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SIC3053 QUALITY ASSURANCE IN CHEMICAL LABORATORY Introduction to remediation and waste management technology on
contaminated soil, water and air.
Introduction to Principles of Quality Assurance (QA) & Quality
Control (QC), Quality System and ISO17025 Accreditation, The Environmental management and policy
Principles of Valid Analytical Measurement, Calibration, Embodies environmental impact assessment, and environmental
Measurement Uncertainty & Traceability, Method Validation, management systems that comply with the guidelines set by
Certified Reference Material (CRM), Control Charts, Competency Environmental Quality Act 1974, and associated regulations.
Test, Interlaboratory Studies.
Assessment Weightage:
Assessment Weightage: Practical: 50%
Continuous assessment: 40% Final examination: 50%
Final examination: 60%

SIC3055 LIQUID CRYSTALS

Part A:
Thermotropic Liquid Crystals
SIC3054 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND WASTE Mesogens and their polymorphism. Phase characterization.
MANAGEMENT Quantitative description of molecular order and elastic properties of
liquid crystals. Effects of magnetic field, electric field and surface
Introduction to major analytical techniques for environmental forces on liquid crystals. Applications of thermotropic liquid crystals
analysis, including sample preparation, spectroscopic and in display devices.
chromatographic methods. Data treatment. Quality control and
quality assurance. Part B:
Lyotropic Liquid Crystals
Soil, water and air pollution General molecular characteristics of lyotropic mesogens, driving
Introduction to material cycle into terrestrial, hydrosphere and forces for the phase formation and characterization of self-
atmosphere, and the impact of anthropogenic activities and natural assemblies. Biological significance and applications.
process to soil, water and air.
Liquid Crystal Polymers
Environmental analysis Liquid crystal main-chain and liquid crystal side-chain polymers.
Consists of field work and sampling, as well as analytical Technical applications of liquid crystal polymers.
instrumentation in the laboratory for real-time environmental
pollution measurement. Assessment Weightage:
Continuous assessment: 40%
Toxicology, environmental modelling and risk analysis Final examination: 60%
Assessment of pollution pathway and its mitigation measures
through basic statistics, data management, and modelling.

Remediation and waste management technology