2024

Advanced Analytical Techniques and Hyphenated Techniques

Name: Advanced Analytical Techniques and Hyphenated Techniques
Code: QUI13584D
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area: Chemistry

Teaching languages: Portuguese, English
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

Students will learn theoretical and practical concepts about hyphenated chromatographic and electrochemical analytical methods.
The last developments of the different analytical techniques will be described. Case studies will be used to describe the applicability and the limitations of the analytical techniques.

Contents

Sample preparation methods and chromatographic analysis
Sample preparation and analyte concentration methods. Review on the chromatographic techniques. New trends in chromatography: high temperature LC, microparticles and monolithic HPLC columns, ultrahigh pressure liquid chromatography, high speed-LC, multidimensional chromatography. Mass detectors, ionization modes and hyphenation with chromatography.
Electrochemical Methods
Bulk (Conductometry), static interfacial (Potentiometry) and dynamic interfacial methods (Voltammetry, Chronoamperometry, Chronocoulometry, Chronopotentiometry, Coulometric Titration, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy , Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance, Electrochemical Mass Spectrometry, Electrochemical Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, Electrochemical Atomic Force and Scanning Electrochemical microscopy, Spectroelectrochemistry, Photoelectrochemistry and Electrochemiluminescence): Miniaturization of electrochemical cells, new sensors, applications.

Teaching Methods

Students are expected to work individually using the recommended bibliographic sources and the notes provided by the teachers.
Students will be evaluated taking into consideration:
- their participation and interest during the classes;
- resolution of assigned homework;
- the grading of review assignments about select subjects related to the analytical techniques presented in the classroom.
Final grade = 25% evaluation during + 75% review assignment and oral presentation.