Course code:
314H1		 Course name:
Analysis of Real Samples

Academic year:

2019/2020.

Attendance requirements:

(302H1 + 303H1) / (302A1 + 303A1)

ECTS:

8

Study level:

basic academic studies, integrated basic and graduate academic studies

Study programs:

Chemistry: 4. year, winter semester, elective (E14H1) course

Chemical Education: 4. year, winter semester, elective (E14P1) course

Teacher:

Aleksandar Đ. Lolić, Ph.D.
full professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Assistant:

Aleksandra D. Radoičić, Ph.D.
research associate, Innovation center, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Hours of instruction:

Weekly: four hours of lectures + four hours of labwork (4+0+4)

Goals:

Training students for sampling, preparation and analysis of real samples (ores, alloys, water, soil).

Outcome:

Students are trained to take a representative sample, prepare it and analyze it.

Teaching methods:

Lectures, term paper and experimental exercises.

Extracurricular activities:

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Coursebooks:

Main coursebooks:

  • D. A. Skoog, J. J. Leary: Principles of Instrumental Analysis, fourth edition, Saunders College Publishing, New York, 1992.
  • D.A. Skoog, D.M. West, F.J. Holler: Osnove analitičke kemije, Školska knjiga ZAgreb, 1999.
  • M. Kaštelan-Macan: Kemijska analiza u sustavu kvalitete, Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 2003.

Supplementary coursebooks:

  • D. Harvey: Modern Analytical Chemistry, McGraw-Hill, Boston, 2000.
  • M. Radojevic, V. Baskhin: Practical environmental analysis, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 1999.
  • M. Csuros: Environmental sampling and analisys for technicians, Lewis publishers, USA, 1994.

Additional material:

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  Course activities and grading method

Lectures:

0 points (4 hours a week)

Syllabus:

  • The importance of analysis of real samples, legislation and standards
  • Taking solid, liquid and gaseous samples
  • Preparation of samples
  • Analytical separations
  • MIPs, QuEChERS, flow methods
  • Water analysis, waste waters
  • Analysis of ores and alloys
  • Quantification methods
  • Quantification methods
  • Quality control
  • Visit
  • Term papers

Labwork:

20 points (4 hours a week)

Syllabus:

Taking samples of water and soil, determination of the concentration of dissolved oxygen in water samples using the Winkler test.

Preparation of soil samples, determination of water pH and conductivity

Water samples:

  • Gravimetric determination of dry residue
  • Volumetric determination of water hardness, carbonates, permanganate number and chlorides
  • Spectrophotometric determination of ammonia, phosphates and sulfates
  • Preparation of water samples for AAS

Soil samples:

  • Determination of pH, rH and moisture
  • Preparation of soil samples for AAS
  • Determination of copper and zinc in water and soil samples using AAS

Bromatometric determination of ascorbic acid

Spectrophotometric determination of nitrites in meat products

Flow injection analysis

Determination of fluorides in dental products using ISE

Preparation of standard solutions and analysis of ores and alloys

Semester papers:

30 points

Remarks:

Writing and presenting term papers.

Oral exam:

50 points