Phelma Formation 2022

Polymers - 4PMFPOL5

  • Number of hours

    • Lectures 17.0
    • Projects 0
    • Tutorials 17.0
    • Internship 0
    • Laboratory works 0

    ECTS

    ECTS 3.0

Goal(s)

Introduction to polymers

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Content(s)

Polymers 1. Introduction Brief history of polymer science; natural and synthetic polymers; Classification of polymers; structure versus properties; Concept of mean average molecular weight; economical importance; polymers and the environment 2. Polymerisation Mechanisms 2.1. Polymerizable monomers (functionality, polymerizability) 2.2. Brief comparison between chain-growth and step-growth polymerization 2.2. Step-growth Polymerization 2.2.1. Main polymers (linear vs tridimensionnal) and related reactions 2.2.2. Molecular weights of linear polymers obtained by step polymerization 2.2.3. Kinetics 2.3. Radical Chain-growth Polymerisation 2.3.1. Elementary steps (initiation, propagation, transfer, termination) 2.3.2. Kinetics 2.3.3. Radical copolymerization 3. Introduction to thermal properties of polymers 4. Coordination Polymerization 5. Ionic Polymerization 6. Polymerization techniques (bulk, solution, suspension, emulsion, miniemulsion) 7. Modification of pre-formed polymers (post-crosslinking, hydrolysis, …) 8. Characterization of polymers 8.1 Viscometry of dilute solutions 8.2 Gel Permeation Chromatography 8.3 Spectroscopy: FTIR and NMR



Prerequisites

Basics of chemistry

Test

Semester 7 - The exam is given in english only 

2 h written exam



Contrôle continue : CC
Examen écrit Session1 : DS1
Examen écrit Session 2 : DS2
N1 = Note finale session 1
N2 = Note finale session 2

En présentiel :
N1 = % max(TdE, CC) + % DS1
N2 = % max(TdE, CC) + % DS2

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Additional Information

Semester 7 - This course is given in english only EN

Course list
Curriculum->Engineering degree->Semester 7
Curriculum->Internationals Cursus->Semester 7