1. Premanufacturing technological processes used in production. The preparation of primary and secondary entry materials. General characterization. 2. Preparation of blends and compounds. Mixing of miscible and immiscible liquids. Mixing of filled mixtures. Design and technological requirements for processing equipment. Reactive mixing. Granulation. 3. Extrusion/coextrusion of polymer flat, circular and shape-complicated profiles. Design and technological requirements of processing equipment. Specific extrusion technologies. Cables manufacturing. 4. Blow molding of single and multilayer polymer products - hollow vessels, films, foils. Specific technologies. Design and technological requirements. Production of biaxially oriented foils. 5. Production of fibers. Manufacturing of non-woven textile. 6. Production of polymer foams. Chemical, physical and mechanical foaming of polymers. 7. Injection molding of plastic products. PIM technology. Specific injection technology - 2K, gas and water assisted and sandwich. Design and technological requirements. pVT diagrams. Reactive injection. 8. Finishing technological processes - lamination, application of inhomogeneous layers and printing. 9. Vacuum forming. Rotational molding. Dipping. 10. Processing techniques for polymers (proteins). Solvent (casting) and (thermo)plasticizing methods of processing polymers. The overview of applications of proteins - food additives, nutritional supplements, packaging materials (films, coatings, casings), human medicine, cosmetics etc. 11. Processing of animal hides/skins in tanneries. Tanning process, tanning agents, the principal of chrome-tanning and vegetable tanning. 12. Processing of animal hides/skins in tanneries. Post-tanning operations, leather finishing operations. The advantages of leathers, comparison, utilisation. 13. Processing collagen into edible packaging (casings, foils, films). Natural casings (pig, cow, sheep) - properties and applications. Co-extrusion technology in meat industry (meat products + casings). 14. Processing of collagenous tissues into hydrolysates; types of hydrolysis. Hydrolysates from native collagen and their applications in food industry. Manufacturing of collagen hydrolysates from tannery, leather and food by-products. 15. Gelatine and glue manufacturing process; raw materials. Manufacturing of type A and type B gelatines. 16. Processing gelatines for pharmaceutical tablets and microcapsules (by coacervation and spray drying). Applications of microcapsules. Applications of gelatines in food industry. 17. Characterisation of thermosets. Basic differencess of thermosets processing. Their structure, properties and thermal behaviour. 18. Basic types of reactive resins. Base materials, types of curing, types of polyreaction, possible application. 19. Curing of thermosets. TTT diagram, time of gelation, vitrification, temperature of glass transition, time of workability. Effect of temperature and volume. Typical methods of degree of curing assesment. 20. Technologies of composite materials processing: discontinuous technologies. Open and closed technologies. 21. Technologies of composite materials processing: continuous technologies. 22. BMC (Bulk Molding Compound), SMC (Sheet Molding Compound), prepregs (preimpregnated boards). 23. Rubber compounds. Recipe definition. Basic raw materials. Compound optimization. 24. Fillers. Classification of fillers. Aggregates and agglomerates. Specific surface. Carbon black. 25. Mineral fillers. Precipitated silica. Silanization. Plasticizers. 26. Mixing. Two roll mill. Internal mixer. 27. Extrusion. Extrusion tools. Vulcanization of profiles. 28. Calendering. 2-roll calender. 3-roll calender. 4-roll calender. 29. Compression moulding. Transfer moulding. Injection moulding. Complete version of the syllabus: https://www.utb.cz/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/TEZTE_Sedlacek.pdf
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