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CM5038: ANALYTICAL AND INSTRUMENTAL METHODS (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

Chemical analysis is essential in the production of oil and gas; it provides critical information for the full life cycle in the extraction of oil and gas. It provides critical data for assessing the quality of crude oil, monitoring the environment and provides information on the performance of production chemicals. In this course you will learn fundamental principles of instrumental analytical methods used in the oil and gas industry, such as infrared and UV-visible spectroscopy, chromatography, mass spectrometry, thermal analysis and X-ray powder diffraction. The course includes practical classes, in which you will get hands-on experience with relevant analytical techniques.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Andrew Kindness

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Chemistry (CM) (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

1. Infrared spectroscopy: fundamental principles. Instrument operation and sampling methods.
2. UV-visible spectroscopy: fundamental principles. Instrument operation and sampling methods.
3. GC and GC-MS: fundamental principles. Instrument operation and sampling methods. Data processing.
4. Chromatography principles. Instrument operation and sampling methods.
5. Thermal analysis: DTA, DSC and TGA. Fundamental principles. Instrument operation and sampling methods.
6. x-ray powder diffraction: fundamental principles. Instrument operation and data analysis.


Contact Teaching Time

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

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Resit Assessments

Exam (60%) and carried forward in course assessments (40%)

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