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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 Māori 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: PROD131
PROD131
Sarah Kessans
Preeti Kundu and Anastassiya Lazareva
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 $1,036.00
International fee $5,188.00
* 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 on the departments and faculties page .