Analytical Practise in Geosciences - MG410P08

• Title: Analytical Practise in Geosciences
• Czech title: Analytická praxe v geovědách
• Guaranteed by: Laboratories of Geological Institutes (31-410)
• Faculty: Faculty of Science
• Actual: from 2021
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 4
• Examination process: winter s.:combined
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/1, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: 10
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Note: enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: doc. RNDr. Ladislav Strnad, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): doc. RNDr. Ladislav Strnad, Ph.D.
• Class: Kvadrupólové ICP-MS; Původní předmět

Annotation

This short course will provide a comprehensive insight into the process of obtaining analytical (chemical) data from geomaterials (e.g. rocks and waters...).
Sample preparation before analysis/processing. The most common types of digestions (mineralizations) for geomaterials (e.g. mineral acid digestion).
Selected types of instrumental techniques for determination of major and trace elements in geomaterials (ICP-OES, ICP-MS, HPLC, titration etc.).
Specific work in the laboratory on selected decomposition technique / measurement on instrumentation (approx. 16 hrs / 2-3 days).

Last update: Strnad Ladislav, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (21.02.2024)

Literature

Potts P.J. (1995): A hanbook of silicate rock analysis, Blackie Academic and Professional London, UK, p 622.

Šulcek Z., Povondra P. (1989): Methods of decomposition in inorganic analysis. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, p 325.

Journals:

Geostandard and Geoanalytical Research

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Analytical Chemistry

 

e.g.:

Chao T.T. and Sanzolone R.F. (1992) Decomposition techniques. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 44, 65–106.

Strnad et al. (2005) Laser ablation and solution ICP-MS determination of REE in USGS BIR-1G, BHVO-2G and BCR-2G glass reference materials. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research, 29, 303-314

 

Last update: Strnad Ladislav, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (21.02.2024)

Requirements to the exam

Elaboration of an analytical protocol from the practical exercise. Written protocol on the thematic area assigned by the teacher during the course (Analytical practise) in the range of 4-5 pages (A4). 

Knowledges from lectures and practical exercises in the laboratory. literature.

Last update: Strnad Ladislav, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (21.02.2024)