COURSE CONTENT

100 LEVEL

Alpha Semester

CHM 111 - General Physical Chemistry (3 Units)

Historical development of the atom: definition of atoms, Dalton’s atomic theory, relative atomic masses. Fundamental particles of the atom and atomic structure. Modern electronic theory of atoms; electronic configuration of the elements. Periodicity of the elements. Radioactivity: Stoichiometry: mole concept, chemical formulas, equations and calculations. States of matter: gas – empirical gas laws, Ideal Gas Equation of State, qualitative treatment of kinetic theory of gases, real gases and deviations from ideal gas laws; liquid – macroscopic properties of liquids, evaporation, vapour pressure and its variation with temperature, boiling point, heat of vaporization, Clausius-Clapeyron equation, freezing point, melting point and phase diagrams of simple systems; solids – types of solids and their properties, ionic solids and lattice energy, crystalline solids. Chemical Energetic: definition of some thermodynamic terms, heat, work, internal energy, enthalpy, pressure-volume work. Relationship between internal energy and enthalpy. First law of thermodynamics and its applications. Chemical Kinetics: rate of reaction, factors affecting reaction, order of reaction and how to determine it for zero order and first order reaction, rate of equation and temperature, reaction mechanisms and rate equation for simple reactions. Chemical Equilibrium: reversible reactions and chemical equilibrium, equilibrium constant, factors affecting equilibrium. Le Chatelier’s Principle. Effect of temperature on equilibrium constant. Relationship between equilibrium constant and standard Gibbs Free Energy, ∆Go. ionic equilibrium. Electrochemistry: types of conductors, classification of compounds, electrolysis, Faraday’s laws of electrolysis. Application of electrolysis. Introduction to electrochemical cells.

CHM 112 - Chemistry and Society (1 Unit)

Energy sources: fossil fuels, hydroelectric, hydrodynamics, solar, nuclear. Renewable and non-renewable energy sources.

Chemistry and environment; air pollution. Water pollution, solid waste. Pollution control.

CHM 119 - General Chemistry Practical I (1 Unit)

Practice in weighing and measurement of volume, preparations of standard solutions. Titrimetry: acid-base, oxidation- reduction, precipitation and complex metric titrations; gravimetric analysis.

200 LEVEL

Alpha Semester

CHM 211 - Basic Inorganic Chemistry (2 Units)

Qualitative treatment of Molecular Orbital and Valence Bond theories. Chemistry of Main Group elements: definition and general characteristics of transition elements. Chemistry of hydrogen and noble gases. Groups IA and IIA, boron and aluminium, carbon and silicon, nitrogen and phosphorus, oxygen and sulphur and the halogens. Introduction to the Chemistry of transition elements: definition, electronic configuration of the atoms and ions, and the general characteristics of the transition elements, lanthanides and actinides.

CHM 212 - Basic Physical Chemistry (2 Units)

Kinetic theory of gases. Molecular velocities and their distribution. Second law of thermodynamics. Entropy and free energy. Principles and applications of free energy concepts in determining spontaneity of reaction. Experimental methods for the determination of rates of reactions. Formation of rate equation for second, third and fourth order of reaction. Experimental determination of order of reaction. Rates laws, mechanism and theories of elementary processes.

CHE 212 - Chemistry for Chemical Engineering 1 (2 Units)

Qualitative treatment of Molecular Orbital and Valence Bond theories. Groups IA and IIA, boron and aluminium, carbon and silicon, nitrogen and phosphorus, oxygen and sulphur the halogens. Chemistry of noble gases. Introduction to the chemistry of transition elements. Kinetic theory of gases. Molecular velocities and their distribution. Second law of thermodynamics. Entropy and free energy. Principles and applications of free energy concepts in determining spontaneity of reaction.

