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| Previous course: C3692 |
| Offered by:
Department of Chemical Engineering
(KT) |
| No credit points with: C3692 |
| Prerequisite: C2320/23220 |
| Desirable: C36270 |
| Recommended semester:
4th -7th semester |
| Scope and form: Lectures, group work and problem solving. |
| Examination:
Written exam
(13 point scale
) |
| Contact person: |
Jørgen Kops, KT, Building 227, Tel. +45 4525 2969 |
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Aim: To enable the participants
* To evaluate the possibility to prepare polymers from given (monomers) low molecular building blocks
* To estimate the influence of process conditions on reaction rate and molecular structure of polymers
* To evaluate modification possibilities and degradation. |
| Contents: In general we want to elucidate the possibilities for taylormaking polymers with specific molecular structure. Polymerization reactions are treated, such as: Step reactions and chain reactions based on face radical, ionic and complex initiation mechanisms. Emphasis is on an understanding of reaction parameters controlling reaction rate, molecular weight distribution and molecular structure, such as branch structure, crosslinks and stereochemical conditions. Detailed understanding of reaction mechanisms which are involved in polymerization reactions are treated thoroughly. This treatment allows an evaluation of e.g. influence of reaction medium, influence of added chemicals and influence of monomer structure on the reaction. Selected possibilities for modification of polymers in order to change their properties are treated. Finally polymer degradation reactions and relationships between structure and stability are gone through. |
