ADVANCES IN ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION - 2021/2

Module Overview

Enhancing a knowledge and application of analytical chemistry including an awareness of the operation of modern instruments in research and industrial environments.

Module provider

Chemistry

Module Leader

CREAN Carol (Chm Proc Eng)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 5

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Semester 1

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

None

Module content

Indicative content includes:

• understand the fundamentals of quality assurance and control in analytical chemistry; inter-laboratory comparisons, proficiency testing, spike recoveries, matrix-matching; atomic absorption spectroscopy; basic instrumentation, calibration, matrix-matching, flame and electrothermal (ETV or GF) devices, interferences, background correction, hydride generation, cold vapour, practical hints and applications (absorption) spectroscopy;


• review basic calculations in electrochemistry, understand the principles of potentiometric biosensors, cyclic voltammetry, amperometry, amperometric biosensors, and sensor applications;


• review separation science (GC and HPLC); solid phase extraction for purification and preconcentration; critical fluid extraction;


• develop the use of statistical analysis and data handling; including F and T tests (Student and Paired), y = m x + c calibration curves; calculation of the limit of detection and quantification, applications in spectroscopy.

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

Failure in the laboratory may require re-assessment through a defined practical examination

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate sufficient theoretical and practical skills of the above.

Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:

• Examination - 1.5 hours (80%) – Learning outcomes 1 & 3.


• Evaluation of laboratory portfolio (20%) - Learning outcomes 2, 3 & 4.

• pre- and in-laboratory proforma


• tutorials (3 1-hour sessions).

Module aims

• To describe and evaluate the fundamentals of modern instrumental methods, including GC and HPLC, FAAS, GFAAS and AFS
• To improve student awareness of health and safety issues, including in the practical laboratory
• To describe and evaluate the principles, instrumentation, problem solving and practical aspects of atomic spectroscopy and chromatography
• To improve student awareness of quality control in analytical chemistry
• To improve student awareness of measurement, data handling, the use of statistics and calculations for quantitative analysis

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy is designed to build on skills gained in FHEQ 4 (Principles of Analytical Chemistry):

1. develop a knowledge of the fundamentals and operation of modern analytical instruments;


2. develop a practical approach to good laboratory practice, quality control, health and safety awareness in the laboratory;


3. enhance data handling, statistical analysis and practical analytical report writing; and


4. develop communication skills in individual and group practicals.

• individual and group practical sessions;


• instrumental operation (chromatography, atomic spectroscopy, electrochemistry); and


• data handling, statistical analysis and analytical report writing.

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: CHE2035

Other information

None

Programmes this module appears in

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