PH3S110 - Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry and Safety for the Pharmaceutical Industry 01 Jan 2022 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | PH3S110 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry and Safety for the Pharmaceutical Industry | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science | ||
| Faculty Group: | Applied Sciences | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science | ||
| Module Leader: | Peter Miedziak | ||
| Module Team: | Suzanna Kean, Natasha Galea | ||
| First Intended Intake: | Final Year of Intake: | ||
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 6 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100185 - safety engineering | 101038 - applied chemistry | |
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 50 | 50 | |
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Jan 2022 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2028 |
Module Aims
The aim of this module is to provide students with the fundamentals of physical chemistry and enable them to apply them to industrial processing. The material covered will allow students to understand the principles of the topics covered and appreciate the application of these fundamentals to practical problems.
In addition the student is introduced to the safety regulations applicable to the workplace and in particular to anywhere chemicals are used.
Content Summary
Indicative Syllabus:
Theory component
• Gases, Liquids, Solids: Relative Vapour pressure, gas laws:-Boyles and Charles, Ideal gas law, viscosity, surface tension and wetting.
• Thermodynamics: Work, Heat and temperature. Zeroth
and First Law, Open, closed, and isolated systems
• Heat Capacity and Thermochemistry: Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions, Hess‘s law heath capacity and calculation of heat change in a variety of chemical processes, bond energies.
• Role of gas laws and thermochemistry in HAZOPS and HAZANS
• Kinetics: Collision Theory Zero and First order integrated rate laws, half lives, shelf life, Arrhenius parameters,
• Factors affecting reaction rates: Catalysis, Concentration, Temperature, Particle Size, Nature of Reactants
• Colligative properties:- Molality, Mole Fractions, Effect of solute on vapour pressure, osmotic pressure, boiling point and freezing point of a solvent
• Health and safety Regulation: Legal requirements and compliance, recognizing chemical hazards and risks from labels and SDS, COSHH assessments: Hierarchy of control and emergency procedures
Laboratory Component:
Students will complete practicals within 2 of the following areas:
• Thermodynamics
• Kinetics
• Equilibrium
This module is delivered through open/distance learning resource packs, prerecorded lectures, problem-solving exercises and case studies and Laboratory Practicals
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Independent Study | 100 |
| Directed Study | 76 |
| Formative Assessment - Independent | 24 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Recognise and apply key Physical Chemical principles in relation to gases, thermodynamics and reaction rates and understand some basic laboratory principles. |
| LO2 | Discuss colligative properties and mole fractions, understand chemical equations, and calculations. |
| LO3 | Recognise and explain the need for health and safety regulation in the workplace and the chemical and physical risks which must be controlled and undertake a basic chemical risk assessment. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Report 1 | Written assignment based on a series of questions on the module content | 0 | 2000 | 50 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Practical Written Work 1 | Laboratory Practical reports | 50 | 2000 | 50 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | |
| Report 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Practical Written Work 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |