Week - 1 |
Colloidal Systems: Description and properties of colloidal dispersions |
Week - 2 |
Electrical diffuse double layer, Stability of colloidal systems |
Week - 3 |
Interparticle Forces in Colloidal Dispersions: Brownian motion and diffusion, Double layer repulsion, van der Waals interaction |
Week - 4 |
DLVO Theory: Explanation of the stabilization mechanisms of colloidal systems with DLVO theory |
Week - 5 |
Surface Electrokinetic Properties of Clay Beads: Calculation of ionic strengths of suspensions/solutions, Electrical double layer (EDL), EDL structures of clay grains |
Week - 6 |
DLVO Forces Between Two Colloidal Grains in Water: Electrostatic interaction and van der Waals Forces |
Week - 7 |
Problem solving for calculating DLVO forces |
Week - 8 |
MID TERM |
Week - 9 |
Non-DLVO Forces in Suspensions (Steric Hydration Forces) |
Week - 10 |
Coagulation and Flocculation |
Week - 11 |
Critical Coagulation Concentrations of Suspensions |
Week - 12 |
Flocculation Mechanisms |
Week - 13 |
PRESENTATION |
Week - 14 |
PRESENTATION |