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Faculty of Science Postgraduate Booklet, Session 2018/2019

Humanity Skill:
CS2, CTPS3, LL1

References:
1. Roger Reeve, Introduction to Environmental Analysis, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2002.
2. Pradyot Patnaik, Handbook of Environmental Analysis: Chemical pollutants in air, water, soil,
and solid wastes, CRC Press, 2010.

SQC7015 Food Analysis

This module would cover the main analytical techniques used in the food industry for the analysis of
a range of food parameters. It would explore the analysis of fat soluble and water soluble vitamins,
dietary fibers in food components, pesticide residues in food products, trace minerals in natural and
processed foods, food additives and preservatives, micronutrients in the food chain, food
contaminants, and food flavours using the various techniques described in the basic package. HACCP
procedure would also be introduced for food safety evaluation programme by the food
manufacturers. Evaluation of techniques by comparison with alternative methods would be
presented to illustrate the limitations of the techniques and their fields of application.

Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination: 50%

Medium of Instruction:
English

Transferable Skills:
-

Humanity Skill:
CT2, CTPS2, EM3

References:
1. Semih Ottles, Methods of Analysis of Food Components and Additives, 2005, John Wiley &
Sons, NY
2. Pesticides: Strategies for Pesticides Analysis, (2011), Ed. Margarita Stoytcheva, ISBN #:978-
953-307-460-3, INTECH Publishers.
3. Jose L. Tadeo, Analysis of Pesticides in Food and Environmental Samples, 2008, CRC Press
4. Microwave-Assisted Sample Preparation for Trace Element Analysis, Edited by: Erico Marlon
Moraes Flores , 2014 Elsevier B.V

SQC7016 Particulate and Surface Analysis

The course aims to provide students a good understanding into colloidal domains, surface interfaces
and analyzing properties of such systems. Students will be guided through introductory topics on
particle dispersions, types of colloidal systems, and their applications. Others such as factors
affecting particle suspension such as electrolytes, pH, hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity will also be
included. Colloidal forces and dispersed phase properties such as concentration, size and surface
properties such as surface charge and potential are crucial factor affecting the particulate systems.

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