C6170 Materials Analysis - laboratory

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/5. 5 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Vaculovič, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Bc. Miroslava Kalvová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Rostislav Červenka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Anna Kosmáková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Vaculovič, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Analytical chemistry on the level of fundamental courses.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to acquire and deepen practical knowledge and skills in the field of analysis of samples of water, silicate materials, metals, alloys, soils and biological materials. At the end of the course, students should be able to: - understand the analysis of samples of water, silicate materials, metals, alloys, soils and biological materials - connect theoretical knowledge and acquired practical experiences - experiment and develop procedures - combine various practical methods - evaluate practical possibilities for decomposition of samples
Learning outcomes
The student is able to: - utilize acquired practical experiences and skills in practice by analysis of real samples of water, silicate materials, metals, alloys, soils and biological materials - combine various practical methods - consider the use of suitable method for treatment of samples.
Syllabus
  • 1. Water analysis. Determination of pH, CHSKMn, ZNK, KNK.
  • 2. Determination of chlorides, sulphates and phosphates.
  • 3. a) Determination of nitrites, calcium and magnesium. b) Determination of ammonia or fluorides.
  • 4. a) Determination of arsenic by HGAAS. b) Determination of mercury by CVAAS.
  • 5. Analysis of metals and alloys. Analysis of steels - determination of chromium and manganese.
  • 6. Analysis of aluminium alloys - determination of copper or iron.
  • 7. Analysis of silicate materials. Decomposition of samples, determination of SiO2.
  • 8. Determination of aluminium, calcium and magnesium.
  • 9. Determination of iron and titanium.
  • 10. Analysis of soils - determination of phosphorus.
  • 11. a) Analysis of biological materials. Low temperature dry ashing - determination of calcium. b) High temperature dry ashing - determination of chromium.
  • 12. a) Wet ashing at normal pressure - determination of zinc in hair. b) High pressure digestion - determination of calcium in milk.
Literature
  • HORÁKOVÁ, Marta, Peter LISCHKE and Alexander GRÜNWALD. Chemické a fyzikální metody analýzy vod. 2. vyd. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1989, 389 s. info
Teaching methods
Education is performed as laboratory course. Learning new skills by practical analysis of water, silicate materials, metals, alloys, soils and biological materials is emphasized.
Assessment methods
Final assessment (at the end of semester) is by graded credit. It is on the base of performance of exercises, results, protocol processing and written test of theoretical knowledge.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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