Course detail

Methods of Instrumental Analysis

FCH-MA_MIAAcad. year: 2025/2026

Instrumental techniques for characterization of properties of colloids (particles size and charge, interactions, thermodynamic and transport properties) and surface (wetting, contact angle, atomic force microscopy), methods for analysis of colloidal and special materials (thermic, viscoelastic, electric and electro-optical properties, microscopy).

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

Assignment to study programme types

Master's

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Michal Kalina, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Physical and Applied Chemistry (ÚFSCH)

Offered to foreign students

The home faculty only

Entry knowledge

physical chemistry, analytical chemistry

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The course is finalized by the exam consisting of a written test followed by an oral examination. Admission to the oral part is conditional upon achieving at least 50 % in the written part; otherwise, the exam is graded with F. The final grade from the course is based on a combination of performance in the written test (70 % of the final grade) and oral examination (30 % of the final grade). In the event of an unsuccessful oral part of exam, only this part may be retaken. Exam requirements – a comprehensive knowledge of the subject matter as outlined in the course syllabus, familiarity with the instrumental methods discussed during the course, and the ability to apply the acquired knowledge to technological problems. Attendance to lectures is not required but is recommended.

Aims

The main aim of the course is to describe the principles of selected techniques of instrumental analysis, methods used for characterisation of colloidal systems and materials generally used in modern chemistry, chemical technology and in surface analysis. Describe the ways how to select appropriate instrumental technique, settings the measurement parameters and data processing.
Students attending the course will be able to describe the basic principles of selected methods of structural analysis and methods for characterisation of colloidal systems and materials used in modern chemistry and chemical technology and for surface analysis. Student will be able to select appropriate method for given analysis, its basic settings and make data processing.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Bartovská, L.; Šišková, M.: Fyzikální chemie povrchů a koloidních soustav, Praha: VŠCHT, 2005.
Klouda, P.: Moderní analytické metody, Ostrava: Nakladatelství Pavel Klouda, 1996.
Skoog, D. A, Holler, J.: Principles of instrumental analysis, Cengage Learning, 2017.
Sommer, L.: Teoretické základy analytické chemie I, II, III, VUTIUM, 1995, 1998, 2000.

Type of course unit

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Jan Richtár, Ph.D.
Ing. Jiří Smilek, Ph.D.
Ing. Jana Fojtíková
doc. Ing. Petr Sedláček, Ph.D.
Ing. Jitka Krouská, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Vojtěch Enev, Ph.D.
prof. Ing. Oldřich Zmeškal, CSc.
doc. Ing. Petr Dzik, Ph.D.
Ing. Michal Kalina, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Characterization of colloidal systems and surfaces
1. Size distribution of particles and macromolecules (light scattering, SEC)
2. Charge (zeta potential) and wetting of surface, contact angle
3. Atomic force microscopy (AFM)
4. Chemical and struktural analysis of dispersions
5. Transport properties (sorption and diffusion techniques
Materials analysis
6. Thermochemical analysis and microcalorimetry (DSC, TG, ITC)
7. Rheology and viscometry
8. Technology of thin layers preparation
9. Electric and electro-optical properties
10. Microscopy (optical and electron)

Elearning

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