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| Detailed information |
| Original study plan |
Master's programme Chemistry and Chemical Technology (CCT) 2025W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
| Students will be able to understand, apply, and explain the structural, production, mechanical, and electrochemical properties of inorganic materials in high-tech applications. They will also evaluate their applications in various fields, possible substitutes for critical materials, and understand the economic and social aspects of rare but sometimes indispensable materials as well as the strong production coupling of by-metals and their recycling.
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
| Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
• understand and explain the structural features of inorganic materials, including electronic structure based on the band model, crystal structure and the implications on properties and applications of inorganic materials (k2, k3, k4).
• explain and apply production techniques such as pyro/hydro metallurgy, electrolysis, and solid-state reactions (k2, k3).
• evaluate the electrochemical properties of inorganic materials, including electrolysis, corrosion resistance, and conductivity for specific applications (k5).
• assess the potential of inorganic materials for applications in structural materials, biomedical implants, energy storage, catalysis and electronic devices etc. (k5, k6).
• understand the basics of nuclear chemistry, various decay processes, stability of nuclei, use and risks of instable nuclei, materials selection for nuclear applications in the fields of energy, medicine and others. (k5, k6)
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Underlying concepts and details of
• occurrence, winning and recycling of all chemical elements
• detailed knowledge of the PTE (symbols, names), its design rules, the exact electron configuration and its implication on the chemical properties
• electronic band model, for half metals, (compound) semiconductor, insulators, quantum confinement
• powder metallurgy, refractory metals (W, Mo, Re) and materials, Grüneisen rule
• noble metals, Ag, Au, PGM, difference between static and dynamic recycling, investment
• Hg recycling
• by-metals Ga, As, In, Tl, Bi, Se, Te
• rare earth elements, lanthanoid contraction, economic dependence on monopolic producer structures
• valve metals (Ti, Ta, Nb, Zr, Hf) and their applications in nuclear reactors, medicine, chemical apparatus etc
• radioactive elements, (minor) actinoids, trans-actinoids
• droplet model for nuclear stability, Mattauchs isobar rule, half life time, decay chains, breeding, isotope separation including enrichment and depletion, isotope chemistry
• nuclear reactors, nuclear waste disposal, P+T strategy, Segre plot, primordial isotopes
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Profound knowledge of the lecture content is required to answer the questions in the written exam, 10 questions with 10 points each are given where 2 consist of 5 multiple or single choice questions, other questions are divided into subquestions all aiming at different aspects of the same topic
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| Methods |
Elements are grouped by occurence or application, what ever is more appropriate from the technical view point
Principles are explained and reasoning is given for the selection of certain processes
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| Language |
English |
| Study material |
Frequent participation in the lecture is required, slides of the lecture are available in KUSSS a few hours before the lecture, parts of the reactions, principles drawings and processes are explained at the board, examples of materials and devices are shown in the lecture
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Corresponding lecture |
491CTASTA3V10: VL Chemische Technologie Anorganischer Stoffe III (2.6 ECTS)
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