Laboratory Improvement For Environmental Chemistry

9351560 Chittenden原子吸收光谱仪和热重分析仪器的使用大大加强了定量分析的实验室训练，在两门高级本科课程，仪器仪表和无机化学，以及我们的本科研究性课程，化学特殊问题。学生根据他们的研究项目完成毕业论文。这三门高级课程，作为一个相互关联的团体，传达了对环境化学的强烈强调。特别强调的是水（地表水、地表水和雨水）质量和无机合成和加氢脱硫（HDS）催化剂模型的表征，这是从化石燃料中去除硫所必需的。环境化学在本质上是广泛的跨学科，为化学领域提供了一个全面的观点。* * * y

9351560 Chittenden An atomic absorption spectrometer and thermogravimetric analysis instrumentation are being used to greatly strengthen the laboratory training in Quantitative Analysis, in two senior level undergraduate courses, Instrumentation and Inorganic Chemistry, and in our capstone undergraduate research course, Special Problems in Chemistry. Students are completing senior theses based on their research projects. The three senior level courses, as an interrelated group, convey a strong emphasis on environmental chemistry. Particularly stressed are the areas of water (surface, ground, and rain water) quality and the inorganic synthesis and characterization of models for hydrodesulfurization (HDS) catalysts which are necessary for the removal of sulfur from fossil fuels. Environmental chemistry, being broadly interdisciplinary in nature, is providing a comprehensive view of the field of chemistry. ***y