Course: Laboratory I

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Course title Laboratory I
Course code KCHTFR/LAB1
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Tišlová Renata, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Hurtová Alena, Ing.
  • Kolinkeová Blanka, Ing.
  • Lesniaková Petra, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Laboratory report, laboratory rules and safety, categories of danger. Basic laboratory techniques, laboratory glassware. Analytical chemistry - qualitative and quantitative analysis. Solubility of inorganic substances. Preparation of aqueous and non-aqueous solutions. Pipetting, filtration. Fundamentals of analytic chemistry - qualitative and quantitative analysis. Basic types of chemical reactions, chemical calculations (e.g. mass, mole and volume fraction). Measuring pH. Water absorption of mineral materials such as stone and plaster. Grain size distribution of mineral materials.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work
Learning outcomes
The target of this subject is to check and primarily to complete theoretical knowledge in organic and inorganic chemistry.
Students get practical experience with materials and methods commonly used in conservation profession. Students obtain basic knowledge in the field of chemical technology of monument conservation. In addition to, students obtain experience with written documents.
Prerequisites
Students should attend the course Basics of Chemistry I.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

Students gain credits if they attend the laboratory course performing given experiments and submitting laboratory report at the end of the semester.
Recommended literature
  • Ďurovič, M. a kol. Restaurování a konzervování archiválií a knih. Praha, Paseka, 2002.
  • Kotlík, Petr. Stavební materiály historických objektů : materiály, koroze, sanace. Praha: Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická, 1999. ISBN 80-7080-347-9.
  • Lukeš I., Mička, Z. Anorganická chemie II.. Praha, 1998.
  • Mička, Z., Lukeš, I. Anorganická chemie I.. Praha, 1999.
  • Sýkorová, Dagmar. Návody pro laboratoře z anorganické chemie. Praha: Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, 2001. ISBN 80-7080-452-1.
  • Šimůnková, E., Bayerová, T. Pigmenty. Praha, 1999.
  • Vacík, J. a kol. Přehled středoškolské chemie. Praha, 1993.
  • Zelinger, J. a kol. Chemie v práci konzervátora a restaurátora. Academia, 1982.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Restoration Study plan (Version): Restoration and Conservation of Stone and Related Materials (2013) Category: Art and applied art 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Restoration Study plan (Version): Restoration and Conservation of Wall Painting and Sgraffito (2013) Category: Art and applied art 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Restoration Study plan (Version): Restoration and Conservation of Art on Paper and Related Materials (2013) Category: Art and applied art 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Restoration Study plan (Version): Restoration and Conservation of Paper, Bookbinding and Documents (2013) Category: Art and applied art 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter