SUBJECT

Title

Laboratory sample preparations

Type of instruction

laboratory

Level

master

Part of degree program
Credits

2

Recommended in

Semester 1

Typically offered in

Autumn semester

Course description

Role and importance of sample preparation in the framework of analytical strategies and protocols. Separation vs. destruction. Texture, phase, chemistry. Role and importance of separation. Separation techniques for handling solid state samples by physical properties like hardness, grain size, magnetic susceptibility, specific density, surface activity and floating properties. Hands on practices on different environmental materials. Ability to design sample preparation protocols.

Readings

Lecture notes

Sampling and Sample Preparation in Field and Laboratory, Volume 37: Fundamentals and New Directions in Sample Preparation (Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry), Elsevier, 2002
https://books.google.hu/books?id=N3Es-WvRoZcC&dq=LABORATORY+SAMPLE+PREPARATION&lr=&source=gbs_navlinks_s