Students will be able to:

correctly use all concepts related to the size and shape of particles, grains and pores,

correctly interpret size distributions of particles, grains and pores based on the statistics of small particles,

understand the relations between particles, disperse systems and granular microstructures,

use the correct terminology for the presentation of results and understand the theoretical fundamentals of common characterzation methods for particles and microstructures to the degree necessary to take full advantage of the current special literature in the field,

make qualified choices of suitable methods for the characterization of particles, disperse systems and the microstructure of heterogeneous materials, including porous materials, and correctly use these methods,

correctly apply stereological relations for the quantitative characterization of microstructures and integral transformations for correcting the random section problem when determining size distributions.

R - Allen T.: Particle Size Measurement (two volumes, fifth edition). Chapman & Hall, London 1997. (ISBN 0-412-75350-2).

R - van de Hulst H. C.: Light Scattering by Small Particles. Dover, New York 1981. (ISBN 0-486-64228-3).

R - Xu R.: Particle Characterization - Light Scattering Methods. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht 2000. (ISBN 1-4020-3-0357-9).

R - Gregg S. J., Sing K. S. W.: Adsorption, Surface Area and Porosity (second edition). Academic Press, London 1982. (ISBN 0-12-300956-1).

R - Russ J. C., Dehoff R. T.: Practical Stereology (second edition). Kluwer Academic, New York 2000. (ISBN 0-306-46476-4).

Pabst W., Gregorová E.: Characterization of particles and particle systems. VŠCHT Praha 2007 (accesssible via

http://www.vscht.cz/sil/keramika/Characterization_of_particles/CPPS%20_English%20version_.pdf ).

Pabst W., Gregorová E., Uhlířová T.: Microstructure characterization via stereological relations — A shortcut

for beginners (accessible via https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1044580315001291/pdfft?md5=67921b46354613a1ca14786d6894f8fe&pid=1-s2.0-S1044580315001291-main.pdf )

1. Introduction (equivalent diameters and statistical measures of particle and nanoparticle size)

2. Size, shape and surface of particles and nanoparticles, grains and pores; fractals

3. Particle packing and sintering

4. Statistics of small particles I: Empirical distributions and statistical characteristics

5. Statistics of small particles II: Analytical distribution functions, moments, moment ratios

6. Sedimentation Analysis, suspensions, nanofluids and aerosols

7. Adsorption of gases and its use for the characterization of particles and porous materials

8. Laser diffraction I: Theory (from Maxwell theory to Mire theory, Fraunhofer, Rayleigh)

9. Laser diffraction II: Practical use and possibilities of applications

10. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) for nanoparticles and other methods for the characterization of particles and suspensions (ELS, OPC, ESA)

11. Stereological characterization of microstructures via microscopic image analysis

12. Determination of grain and pore size distributions, tomographic methods, Hildebrand-Ruegsegger local thickness measure

13. Grain size determination by X-ray diffraction and inclusion size determination by small-angle scattering (SAXS, SANS)

14. Mercury porosimetry and other methods for characterizing the microstructure of porous materials

1. Úvod (ekvivalentní a statistické míry velikosti částic a nanočástic)

2. Velikost, tvar a povrch částic a nanočástic, zrn a pórů; fraktály

3. Uspořádání částic a slinování

4. Statistika malých částic I: Empirická rozdělení a statistická charakteristika

5. Statistika malých částic II: Analytické funkce rozdělení, momenty, momentové poměry

6. Sedimentační analýza, suspenze, nanofluidy a aerosoly

7. Adsorpce plynů a její využití pro charakterizaci částic a porézních materiálů

8. Laserová difrakce I: Teorie (od Maxwellovy teorie k Mieově teorii, Fraunhofer, Rayleigh)

9. Laserová difrakce II: Praktické použití a možnosti aplikace

10. Dynamický rozptyl světla (DLS) pro nanočástice a jiné metody charakterizace částic a suspenzí (ELS, OPC, ESA)

11. Stereologická charakterizace mikrostruktur pomocí mikroskopické obrazové analýzy

12. Určení rozdělení velikosti zrn a pórů, tomografické metody, míra lokální tloušťky (Hildebrand-Ruegsegger)

13. Určení velikosti zrn rentgenovou difrakcí a maloúhlový rozptyl (SAXS, SANS)

14. Rtuťová porozimetrie, a jiné metody charakterizace mikrostruktury porézních materiálů

In order to enroll for this course the student must have a bachelor (B.Sc.) or comparable degree in chemistry, materials science and technology or a related field.

In order to become eligible for classification the student has to pass a written qualification test. The final exam is oral and concerns the content of the whole lecture course.