LPhD099 Soil Mineral Determination

Detaljer
Ansvarligt institutInstitut for Grundvidenskab og Miljø

KursusdatoerThree weeks either full-time or part-time during one semester. Individualy decided.
 
Kursus resuméThe Ph.D. provides the student with the practical training and theoretical background for performing and interpreting soil mineral identifications, characterizations and determinations by modern instrumental techniques, in particular powder X-ray diffractionand infrared analysis.
 
KursustilmeldingFurther information, Email: haha@life.ku.dk
 
Deadline for tilmeldingIndividual registration
 
Pointværdi6 (ECTS)
 
KursustypePh.d.-kursus
 
Rammer for UndervisningThree weeks either full-time or part-time during one semester
 
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
 
Kursusindhold
The main areas covered by the course include:
Basic principles of the composition and structure of soil minerals.
Powder X-ray diffraction analysis of soil clay, silt and sand fraction and pure minerals. Training in preparation of unoriented and oriented specimens, in running the X-ray diffractometer (transmission and reflection modes), and in interpretation of the X-ray diffractograms.
Fourier Transform Infrared Analysis (FT-IR) of soil clays and pure minerals. Training in specimen preparation, in running the spectrometer (transmission, diffuse reflectance and attenuated total reflectance modes), and in interpretation of the spectra.
Quantification of the composition of soil clay fractions by integration of results obtained from X-ray diffraction, FT-IR , element analysis, thermal analysis and cation exchange capacity.
Spectroscopic techniques such as Mössbauer spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), electron spin resonance(ESR) and microscope techniques such as scanning electron microscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, atomic force microscopy and lighte microscopyof thin sections are briefly considered.
 
Undervisningsform
Three weeks either full-time or part-time during one semester
 
Målbeskrivelse
The Ph.D. provides the student with the practical training and theoretical background for performing and interpreting soil mineral identifications, characterizations and determinations by modern instrumental techniques, in particular powder X-ray diffractionand infrared analysis.
 
Kursusmateriale
Wilson, M.J. (1987,1994) A Handbook of Determinative methods in clay mineralogy. Blackieand Chapman & Hall, London.
 
Kursusansvarlig
Hans Chr. Bruun Hansen, haha@life.ku.dk, Institut for Grundvidenskab og Miljø/Jordbunds- og miljøkemi, Tlf: 353-32418
 
Andre forlæsere
Christian Bender Koch
 
Deltagerbetaling
Free of charge for Ph.D. students under the Open Market for Postgraduate Courses inDenmark and from NOVA-partners.
 
Kursus omkostninger
None
 
Evalueringsform
Written report on experimental work
 
Andre bemærkninger
Special prerequisites: B.Sc. course in Pedology or equivalent