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Syllabus 2019-20 - 10313010 - Environmental Physical Chemistry (Química física ambiental)

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DEGREE: Grado en Químicas
FACULTY: FACULTY OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2019-20
COURSE: Environmental Physical Chemistry
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: Environmental Physical Chemistry
CODE: 10313010 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2019-20
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 2
ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 YEAR: 4 SEMESTER: SC
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: GRANADINO ROLDÁN, JOSÉ MANUEL
DEPARTMENT: U127 - QUIMÍCA FÍSICA Y ANALÍTICA
FIELD OF STUDY: 755 - QUÍMICA FÍSICA
OFFICE NO.: B3 - 123 E-MAIL: jmroldan@ujaen.es P: -
WEBSITE: -
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9527-1158
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 2
NAME: MÁRQUEZ GARCÍA, ANA AFRICA
DEPARTMENT: U127 - QUIMÍCA FÍSICA Y ANALÍTICA
FIELD OF STUDY: 755 - QUÍMICA FÍSICA
OFFICE NO.: B3 - 137 E-MAIL: amarquez@ujaen.es P: 953213360
WEBSITE: https://www.ujaen.es/departamentos/quifis/
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8734-0611
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 1
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION

Lesson 1 : The atmosphere . Structure and composition

  • History and evolution of Earth's atmosphere
  • Vertical profiles of temperature and pressure. The layers of the atmosphere
  • Atmospheric transport
  • Composition


Lesson 2 : Greenhouse effect and global warming

  • Radiative heating
  • Greenhouse effect. Models
  • Global warming and climate change


  Lesson 3 : Photochemistry and Chemical Kinetics applied to Atmospheric Chemistry

  • Photochemical change
  • Primary photochemical processes
  • Chemical Kinetics: Unimolecular, bimolecular and trimolecular reactions, lifetime and half-life

Lesson 4 : Stratospheric Chemistry: Ozone

  • Observations
  • Oxygen-only chemistry
  • Catalytic cycles
  • Perturbations of the stratosphere
  • Polar ozone loss


Lesson 5 : Tropospheric Chemistry

  • Introduction to Tropospheric Chemistry
  • Sources, sinks and transport
  • Oxidation reactions in the troposphere. Daytime and nighttime chemistry
  • Air Quality


Lesson 6 : Structure, properties, composition and pollution of water

  • Structure and physicochemical properties of water
  • Chemical composition of natural water
  • Water pollution
  • Classification of pollutants
  • Toxic organic compounds

Lesson 7: Physicochemical processes for water treatment

  • Removal of suspended solids
  • Elimination of dissolved matter
  • Principles of chemical precipitation processes
  • Oxidation and Disinfection

 

Lesson 8: Physicochemical processes for muld treatment

  • Classification of the different types of mulds
  • Aims and lines of muld treatment
  • Stabilization , thickening and muld conditioning

Lesson 9 : Water treatment depending on quality and use

  • Treatment of drinking water
  • Treatment of industrial water
  • Treatment of industrial wastewater

 

LABORATORY SESSIONS

1  session devoted to photochemistry, one session devoted to composition of the troposphere , 1 session  devoted to the study of the quality of drinking water from different sources, and a session devoted to the study of a mud.

4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Teaching will consist of lectures on the one hand, in which the theoretical content of the course with emphasis on current applications and case studies will be developed. On the other hand 4 laboratory experiments will be performed, two of them devoted to the chemistry of the atmosphere and the other two to the chemistry of the hydrosphere. The teaching methodology will be complemented with talks by students on subjects related with the course.

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

5. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

Attitude, continued attendance and participation in practical sessions will evaluate the B10 competence

The mastery of the theoretical / practical concepts of the subject will evaluate the C8 competence

Autonomous learning, group work and oral presentation will evaluate the B8 and Q5 competences

The attitude, interest and skill in the realization of practices will evaluate the P5 competence.

In order to pass the course alumni must attend to all lab sessions

6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
  • Atmospheric Chemistry. From the surface to the stratosphere. Edition: 1. Author: Grant Ritchie. Publisher: World Scientific  (Library)
  • Introduction to atmospheric chemistry. Edition: -. Author: Jacob, Daniel J.. Publisher: Princeton: Princeton University Press, cop. 1999  (Library)
  • Environmental chemistry: a global perspective. Edition: -. Author: vanLoon, Gary W.. Publisher: Oxford [etc.]: Oxford University Press, cop. 2000  (Library)