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Chemistry related to product formulation, including common organic chemical structures and reactivity; separation, purification and characterisation of chemical compounds; the function and structure of surfactants and micelles; the chemical basis of dyes, colourants and fragrances; and an introduction to intellectual property considerations for new chemical compounds and formulations.
Have a working understanding of the fundamental organic chemistry including the three dimensional structure of molecules and general reactions of various functional groups. Understand what colloids, surfactants and micelles are, and how surfactants are important in commercial polymerization processes. Develop understanding of the theory and basic application aspects of a variety of characterisation methods (chromatography, mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance and other selected spectroscopic techniques). Understand how chemical compounds can be separated and purified through common methods such as extraction, distillation, crystallisation, etc. Be able to describe the origin of colour in molecules, how products are colourised and how colours are made fast, including traditional products from Mà„ori and Pasifika Understand the physiological basis of smell, the chemical basis of odour and how chemical compounds can be blended to create fragrances Be conversant with issues related to patenting and intellectual property for new chemical compounds and formulations, including those based upon traditional compounds
CHEM111 RP: BIOL111 or PROD131
BIOL111 or PROD131
Sarah Kessans
Anastassiya Lazareva and Preeti Kundu
Test 1: 25% Test 2: 25% Final examination: 50%
Course Outline (PDF 250KB)
The prerequisite for this course is CHEM111 RP:BIOL111This course is restricted against CHEM242/BCHM206
Domestic fee $951.00
International fee $4,750.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see School of Product Design .