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Pintakemia (KEML0013), 3 op
Basic information
| Course name: | Pintakemia Surface Chemistry |
| Course Winha code: | KEML0013 |
| Kurre acronym: | Pintakemia |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Type and level of course: | Professional studies |
| Year of study, semester or study period: | 4.year |
| Implementation: | 1.period |
| Semester: | 0607 |
| Language of tuition: | Suomi |
| Teacher: | Raimo Soininen |
| Final assessment: | Grading scale (0-5) |
Descriptions
Prerequisites
P0069 Introduction to surface treatment
P0070 Introduction to corrosion protection
KEML0004-0007 and KEML0009-0012
Course contents (core content level)
Physical and chemical state of surface (with and without surface defects)
Surface phenomena (adsorption, desorption, physisorption, chemisorption, diffusion)
Surface stress and energy and its meaning in cleaning of surfaces and in coating
Oxidation of metal surface at low and high temperatures
Colloidal reactions
Wetting of solid surfaces
Rheology of paints
Surface reaction (corrosion, passivation, phosphating)
Introduction to nanotechnology
Clean and impure surfaces and the principles of cleaning
Research methods of surfaces
Course contents (additional)
The effect of catalysts on the surface processes
Electrochemical phenomena in the interfaces
The build-up mechanisms of different coatings
The targets of different components in grease and oil removing chemicals in cleaning of surfaces
The types of impurities on surfaces especially oils and greases used in the manufacture of metal products
The role of surfactants in surface treatment chemicals, paints and concretes
Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)
The student is expected to know
- the factors affecting the state of the surface and the surface phenomena in different circumstances
- that it is utmost difficult to reach the fullu clean surface
- the role of surface energy and surfactants in the surface cleaning and coating
- the most common impurities on the surfaces of defferent bulk materials and also the meaning of these in respect to cleaning of surfaces
- know the possibilities of nanotechnology in the surface treatment to produce functional coating
- the requirements set on the surface research methods and equipments
Core content level learning outcomes (skills)
The student is expected to be able to analyse the impurities and cleanness of the surfaces and the possibilities to manage the coating by different methods
Recommended reading
Soininen Raimo. 2004. Introduction to Surface Chemistry (in Finnish). EVTEK Materials and Surface Treatment Technology. Teaching material. Publication No 16
Teaching and learning strategies
Lectures, Laboratory assignments, individual research
Teaching methods and student workload
Lectures
Exam
Laboratory assignments
Assessment weighting and grading
Exam 60 %
Laboratories 20 %
Individual research 20 %
Related competences of the degree programme
Expertizing in materials and surface treatment