CHM 213 - Process Science I (3 Units)

Commercial process, problems of scale and cost. Process flow sheet and stoichiometry. Handling of fluids; conservation laws and dimensional analysis applied to a moving fluid. Process heat transfer, mechanisms of heat transfer coefficients in batch and continuous processes. Use of mean temperature difference. Change of phase correlation of heat transfer data. Distillation differential, batch, fractional and continuous fractional distillation; number of stages; effects of operating variables.

CHM 216 - Experimental Physical Chemistry I (1 Unit)

A selection of experiments designed to provide illustrations of the important parts of the lectures in CHM212 Course. The experiments will afford the students the opportunity to develop their quantitative and analytical skills. Topics include chemical equilibria, heat of reaction by calorimetric technique, molecular mass determination by freezing point depression method, conductivity measurements, determination of reaction rate and activation energy.

CHM 218 - Experimental Inorganic Chemistry (1 Unit)

A selection of experiments to illustrate principles taught in CHM211. The experiments will afford the students the opportunity to develop good experimental inorganic techniques, critical and analytical approach to laboratory work. Topics include quantitative inorganic analysis by volumetric and gravimetric methods, preparation of simple inorganic compounds and metal complexes.

300 LEVEL

Alpha Semester

CHM 311 - Atomic and Molecular Structure and Symmetry (2 Units)

Schrödinger equation. Helium atom, ground and excited states, Spin and Pauli Principle. Hydrogen molecule; Comparison of molecular orbital and valence bond theory, concept of resonance and configuration interaction. Coulson Fischer function. Molecular orbitals for diatomic molecules. Simple pi electron theory, Huckel theory. Walsh rules. Rotational, Vibrational and Electronic Spectra. Applications for determining bond lengths and angles. Brief mention of other methods. Atomic spectra, Russell-Saunders coupling, orbital and spin angular momentum. Use of symmetry in Chemistry.

CHM 312 - Organic Chemistry (3 Units)

Alcohols and their reactions. Ethers and epoxides. Carboxylic acids and their derivatives. Aldehydes and Ketones, amines. Formulation of carbonions and their reactions. Aromatic, alicyclic and heterocyclic chemistry. Polyfunctional compounds.

CHM 313 - Experimental Organic Chemistry 11 (2 Units)

Preparation of simple organic compounds, chemical transformation to show the concept of synthesis and mechanism of organic reactions.

CHM 314 - Industrial Chemical Processes (2 Units)

Production of primary intermediates and synthesis of industrial organic chemicals; Polymers, adhesives, dyes, explosives, insecticides, pesticides, herbicides, flavouring agents and pharmaceuticals. Fermentation process. Chemical processing of minerals. Metallurgy and hydrometallurgical processes. Industrial electrochemistry. Manufacture of some heavy inorganic chemicals. Cement and binding materials. Inorganic fertilizers.

CHM 315 - Unit Operations / Heat Transfer (3 Units)

Introductory fluid mechanics and fluid handling processes, size reduction, filtration, concentrations, distillation and solvent processes. Heat transfer principles and applications in chemical industries, forced and natural convections, steady – state conduction, radiation, boiling and condensation. Boilers and heat exchangers.

CHM 317 - Environmental Chemistry (3 Units)

Characteristics of the atmosphere, Sources and types of inorganic and organic air pollutants, the effects of air pollution, measurements of pollutants, radiation balance. Concept of climate change and its impacts. Ozone layer and its functions. Depletion of Ozone layer and its implication. Water Chemistry, acid-base equilibrium, complex chemistry, oxidation-reduction reaction, solubility chemistry, biochemistry in water. Water pollution, composition of domestic waste and water treatment options. Soil Chemistry, soil characteristics and pollution problems, ecosystem and health implications, clean up options.

CHM 319 - Carbohydrate Chemistry (1 Unit)

Classification, structure and nomenclature of carbohydrates. Preparations and reactions. Configurations. Epimerization.

