Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who have passed the module should be able to

• Account for different types of colloids and their stability
• Acount for adsorption at interfaces
• Account for surfactants, wettability and emulsions
• Account for different scattering techniques, X-ray methods and electron microscopy
• Account for different disciplines in which the theory of colloid and interface science are beneficial for understanding details of products or processes
• Explain the importance of size and interparticle forces that result in macroscopic properties of substances
• Explain models of colloids and interfaces that can be used for the description and understanding of different colloid systems. This involves physical equations, diagrams, drawings and images

Skills

• Apply general theory of colloid science in combination with experimental tools
• Evaluate which kinds of experimental tools that preferable can be used to enhance the physico-chemical understanding of a given process or product

Competences

• Select and apply models to describe different colloidal systems and interfaces

Type of instruction

• Lectures laboratory problems and theoretical exercises

Extent and expected workload

150 hours

Exam

Exams