Week - 1 |
Introduction to colloid chemistry and classification |
Week - 2 |
Colloidal systems and importance of interface |
Week - 3 |
Kinetic properties |
Week - 4 |
Surface tension and surface energy, Gibbs adsorption equation, adhesion, cohesion, and diffusion |
Week - 5 |
Adsorption by solids; Langmuir isotherms; Freundlich adsorption isotherm; BET adsorption theory |
Week - 6 |
Electrical phenomena at Interfaces |
Week - 7 |
Electrical double layer and zeta potential, DLVO theory |
Week - 8 |
Colloid stability |
Week - 9 |
Flotation |
Week - 10 |
Flotation |
Week - 11 |
Surfactants, wetting |
Week - 12 |
Reological behaviour; Pseudoplasticity; Dilatant flow behaviour; Thixotropy, effective parameters on viscosity |
Week - 13 |
Reological Applications; Stability of clay based mud, Slip casting; Ceramic glazes |
Week - 14 |
Reological Applications; Stability of clay based mud, Slip casting; Ceramic glazes |