CHM 332 - Industrial Inorganic Chemistry (3 Units)

Chemistry of metals: Occurrence, extraction and general properties. Comparative Chemistry of the following elements: (Ga, In, Ti), (Sn and Pb) and (Se, Te, Po). Production of primary Inorganic chemicals and their uses. Water purification. Industrial gases (N2, O2, Cl2, H2). Industrial acids (H2SO4, H3PO4, NH3, HCl). Ammonia and ammonium nitrate. Iron and non-ferrous metals (Copper, zinc and lead). Inorganic dyes. Fertilizers and their derivatives such as sulphuric acid, phosphoric acid, diammonium sulphate, dicalcium phosphate. Chemistry of glass and ceramic. Cement and clay minerals, gypsum.

CHM 333 - Instrumental Methods of Analysis (2 Units)

Spectroscopic techniques. X-ray methods. Fluorescence technique, refractometry and interferometer polarimetry, voltametry, colorimetric.

CHM 334 - Applied Spectroscopy (2 Units)

Basic principles and applications of UV/Vis, IR, NMR and Mass spectroscopy in the structural elucidation of compounds and quality control.

CHM 335 Industrial Chemistry Laboratory I (2 Units)

Integrated laboratory practicals covering specifically 300 Level Industrial Chemistry courses

CHM 356 - Metallurgy and Metal Fabrication (2 Units)

The scope of metallurgy; history of metallurgical processes in Nigeria. Modern metallurgical processes ad operations - production of metals and alloys. Machining processes: Metal cutting, mechanics of metal cutting, cutting tool materials; grinding processes. Metal forming: hot forming, cold forming. Casting and sintering processes. Oxidation and corrosion phenomena.

CHM 359 - Glass Blowing Practical (1 Unit)

Properties of glass in general use. Manufacturers’ symbols and what they represent. Types of glass used for laboratory wares. Identification methods, working temperatures. Coefficient of expansion, annealing, thermal resistance, correlation of these factors. Identification of basic tools, Gas supplies, safety measures, Cutting, rotation techniques, drawing simple butt joining bulb blowing and bending, rounding off end of tube, taper drawing and reaming, ring seal and side grinding and polishing..

400 LEVEL

Alpha Semester

CHM406 - Symmetry and Group Theory (2 Units)

Definitions and theorems of Group Theory: properties of a Group; examples of Groups; subgroups; classes; Molecular symmetry and the symmetry groups: symmetry elements and operations; symmetry planes and reflections; inversion centre; proper axes and rotations; products of symmetry operations; equivalent symmetry elements and equivalent atoms; symmetry point groups; systematic procedure for symmetry classification of molecules; classes of symmetry operations; representation of groups; properties of matrices and vectors; the "Great Orthogonality Theorem" and its consequences; Character Tables; representations for cyclic groups; Group theory and quantum mechanics; wave functions as bases for irreducible representations; the Direct Product; identifying non-zero matrix elements; Applications in chemical systems.

CHM410 - Quantum Mechanics (2 Units)

Wave mechanics and application of boundary conditions. Bohr’s theory of atomic spectra and its limitations. The Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Operators and the postulates of quantum mechanics. Term symbols; the Schroedinger wave equation (for the hydrogen and helium atoms, hydrogen molecule ion and hydrogen molecule) and application in the interpretation of spectra. Introductory molecular orbital theory for chemical bonding.

CHM411 - Quality Control (2 Units)

Chemical and technical quality control of textiles, plastics, food, dyes, soap and detergents, cosmetics, etc.

CHM412 - Seminar (2 Units)

A student chooses from a list of subjects of topical interest provided by academic staff, does a literature survey on the chosen topic and presents a written report and a seminar on it at the end of the semester.

CHM413 - Environmental Assessment Techniques (2 Units)

Introduction to principles of Environmental Assessment including Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Environmental Auditing, Environmental baseline studies, Environmental modeling, Policy and regulations.

CHM414 - Fertilizers and Agrochemicals (2 Units)

Introductory chemistry of fertilizers. Applications of fertilizers. Chemistry and applications of physically mixed and complex NPK fertilizers. Chemistry of organochlorine and organophoshorus insecticides, fungicides, herbicides andgrowth regulators. The effects of fertilizers and pesticides on the environment. Synthesis and structural elucidation of commercial fertilizers and pesticides.

