KEMS6880 Advanced Laboratory Exercises of Analytical Chemistry (1–12 cr)

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Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
English, Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of Chemistry
Curriculum periods:
2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024

Description

Individual, one-by-one suited laboratory exercises:

  • LC-MS exercise, 1 ects
  • chiral chromatography with HPLC/SFC-instrument, 1 ects
  • characterisation of biomass, 2-4 ects
  • analysis of monosaccharide by GC, 2 ects
  • IR/RAMAN exercise, 2 ects
  • soil analysis, 3 ects
  • water analysis, 3 ects
  • recovery of metals, 2 etcs

Learning outcomes

After the laboratory exercises the student is familiar with analytical sample treatment, measuring concentrations with different instrumental analytical methods and statistical treatment of results.

The student is acquaint oneself in practice with chemistry and processing of biomass, metal recovery from different waste materials and environmental and bio-organic analysis.


Working life skills

The student can independently treat samples and understand the importance of sample treatment in chemical analysis. The student is also independently able to use chromatographic and spectroscopic instruments. The student can clearly report how laboratory exercise were done and what results were obtained and also evaluate the obtained results and possible experimental errors. The student masters how to work safely in laboratory. The student´s people skills, responsibility for own duty of the experiment and ability to shedule the experiments will develop during group working.

Additional information

The student enroll on those implementations of laboratory exercise he/she wants and contact to teacher in charge to receive more information of the exercise, performance and occasion.

Description of prerequisites

Intermediate Studies in Chemistry

Compulsory prerequisites

Study materials

detailed instruction on each exercise

Completion methods

Method 1

Evaluation criteria:
To pass the laboratory works the student must do the laboratory exercises and write laboratory work report with grade pass.
Time of teaching:
Period 1, Period 4, Period 2, Period 3, Period 5
Select parts by the description:
The student chooses laboratory exercises max 12 ects
Parts of the completion methods
x

LC-MS exercise (1–2 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
English, Finnish
Study methods:

LC-MS is preferably performed in groups of 2-4 students, but it can also done by oneself.

Teaching

x

Chiral chromatography using HPLC/SFC-instrument (1–2 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
English, Finnish
Study methods:
LC-MS is preferably performed in groups of 2-4 students, but it can also done by oneself.

Teaching

x

Biomass characterisation (2–4 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
English, Finnish
Study methods:
The work is done alone or with a couple.

Teaching

x

Analysis of monosaccharides with GC (2 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
English, Finnish
Study methods:
The work is done alone or with a couple

Teaching

x

IR/RAMAN work (2 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
English, Finnish
Study methods:
The work is done alone or with a couple.

Teaching

x

Soil analysis (3 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
English, Finnish
Study methods:

Soil analysis is performed most likely in group of 2-3 students, but it can also done by oneself.

Teaching

x

Recovery of metals (2 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
English, Finnish

Teaching

x

Water analysis (3 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
English, Finnish
Study methods:

Water analysis is done together with a pair or as a group of three students.

Teaching