CHEN60441 15 Semester 1 Postgraduate Taught Level 6 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 <p>Thermodynamic properties of fluid-fluid and fluid-solid interfaces; adsorption at interfaces, capillarity, Laplace equation, Ostwald ripening, contact angles, interfacial instabilities.</p><p>Surfactant and polymer solution thermodynamics, molecular structure and phase diagrams/mesophases.</p><p>Mechanical and transport properties of interfaces and mesophases.</p><p>Behaviour of complex systems involving interfaces and adsorbed surfactant layers: emulsions and microemulsions.</p><p>Mechanism of crystallization, kinetics and process design of crystallization.&nbsp;</p><p>Applications to industrial processes.</p> <p>Thermodynamic properties of fluid-fluid and fluid-solid interfaces; adsorption at interfaces, capillarity, Laplace equation, Ostwald ripening, contact angles, interfacial instabilities.</p><p>Surfactant and polymer solution thermodynamics, molecular structure and phase diagrams/mesophases.</p><p>Mechanical and transport properties of interfaces and mesophases.</p><p>Behaviour of complex systems involving interfaces and adsorbed surfactant layers: emulsions and microemulsions.</p><p>Mechanism of crystallization, kinetics and process design of crystallization.&nbsp;</p><p>Applications to industrial processes.</p> <p>The unit aims to:</p><ul> <li>Introduce the science underlying colloidal and interfacial phenomena;</li> <li>Show how interfaces in heterogeneous mixtures are of importance in the understanding of structure, stability and transfer processes.</li></ul> <div> 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.</div><div> &nbsp;</div><div> ILO 2. Compare the molecular, thermodynamic and mechanical properties of interfaces and colloidal systems.</div><div> &nbsp;</div><div> ILO 3. Identify the relevant interfacial properties in the context of a complex industrial formulated products and their process</div><div> &nbsp;</div><div> ILO 4. Evaluate the relevance of available lab-based experimental techniques in the context of a practical industrial problem</div><div> &nbsp;</div><div> ILO 5. Utilize physical intuition to predict multiphase system behaviour</div><div> &nbsp;</div><div> ILO 6. Summarize theoretical concepts and apply them to solve industrial problems related to colloidal systems and crystallization processes.</div><div> &nbsp;</div><div> ILO 7. Acquire the judgment and decision-making skill based on limited interfacial experimental data&nbsp; ILO 8. Explain concepts about interface and colloid science to a chemical engineering audience&nbsp;</div><div> &nbsp;</div><div> &nbsp;</div> 0 Other 30% 1 Written exam 70% <p>Feedback will be available via the virtual learning environment following marks release.</p> N Lectures 36 0 114