CHM415 - Textile and Dyestuff Chemistry (2 Units)

Basic chemistry of natural and synthetic fibres, chemistry of dyes and bleaching; synthesis of dyes and intermediates; physico-chemical methods of dye analysis; applications of dyes for foods and drugs.

CHM416 - Detergent and Cosmetics Chemistry (2 Units)

Survey of classes of synthetic detergents and cosmetics, surfactants. Preparation of surfactants, detergents and cosmetics from local raw materials. Industrial applications of surfactant.

CHM417 - Sugar Technology (2 Units)

Introduction, crushing, shredding, extraction, diffusion, clarification, evaporation, crystallization and drying.

CHM418 - Natural Products (2 Units)

Organic natural products, including terpenes, steroids, alkaloids vitamins, antibiotics: synthesis, degradation and biological functions. Pheromone – a review. Conformational effects and interactions in polyfunctional molecules.

CHM430 - Environmental Analysis (2 Units)

Introduction, principles and applications. Environmental sampling methodology, Sample preservation and processing, Analytical techniques for environmental analysis, Data management and preservation.

CHM431 - Polymer Chemistry (2 Units)

Definitions of basic terms. Outline sources of raw materials for polymers. Phase systems for polymerization. Step- growth polymerization, free radical addition polymerization, ionic polymerization. Solubility and solution properties of polymers. Fibre forming polymers.

CHM432 - Mineral Processing (2 Units)

Occurrence and classification of important world course of economic minerals. Mineral resources of Nigeria. Physical processing of minerals. Mineral beneficiation. Chemical processing- hydro-pyro- and electrometallurgical processes. Extraction of selected metals featuring each of the chemical processes.

CHM433 - Wood, Pulp and Paper Chemistry (2 Units)

Forest – conservation, exploration and aforestation. Spicies, anatomy, physical properties and classification of wood. Preparation of wood for pulping. Physical and chemical methods of pulping. Bleaching reagents and pulp bleaching. Pulp properties and uses.

CHM434 - Mathematics for Material Scientists (2 Units)

This course covers the mathematical techniques necessary for understanding of materials science and engineering topics such as energetics, materials structure and symmetry, materials response to applied fields, mechanics and physics of solids and soft materials. Linear algebra and quadratic forms, symmetry operations, calculus of several variables, introduction to complex analysis, ordinary and partial differential equations and fourier analysis.

CHM435 - Modern Aspects of Organic Chemistry (2 Units)

NMR Spectroscopy: Advanced NMR techniques, with worked examples. Pericyclic Reactions: Thermal and Photochemical Reactions. Electrocyclic Reactions, cycloaddition reactions and sigmatropic rearrangements. Synthetic applications of pericyclic reactions. Organic reactive intermediates: carbanions and cations, radicals. Free radicals in organic synthesis. Carbenes. Nitrenes. Organometallics: properties of organometallics. Principles of organometallic reactions. Catalytic organometallic process: synthesis with organometallics. Retrosynthetic Analysis. Enantio- and diastereo-controlled processes and asymmetric synthesis. Main group elementoorganic chemistry: S, Se, Si, application in organic synthesis.

CHM438 - Chemical Environmental Pollution (2 Units)

Principles of chemical pollution of environmental media (air, soil and water) and associated resources. Water/waste water Chemistry. Soil chemistry and fate of pollutants. Remediation of contaminated environment.

CHM439 - Analysis of Selected Materials (2 Units)

Analysis of air, soils, minerals, rocks and other miscellaneous materials.

CHM450 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry and Applications (2 Units)

Electroanalytical methods, UV-Visible and molecular statistics in Chemical analysis absorption spectrophotometry, Analysis of material: methodology and examples selected from industrial raw materials, air, medicine and soil.

