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Academic Year: | 2013/4 |
Owning Department/School: | Department of Chemistry |
Credits: | 3 |
Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
Period: |
Semester 1 |
Assessment: | EX 100% |
Supplementary Assessment: |
Reassessment not allowed |
Requisites: | Before taking this unit you must take CH20151 or take CH20152 |
Description: | Aims: This core unit will introduce the basic concepts needed to describe the synthesis and characterisation of a range of polymers in order to understand how their properties can be controlled. Learning Outcomes: After studying this unit students should be able to: * Demonstrate an understanding of how polymer structure can be influenced by the methods of synthesis and how this affects material properties; * Describe and explain methods for synthesis by step- and chain growth polymerisation; * Critically review literature examples of modern polymerisation processes; * Solve a range of unseen quantitative problems in these topics. Skills: Problem solving (T, F, A) Scientific writing (F, A), Independent working (F) Group working (F). Content: Classification and types of polymers. Synthesis of polymers with examples taken from several different classes (addition, step-growth, ring opening, organometallic) with the emphasis on how physicochemical considerations influence the polymer structure. Characterisation of polymers (molecular weight and chain length, spectroscopy, thermal methods). Structure and morphology of polymers and how this influences properties. Polymer solutions and thermodynamics of polymer mixtures. A survey of recent applications taken from current research and industrial topics. |
Programme availability: |
CH40207 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Chemistry
CH40207 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Chemistry
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