Identifying Data

2018/19

Subject (*)

Advanced Instrumental Analysis

Code

610500023

Study programme

Mestrado Universitario en Ciencias. Tecnoloxías e Xestión Ambiental (plan 2012)

Descriptors

Cycle

Period

Year

Type

Credits

Official Master's Degree

2nd four-month period

First

Optional

Language

Spanish

Teaching method

Face-to-face

Prerequisites

Department

Química

Coordinador

Turnes Carou, Maria Isabel

E-mail

isabel.turnes@udc.es

Lecturers

Soto Ferreiro, Rosa Maria

Turnes Carou, Maria Isabel

E-mail

rosa.soto.ferreiro@udc.es

isabel.turnes@udc.es

Web

General description

Nesta asignatura impartense aspectos avanzados e novedosos das técnicas instrumentais de análisis más utilizadas actualmente na resolución de problemas analíticos relacionados co medio ambiente, a industria, etc. Afóndase especialmente nas cuestiones relacionadas ca parte aplicada e experimental das mesmas.

Study programme competencies

Code	Study programme competences
A1	Coñecemento das realidades interdisciplinares da Química e do Medio Ambiente, dos temas punteiros nestas disciplinas e das perspectivas de futuro.
A3	Capacitar ao alumno para o desenvolvemento dun traballo de investigación nun campo da Química ou do Medio Ambiente, incluíndo os procesos de caracterización de materiais, o estudo das súas propiedades fisicoquímicas e biolóxicas e dos procesos que poden sufrir no medio natural.
A9	Coñecer algunhas aplicacións básicas da química computacional e dos programas de cálculo máis utilizados nos ámbitos da química e o medio ambiente.
A22	Dominar as técnicas instrumentais de análises máis típicas no ámbito químico profesional.
B1	Posuír e comprender coñecementos que acheguen unha base ou oportunidade de ser orixinais no desenvolvemento e/ou aplicación de ideas, a miúdo nun contexto de investigación.
B2	Que os estudantes saiban aplicar os coñecementos adquiridos e a súa capacidade de resolución de problemas en contornas novas ou pouco coñecidos dentro de contextos máis amplos (ou multidisciplinares) relacionados coa súa área de estudo.
B5	Que os estudantes posúan as habilidades de aprendizaxe que lles permitan continuar estudando dun modo que haberá de ser en gran medida autodirixido ou autónomo.
B6	Ser capaz de analizar datos e situacións, xestionar a información dispoñible e sintetizala, todo iso a un nivel especializado.
B7	Ser capaz de planificar adecuadamente desenvolvementos experimentais, a un nivel especializado.
C2	Ser capaz de manter un pensamento crítico dentro dun compromiso ético e no marco da cultura da calidade.
C3	Ser capaz de adaptarse a situacións novas, mostrando creatividade, iniciativa, espírito emprendedor e capacidade de liderado.
C4	Expresarse correctamente, tanto de forma oral coma escrita, nas linguas oficiais da comunidade autónoma.
C6	Utilizar as ferramentas básicas das tecnoloxías da información e as comunicacións (TIC) necesarias para o exercicio da súa profesión e para a aprendizaxe ao longo da súa vida.
C9	Valorar criticamente o coñecemento, a tecnoloxía e a información dispoñible para resolver os problemas cos que deben enfrontarse.
C10	Asumir como profesional e cidadán a importancia da aprendizaxe ao longo da vida.
C11	Valorar a importancia que ten a investigación, a innovación e o desenvolvemento tecnolóxico no avance socioeconómico e cultural da sociedade.

Learning aims

Learning outcomes	Study programme competences
Learn the applicability and potential of the different instrumental techniques in solving problems related to the environment, industry, etc.	AC1 AC22	BC1 BC5	CC2 CC11
Be able to select the most appropriate technique depending on the type of species to be determined, its contents, sample type, cost, etc.	AC3 AC22	BC2	CC3 CC9
Acquire skill in the use of different instruments and adjusting the instrumental variables.	AC22	BC7
Be able to get the most reliable information from experimental results.	AC9	BC6	CC4 CC6 CC10

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
1.- Introduction	Presentation. Documentation for the students.
2.- Mass spectrometry	Fundamentals. Sources of ionization. Analyzers. Detectors. Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). Aplications: environmental, industry.
3.- Atomic absorption spectrometry	Atomization systems. Advances in instrumentation. Operational considerations. Aplications: environmental, industry.
4.- ICP optical emision spectrometry. ICP mass spectrometry	Operational considerations. Aplications: environmental, industry.
5.- Gas chromatography	Advances in instrumentation and modes of operation. Operational considerations. Coupled and multidimensional techniques. Aplications: environmental, industry.
6.- Liquid chromatography	Advances in instrumentation and modes of operation. Operational considerations. Coupled and multidimensional techniques. Aplications: environmental, industry.
7.- Capillary electrophoresis	Fundamentals. Instrumentation and modes of operation. Operational considerations. Aplications. Electrochromatography.
Experimental work	1.- Determination of ionic species by Capillary Electrophoresis. 2.- Visit to the Chromatography unit of Servicios Xerais de Apoio a Investigación. 3.- Visit to the Plasma-mass unit of Servicios Xerais de Apoio a Investigación. 4.- Treatment of the experimental results obtained from different atomic spectrometric techniques.

