and their processILO 4. Evaluate the relevance of available lab-based experimental techniques in the context of a practical industrial problemILO 5. Utilize physical intuition to predict multiphase system behaviourILO 6. Summarize theoretical concepts and apply them to solve industrial problems related to colloidal systems and crystallization processes.ILO 7. Acquire the judgment and decision-making skill based on limited interfacial experimental data ILO 8. Explain concepts about interface and colloid science to a chemical engineering audience  0 Other 100% <figure class="table"><table class="Table" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-collapse:collapse;border:1pt solid windowtext;color:rgb(81, 81, 81);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" width="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border:1px solid hsl(0, 0%, 0%);padding:0cm 5.4pt;" width="368">Assessment Types</td><td style="border:1px solid hsl(0, 0%, 0%);padding:0cm 5.4pt;" width="246">Total Weighting</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid hsl(0, 0%, 0%);">Test</td><td style="border:1px solid hsl(0, 0%, 0%);">20%</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid hsl(0, 0%, 0%);padding:0cm 5.4pt;" width="368">Coursework</td><td style="border:1px solid hsl(0, 0%, 0%);padding:0cm 5.4pt;" width="246">30%</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid hsl(0, 0%, 0%);padding:0cm 5.4pt;" width="368">Final Exam</td><td style="border:1px solid hsl(0, 0%, 0%);padding:0cm 5.4pt;" width="246">50%</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> MEng (Hons) Chem Eng MEng Chemical Engineering Fourth Year Optional MEng (Hons) Chem Eng w I E MEng (Hons) Chem Eng w I E Fourth Year Optional MEng (Hons) Chem Eng w SIE MEng Chem Eng w SIE Fourth Year Optional N Lectures 36 0 114 This course unit detail provides the framework for delivery in 20/21 and may be subject to change due to any additional Covid-19 impact.  Please see Blackboard / course unit related emails for any further updates.