Guia docente 2023_24 Facultade de Ciencias do Mar

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
1. Composition and physicochemical properties of seawater.	- Introduction. - Ion-solvent interactions. - Ion-ion interactions. - Physicochemical properties of seawater. - Salinity.
2. Transport phenomena.	- Non-ionic transport phenomena: Heat conductivity, viscosity and diffusion. - Advection-diffusion equation. - Electrical conductivity.
3. Mixing processes in coastal systems.	- Introduction. - Estuaries: Classification and types. Description. - Mixing processes in estuaries: Models. Quantitative models.
4. Liquid-gas interface.	- Interfacial thermodynamics: Surfaces and interfaces. Surface tension. Superficial excess. - Gas solubility in seawater. - Models for estimating gas exchange at the gas-liquid interface. - Nonconservative gases. - Oxygen in seawater. - Alkalinity of natural waters.
5. Solid-liquid interface	- Introduction. - Double layer. Models. - Adsorption at the solid-liquid interface: Physisorption and chemisorption. Adsorption isotherms. - Behavior of particulate and colloidal material in sea water. - Diagenesis and interstitial waters.
Laboratory experiment 1	Determination of physicochemical properties of water in the Vigo Estuary
Laboratory experiment 2	Determination of the surface tension of organic compounds and influence of related factors.
Laboratory experiment 3	Study of adsorption from solution at the solid-liquid interface.