English

If sufficient demand

The course provides a deep knowledge and understanding about the physical and organic chemistry regarding polymerization reactions and polymeric materials.

Different polymerization reactions (step-growth, chain and ring-opening polymerizations), their kinetics, thermodynamics and applicability for different polymers and materials. Relationships between kinetics and molecular weight. Complex polymer structures. Copolymerization. Stereo-selective polymerization. Chemical modification (functionalization) of polymers. Industrial processes.

be able to account for different polymerization mechanisms and relationships between polymerization conditions, macromolecular structure and molecular weight.

be able to plan and evaluate experiments for studies of polymerization reactions and processes.

be able to exhaustively discuss different problems within polymer chemistry and be able to assess the usefulness of different polymerization reactions.

Seminars

Project

Self-study literature review

The teaching is carried out in the form of seminars where the course participants (after literature studies) present, describe and discuss different areas of polymer chemistry. A literature project is carried out towards the end of the course where the participants will develop a detailed experimental plan (incl risk assessment) to synthesize a given polymer or to solve a defined problem in the polymer chemistry area.

Written assignments

Seminars given by participants

Failed, pass

Approved course KASN25F Polymer Chemistry, or similar.

Physical and organic chemistry at the basic level. Actic research within polymer chemistry/technology, or related areas.

Odian, G.: Principles of Polymerization. Wiley-Interscience, 2004. ISBN 0471274003.

Finns att tillgå elektroniskt från bibliotekets hemsida.

The course is given when at least 5 students are registered and when the teacher is available.

KAS010F

2019-12-17

Margareta Sandahl