IDENTIFYING DATA

2012_13

Subject (*)

POLYMERS

Code

20685108

Study programme

Chemical Engineering (2011)

Cycle

2nd

Descriptors

Credits

Type

Year

Period

Compulsory

First

Only annual

Language

Anglès

Department

Enginyeria Química

Coordinator

GIAMBERINI ., MARTA

E-mail

marta.giamberini@urv.cat

Lecturers

GIAMBERINI ., MARTA

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General description and relevant information

In this course general aspects of polymer science will be introduced, with a special focus on their applications.

Competences

Type A	Code	Competences Specific
		Professional
	AP8	A3.1 Apply knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and other natural sciences by means of study, experience, practice and critical reasoning in order to establish economically viable solutions for technical problems (I1).
	AP9	A3.2 Design and optimize products, processes, systems and services for the chemical industry on the basis of various areas of chemical engineering, including processes, transport, separation operations, and chemical, nuclear, elctrochemical and biochemical reactions engineering (I2).
Type B	Code	Competences Transversal
		Professional
	BP1	B1.1 Communicate and discuss proposals and conclusions in a clear and unambiguous manner in specialized and non-specialized multilingual forums (G9).
	BP5	B4.1 Be able to learn autonomously in order to maintain and improve the competences pertaining to chemical engineering that enable continuous professional development. (G11)
Type C	Code	Competences Nuclear
		Common
	CC1	Have an intermediate mastery of a foreign language, preferably English
	CC2	Be advanced users of the information and communication technologies
	CC3	Be able to manage information and knowledge

Learning aims

Objectives	Competences
To know the properties of polymers and adapt them to the design in advanced technology applications	AP8 AP9	BP1 BP5	CC1 CC2 CC3

Contents

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
Applications to advanced polymeric materials: flame retardant polymers, liquid crystalline polymers and ordered thermosets

Planning

Methodologies :: Tests

Competences

(*) Class hours

Hours outside the classroom

(**) Total hours

Introductory activities

0.5

Lecture

Presentations / expositions

Personal tuition

1.5

Objective short-answer tests

(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies

Methodologies

	Description
Introductory activities	Presentation of the curriculum, the literature and evaluation system
Lecture	Exhibition of the subject of theoretical and case studies with the help of the board and PowerPoint presentations.
Presentations / expositions	Seminars assets taken by students on specific cases found in literature
Personal tuition

Personalized attention

Personal tuition

Description

Talk with students individually or in small groups, about various aspects of the theoretical contents of the subject or problem solving and / or questions. The teacher of the subject can be contacted directly at his office by appointment or by e-mail

Assessment

	Description	Weight
Presentations / expositions	Evaluated critical exposure sessions of seminars	80
Objective short-answer tests	A written test on the theoretical content of the course	20

Other comments and second exam session

Sources of information

Basic	L.H. Sperling, Introduction to Physical Polymer Science, 4th, Wiley F. Rodriguez, Principles of Polymer Systems, 3rd, Taylor & Francis

Complementary	R.J. Young and P.A. Lovell, Introduction to Polymers, 2nd, Chapman and Hall , Journal of Applied Polymer Science, , John Wiley , Journal of Polymer Science: Parts A and B (polymer Chemistry and Polymer Physics), , John Wiley , Polymer, , Elsevier

Recommendations

(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.