Niveau d'étude
Master 2
ECTS
3 crédits
Période de l'année
Autumn
Description
Short Description
The purpose of this course is to provide an understanding of the fundamental geochemical processes that govern the chemical composition of natural soils, waters and air and the environmental fate of chemical species in natural waters.
Long description
Thermodynamics, kinetics and transport processes regulating the chemistry of air, soil, surface and groundwater in natural and polluted environments, with particular emphasis on explaining the aqueous concentrations of chemical species and controlling geochemical factors in the hydrosphere.
Potential Lectures list
- Complexation Reactions
- Chemical Weathering
- Sorption and Desorption
- Modeling interface processes
- Redox Chemistry
- Kinetics and transport
Each student is required to give two 15 min talks to the class on a specific research topic related to the material covered in class. The talks will be based on a literature search involving journal papers. Tutorials will require the use of the geochemistry program Visual MINTEQ. A download copy (free) is available at http://www.lwr.kth.se/English/OurSoftware/vminteq/ (this program is designed to operate in Windows).
- Duration (weeks) : 4 weeks
- Number of hours per week : 4 to 6 hours /week
Pré-requis nécessaires
Prerequisites (language, special knowledge, other courses, BA MA)
Master 1 A theoretical background on chemistry (M1 level) is required to attempt to this UE.
Contrôle des connaissances
Assessment methods (exams), prerequisites for exams :
Final exam (60%), Research Presentations (40%)
Dernière mise à jour le 23 juin 2021