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

4

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

Written and oral exam.
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.

Recommended reading

Harris, D.C.: Exploring Chemican Analysis, W. H. Freeman, 2012.
Mezger, T.G.: Applied Rheology, Anton Paar, 2014.
Podzimek, Š.: Light Scattering, Size Exclusion Chromatography and AF4, Wiley, 2015.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPCP_CHCHTE Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
  • Programme NKCP_CHCHTE Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

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)