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| LIF5130 | Chemistry of Lignin | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FIBER and PAPER TECHNOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Lab work | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Hüseyin KIRCI | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The objective of the course is to provide students with a detailed knowledge of characterization and properties of lignin and to expose the students to determinate the structural elements in lignin, to provide some necessary tools and techniques to identify structural models for lignins. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | summarise formation of lignin macromolecules and be able explain the lignification of the cell wall. | 5 | 1,3 | | PO - 2 : | describe the structure and constitutions of lignin. | 5 | 1,3 | | PO - 3 : | apply various techniques in search of characterization and properties of lignins and lignin derivatives. | 3,5 | 1,3 | | PO - 4 : | evaluate the results of lignin analyze and explain lignin heterogeneity. | 4 | 1,3 | | PO - 5 : | Students will be able to use different lignin isolation methods. | 5 | 1,3 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Course focus on spesific analytical techniques of determination of structural elements in lignin. Lignification of the cell wall. Formation of lignin macromolecules. Aspects of lignin deposition in the differentiating cell wall. Structure and constitution of lignin. Structural models of lignin. Lignin heterogeneity. Chemical composition and molecular weight. Lignin-polysaccaride complexes |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The evolution of lignin chemistry, definition and distribution | | | Week 2 | The isolation of lignin | | | Week 3 | The physical properties of lignin | | | Week 4 | The elementary composition and constituent groups of lignin | | | Week 5 | Reduction, hydrogenation, and hydrognolysis of lignin | | | Week 6 | Oxidation of lignin | | | Week 7 | The alkali fusion of lignin | | | Week 8 | Special reactions with lignin | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | The thermal decomposition of lignin | | | Week 11 | The biolojical decomposition of lignin | | | Week 12 | Theories on the structure of lignin | | | Week 13 | The linkage of lignin in the plant | | | Week 14 | The biosynthesis of lignin | | | Week 15 | Synthetic lignins | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Brauns, F. E., and Brauns, A. D. 1960; The Chemistry of Lignin supplement volume Covering the literature for the years 1949- 1958, Academic Press, New York. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 16.11.2016 | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 07.01.2017 | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 7 | 28 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 4 | 10 | 40 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 6 | 24 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 194 |
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