Polymers - 4PMFPOL5
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Number of hours
- Lectures : 17.0
- Tutorials : 17.0
- Laboratory works : 0
- Projects : 0
- Internship : 0
ECTS : 3.0
Goals
Introduction to polymers
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Content 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
PrerequisitesBasics of chemistry
Tests Semester 7 - The exam is given in english only 
2 h written exam
Additional Information Semester 7 - This course is given in english only 
Curriculum->Internationals Cursus->Semester 7
Curriculum->Engineering degree->Semester 7
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Date of update March 19, 2019