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COURSE DESCRIPTION

ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS OF NANOMATERIALS/5311325

Course Title:	ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS OF NANOMATERIALS
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Semester	1	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meltem YILMAZ

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/meltemyilmaz

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

meltemyilmaz@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Students will learn the varieties of nanomaterials, the properties and the methods of analysis of them.
Students will learn manufacture of nanomaterials in different shape and composition.
Students will learn the behaviour of nanomaterials in water, soil and air, and how they are transported.
Students will learn the routes of exposure to nanomaterials and they will be informed against potential dangers.
Students will have knowledge about legal regulations relating to nanomaterials.
Students will have detailed information about nanomaterials used in monitoring and control of environmental pollution.

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.

-- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.

-- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Description and properties of nanomaterials
2. Week	Manufacture methods of nanomaterials
3. Week	Metal oxide nanoparticles and their remediation applications: Chlorocarbon and organophosphonate remediation
4. Week	Synthesis, characterization and remediation applications of Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles
5. Week	Functionalized Nanoporous Sorbents: Adsorption of Radioiodine from Groundwater, Nanoparticles in Nuclear Waste Remediation Studies
6. Week	Nanoparticles for Adsorption and Detection of Heavy Metal Ions
7. Week	Thiol-Functionalized Nanoporous Silica Sorbent for Removal of Mercury from Industrial Waste
8. Week	Midterm Exam
9. Week	Amine Functionalized Nanoporous Materials for CO2 Capture
10. Week	Hierarchically Imprinted Adsorbents, Adsorption of Toxic Anions
11. Week	Nanosensors, ZnO Gas sensors, Systems Based on Nanomaterials for Environmental Monitoring
12. Week	Carbon nanotubes for environmental applications
13. Week	Nanotechnology applied for energy production
14. Week	Transportation of nanomaterials, Routes of exposure and toxicity
15. Week	Legal regulations related to nanotechnologic products, Risk Analysis
16. Week	Final Exam

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Nanomaterials, S. C. Singh, H.B. Zeng, Chunlei Guo, Weiping Cai, Wiley, ISBN: 978-3-527-32715-7, October 2012. Introduction to Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials, Dieter Vollath, Wiley, August 2013. Carbon Nanomaterials, Challa S. S. R. Kumar, Wiley, March 2011. Nanotechnology for the Energy Challenge, 2nd Edition, Javier García-Martínez, Zhong Lin Wang, Wiley, June 2013. Environmental Applications of Nanomaterials Synthesis, Sorbents and Sensors, 2nd Edition edited by: Glen E Fryxell, Guozhong Cao, Imperial College Press, 2012 A review on nanomaterials for environmental remediation, Mya Mya Khin, A. Sreekumaran Nair, V. Jagadeesh Babu, Rajendiran Murugan and Seeram Ramakrishna, Energy Environ. Sci., 5, 8075-8109, 2012, DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21818F

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	40
Assignment	1	10
Exercises	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		50

-- WORKLOAD

Efficiency	Total Week Count	Weekly Duration (in hour)	Total Workload in Semester
Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week	14	3	42
Practising Hours of Course Per Week	0	3	0
Reading	0	3	0
Searching in Internet and Library	14	3	42
Designing and Applying Materials	0	3	0
Preparing Reports	5	3	15
Preparing Presentation	14	3	42
Presentation	14	3	42
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	3	3
Final and Studying for Final	1	3	3
Other	0	3	0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			189
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.56
ECTS:			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
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6						X
7						X
8					X
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