CHM452 - Polymer and Rubber Additives (2 Units)

Antioxidants, blowing agents, colourants, coupling agents, flame retardants, heat stabilisers, impact modifiers, lubricants, plasticisers, preservatives, uv stabilisers, etc. Accelerators, activators, antioxidants, antiozonants, blowing agents, bonding agents, fillers, plasticisers, process oils, retarders and vulcanising agents, etc.

CHM453 - Morphology (2 Units)

Effects of composition and architecture on morphology. Micellation of copolymers in solution. Introduction to integrated circuits (microchips). Optical lithography. Lithographic materials. Lithographic processes. Ion lithography. Construction of materials with defined shapes and dimensions at the nanometric level.

CHM454 - Materials Thermodynamics (2 Units)

Laws of thermodynamics and their applications to equilibrium and the properties of materials. Provides a foundation to treat general phenomena in materials science and engineering, including chemical reactions, magnetism, polarizability, and elasticity. Develops relations pertaining to multiphase equilibria as determined by a treatment of solution thermodynamics. Develops graphical constructions that are essential for the interpretation of phase diagrams. Treatment includes electrochemical equilibria and surface thermodynamics. Introduces aspects of statistical thermodynamics as they relate to macroscopic equilibrium phenomena.

CHM470 - Water Analysis (2 Units)

Water quality parameters for various (Industrial, Agricultural and Domestic) uses. Methods of analysis of water and wastewater for various quality parameters. Analysis for trace organics. Water pollution control and treatment.

CHM474 - Coordination Chemistry (2 Units)

The nomenclature of coordination compounds- types of ligands - coordination number, Kinetics and reaction mechanisms, characterization methods (molecular spectroscopy, including NMR spectroscopy) and theories on structure and bonding will be discussed with examples being drawn from coordination and organometallic complexes of the transition metals. Stereochemistry and isomerism constitutional, geometrical and optical-coordination numbers, CFT, crystal field splitting in octahedral, square planar, tetrahedral complexes, applications of CFT, Jahn-Teller distortions – limitations.

CHM476 - Basic Polymer Science I (2 Units)

Introduction, Structures and Molecular Weights, How Polymers are Made: Chain Reaction Polymerizations, Properties of Polymers: Thermal and Optical, How Polymers are Made: Step Reaction Polymerizations, Processing of Polymers, Properties of Polymers: Mechanical and Electrical, Properties of Polymers: Chemical and Solution, Specific Polymers and Applications.

CHM477 - Hazardous Waste Management (2 Units)

Types and classification of hazardous substances and wastes, Environmental chemical processes. Waste prevention including waste minimization, treatment and disposal. Waste recycling/recovery/reuse and Cleaner Production Technology.

CHM490 - Automation in Analytical Science (2 Units)

Expert systems: library programs which describe the analysis procedure (treatment of sample, separation methods and detection methods) of chemical compounds. Laboratory automation: centralized versus decentralized strategy, role of the central computer and the P.C., information processing and communication, Analysis automation: sampling, treatment of sample and detection, continuous analysis systems, GC automation and HPLC automation, data processing and control, applications, Optimization methods: experimental planning, mathematical models, calculation methods, application of 'central composite method' to ion chromatography.

CHM492 - Polymer Engineering (2 Units)

Flow Behaviour of Polymer Melts, Extrusion Processing, Injection Moulding Technology, Solid Phase Deformation Processing, Melt Processing, Coating Technology.

CHM494 - Materials Processing (2 Units)

Cost-effective and sustainable production of solid materials with a desired geometry, structure or distribution of structures, and production volume. Different types of phase

transformations which determine the structure in various processes for making materials, solid heat treatment, liquid- solid processing, fluid behavior, deformation processing, and vapor-solid processing.

CHM498 - Advanced Electrochemistry (2 Units)

Overview of electrochemical systems, thermodynamics of electrochemical reactions, electrolysis, batteries and accumulators, and ion transport of ionic solutions, ionic activity coefficients in solutions, electrolysis and laws of electrolysis, overvoltage.