Planning

Methodologies / tests	Competencies	Ordinary class hours	Student’s personal work hours	Total hours
Guest lecture / keynote speech	A1 A22 B1 B5 C2 C9 C10 C11	10.5	35	45.5
Laboratory practice	A3 A9 B2 B6 B7 C3 C6 C9 C11	8	16	24
Events academic / information	A1 C9 C10 C11	1.5	1.5	3
Mixed objective/subjective test	A22 B2 B5 C4	1	0	1

Personalized attention		1.5	0	1.5

(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies

Methodologies	Description
Guest lecture / keynote speech	The teacher presents the fundamental concepts and develops the essential aspects of the subject. It also raises different issues to be discussed and resolved by the students, thereby encouraging their participation. At the end of each block the students are given a questionnaire to be solved and given to the teacher, which will contribute to the evaluation of the subject.
Laboratory practice	The script of the laboratory practice includes: - Questions that the student has to solve before entering the laboratory that will help him to achieve the knowledge and skills related to the experimental work. - A scheme of the experimental procedure. - Issues related to the work done in the laboratory: justification for selection of instrumental parameters, obtaining information from the experimental results, etc.. In the laboratory, the student performs the selection of the experimental conditions, contributes to the adjustment and optimization of the experimental variables, the introduction of the samples, performs calculations of experimental parameters, concentrations, etc. At the end he must submit a report of the practices carried out.
Events academic / information	The alumn shuld be participate in a Scientific meeting, symposium or conference of the scope of the subject. .
Mixed objective/subjective test	O alumno terá que responder a cuestións de carácter teórico ou aplicar os coñecementos adquiridos a resolución de casos prácticos.

Personalized attention

Methodologies

Laboratory practice

Description

In the seminar students pose thier questions and comments and the teacher serves in a personalized way the different aspects.

In the laboratory sessions, the teacher monitors each student performing operations, so that an incident will not happen, taking into account that complex instrumentation is being used in most cases.

The student in recognition of part-time dedication and academic waiver assistance will be attended under tutorial hours (by appointment).

Assessment

Methodologies	Competencies	Description	Qualification
Events academic / information	A1 C9 C10 C11	Terase en conta a asistencia e participación activa do alumnado	10
Guest lecture / keynote speech	A1 A22 B1 B5 C2 C9 C10 C11	Attendance at keynote sessions, active participation in them and the resolution of the questionnaires will be assessed.	20
Laboratory practice	A3 A9 B2 B6 B7 C3 C6 C9 C11	Skill in conducting the experimental activities and the quality of the delivered report will be assessed.	20
Mixed objective/subjective test	A22 B2 B5 C4	Realizase o finalizar a asignatura, para poder evaluar o grado de aprendizaxe e de adquisición de competencias por parte do alumno. Constará tanto de preguntas teóricas como cuestións aplicadas e resolución de problemas	50

Assessment comments
To pass the course, three basic requirements are required: regular attendance at all the activities and achieve a minimum final score of 5 points and at least a minimum of 4 points in each of the activities. If this minimum value is not achieved in any of them, and the average is greater than or equal to 5 (out of 10), the student will not pass the course and will appear a qualification of 4.5. The student will obtain the qualification of “No presentado” when he attends less than 25% of the scheduled academic activities, and he does not make the final exam. For students in recognition of part-time dedication and academic waiver assistance, if they cannot make the tests of continuous evaluation, the teacher will adopt appropriate actions to avoid prejudicing their qualification

Sources of information

Basic	WELZ, B.; SPERLING, M. (1999). Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. Ed. Wiley-VCH ALLER, J.A. (2003). Espectroscopía Atómica Electrotérmica Analítica. Secretariado de Publicaciones y Medios Audiovisuales, Universidad de Leon HILL, S.J. (Ed) (2007). Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometry and its Aplications. Ed. Blackwell Publishing ESTEBAN, L. (1993). La Espectrometría de Masas en Imágenes. ACK Editores NIESSEN, W.M.A. (2006). Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Chromatographic science series, vol. 97. . Ed. Boca Ratón: Taylor & Francis HOFFMANN, E.; STROOBANT, V (2005). Mass Spectrometry. Principles and Applications. Ed. Wiley SKOOG, D.; HOLLER, F.J.; NIEMAN T.A. (2000). Principios de Análisis Instrumental . Ed. McGraw-Hill CELA, R.; LORENZO, R.A.; CASAIS, M.C. (2002). Técnicas de Separación en Química Analítica. Ed. Síntesis
	Various web resources to help students understand and fix the skills taught in the theoretical and practical classes will be used. Eg. simulations, diagrams.  Students will have access to journal articles, dissertations's degree from the Faculty of Sciences and other documents that show the practical application of the techniques studied throughout the course.
Complementary	RUBINSON, K.A.; RUBINSON, J.F. (2002). Análisis Instrumental. Ed. Prentice Hall KELLNER, R.; MERMET, M.; OTTO, M.; VALCARCEL, M.; WIDMER, H. M. (1998 ). Analytical Chemistry . Ed. Wiley-VCH CULLEN, M. (Ed.) (2004). Atomic Spectroscopy in Elemental Análisis . Ed. Blackwell Plublishing Ltd. ROUESSAC, F., ROUESSAC, A. (2007). Chemical Analysis. Ed. Wiley DEDINA J., TSALEV D. L. (1995). Hydride Generation Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy . John Wiley & Sons MONTASER, A.; GOLIGHTLY, D.W. (Eds) (1992). Inductively Coupled Plasmas in Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. Ed. VCH

Recommendations

Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before

Analytical Estrategies and the Environment/610500002

Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously

Subjects that continue the syllabus

Other comments

(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.