II. SURFACE PHENOMENA and SURFACE TENSION |
1. Interfaces.
2. Thermodynamic treatment: surface tension.
curved interfaces. Kelvin equation
3. Capillarity and contact angle.
4. Interfaces with more than one component: Gibbs Law.
5. Monolayers. Detergency. |
V. COLLOIDS |
1. Classification of colloidal systems.
2. Synthesis of colloids.
3. Colloidal stability.
4. DLVO theory.
5. Association colloids: micelles, vesicles and microemulsions |
LABORATORY LESSONS |
Laboratory practices related to the contents of the theory classes:
- Transport phenomena: ionic conductivity.
- Surface phenomena: Surface tension Measurements.
- Adsorption on solid surfaces.
- Synthesis and characterization of macromolecules and colloids. |