Educational guide School of Chemical Engineering |
english |
Chemical Engineering (2011) |
Subjects |
POLYMERS |
Contents |
IDENTIFYING DATA | 2013_14 |
Subject | POLYMERS | Code | 20685108 | |||||
Study programme |
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Cycle | 2nd | |||||
Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
3 | Compulsory | First | Only annual |
Contents | Personalized attention | Assessment |
Sources of information |
Topic | Sub-topic |
Introduction: characteristics of polymeric materials |
Definition of polymer and macromolecule, synthesis and structure of polymers, polymer nomenclature |
Types of polymers: thermoplastics, thermosetting, elastomers; fibers | |
Correlations property-structure |
Morphology; definition of molecular weights and their distributions, the glass transition; crystallization; viscoelasticity; introduction to mechanical properties. |
Techniques for characterization of polymers: spectroscopy, molecular weight determination techniques, microscopic techniques, thermal analysis | Differential scanning calorimetry, size exclusion chromatography and other techniques to determine the molecular weight and its distribution, thermogravimetric analysis and dynamo-mechanic thermal analysis |
Applications in composite materials: nanocomposites and microcomposites |
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Applications to advanced polymeric materials: flame retardant polymers, liquid crystalline polymers and ordered thermosets |