Course code:
549A1		 Course name:
Selected Chapters of Applied Chemistry

Academic year:

2019/2020.

Attendance requirements:

501A1 / 501S1

ECTS:

10

Study level:

basic academic studies, integrated basic and graduate academic studies

Study programs:

Chemistry: 4. year, summer semester, elective (E15A1) course

Environmental Chemistry: 4. year, summer semester, elective (E15A1) course

Chemical Education: 4. year, summer semester, elective (E15A1) course

Teachers:

Goran M. Roglić, Ph.D.
full professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Ksenija A. Stojanović, Ph.D.
full professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Assistant:

Slađana D. Savić
teaching assistant, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Hours of instruction:

Weekly: four hours of lectures + six hours of labwork (4+0+6)

Goals:

Within the course Selected Chapters of Applied Chemistry students gain detailed knowledge of some fields of applied chemistry.

Outcome:

Students will gain deeper insights into complex chemical products and production process.

Teaching methods:

Lectures, experimental exercises, term papers.

Extracurricular activities:

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Coursebooks:
  • E. Smulders: Laundry detergents, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. 2002.
  • Ruren Xu et al: Chemistry of zeolites and related porous materials synthesis and structure, John Wiley & Sons (Asia) 2007.
  • Paint and Surface Coatings, Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 1999.
  • Lecture material in electronic form.

Additional material:

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  Course activities and grading method

Lectures:

5 points (4 hours a week)

Syllabus:

  • Zeolites. Structure, synthesis and application.
  • Detergents. Surfactants (types, synthesis).
  • Components of detergents. Detergent production processes.
  • Renewable raw materials in chemical industry.
  • Biorefinery.
  • Lipids as raw materials in chemical industry.
  • Carbohydrates as raw materials in chemical industry.
  • Terpenoids as raw materials in chemical industry.
  • Catalytic cycle and the main properties of catalysts in industrial processes.
  • Homogenous catalysis. Examples of homogenous catalysis.
  • Heterogeneous catalysis. Examples of heterogeneous catalysis.
  • Biocatalysis in chemical industry.
  • Photocatalysis.
  • PT catalysis and inverse PT catalysis, examples.
  • Petroleum extraction and transportation.
  • Refined petroleum products.
  • Primary processes of petroleum refining (distillation, absorption, adsorption, extraction).
  • Secondary processes of petroleum refining (cracking, hydrocracking, reforming, isomerization, polymerization, alkylation, extraction process).
  • Bitumen.
  • Paints and varnishes. Pigments.
  • Binders - the mechanism of film hardening. Solvents, processing aids. Production process.
  • Raw materials for ethanol production via fermentation process.
  • Ethanol. Fermentation process. Distillation.

Labwork:

5 points (6 hours a week)

Syllabus:

  • Elemental analysis of zeolites (XRF and ICP-OES).
  • Techniques of zeolite characterization (SEM, BET, XRD and solid-state NMR).
  • Dealumination of zeolites and the influence on ion-exchange capacity of zeolites.
  • Analysis of non-ionic surfactants (spectrophotometric and HPLC analysis).
  • Studying the properties of surfactants (determination of critical micelle concentration, cloud point and emulsifying capacity).
  • Photochemical degradation of azo dyes.
  • Catalytic hydrogenation of edible oil.
  • Analysis of coatings (analysis of binders, solvents and pigments).
  • Hydrolysis of starch into glucose.

Semester papers:

20 points

Oral exam:

70 points