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Faculty of Science
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Grao en Química
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  Advanced Analytical Chemistry and Chemometrics
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Chapter 1: Introducing trace analysis Importance of quantifying substances at trace levels. The analytical process when determining trace amounts: special requirements. Basic requisites and importance of sampling. Sources of errors when storing and treating samples. Quality assurance in trace analyses.
Chapter 2: Analyzing inorganic substances Introduction. Decomposition and dissolution of inorganic matrices. Separation and preconcentration. Speciation of some relevant chemical elements. Examples of analytical applications.
Chapter 3: Analyzing organic substances Introduction. Extraction methods for solid and liquid samples. Purification, fractionation and concentration of organic extracts. Examples of analytical applications.
Chapter 4: Automation in the analytical laboratory Objectives of laboratory automation. Pros and cons. Classification of the automated analytical systems. Robotics. Miniaturization. Analysis of industrial processes.
Chapter 5: Introducing chemometrics Defining chemometrics and its role in the analytical process. Concept of uncertainty and basic calculations.
Chapter 6: Statistical inference and univariate calibration Most common inference statistical tests in laboratories. Analysis of Variance. Examples of applications in laboratories and industrial process control. Classical calibration by the least squares fit. Validation. Confidence intervals.
Chapter 7: Experimental design and optimization Basic ideas of experimental design and optimization. Factorial designs, fractional factorial designs, Plackett-Burman designs, response surfaces. Sequential optimization by Simplex.
Chapter 8: Multivariate data analyses Introduction. Classification of the most common pattern recognition methods. Unsupervised methods: principal components analysis, clustering. Supervised methods: SIMCA, k-nearest neighbours.
Laboratory Students will apply the theoretical concepts studied in the theoretical lessons with the application of the analytical methodologies necessary to solve a real problem in the environmental, industrial, food, clinical ...
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