Lecture Hydrochemistry
| Course: | Lecture Hydrochemistry |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Dr. Stefan Stollte |
| Language: German | English |
| Semester: | Winter term |
| Scope: | 2 SWS |
| Modules: | MHSE 08 |
| Prerequisites: | Bachelor, basic knowledge of chemistry |
| Examination: | digital attendance exam |
Brief description:
Students learn about the most important hydrochemical processes in the natural and technical water cycle and learn to apply the underlying physico-chemical laws to hydrochemical calculations.
Contents:
- Structure and properties of water
- Concentrations and activities
- Colligative properties
- Law of mass action
- Gas-water distribution equilibria
- Acid-base equilibria
- Precipitation/dissolution of salts
- Calco-carbonic equilibrium
- Redox equilibria
- Complex formation equilibria
Recommended literature:
- Worch, E.: Hydrochemistry - basic concepts and exercises, De Gruyter Graduate, 2nd edition, 2023
- Benjamin, M. M.: Water Chemistry, McGraw-Hill, New York 2002
- Stumm, W; Morgan, J. J. :Aquatic Chemistry. Chemical Equilibria and Rates in Natural Water. 3rd Edition. John Wiley & Sons, New York 1996
- Worch, E.: Exam Training - Hydrochemical Calculations. Teubner, Stuttgart/Leipzig/Wiesbaden 2000