Course: Macromolecular Chemistry II

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Course title Macromolecular Chemistry II
Course code TUIP/TP5M2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Navrátilová Jana, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- Introduction to polymers, types, properties, applications - Polyethylene - Polypropylene, poly-1-butene, poly-4-methyl-1-pentene, cyclic olefin copolymers - Styrene polymers - Vinyl polymers - Acrylic polymers - Fluoroplastics - Polyacetals, polyethers and epoxies - Thermoplastic polyesters, unsaturated polyester resins - Polyamides - Polyurethanes - Phenoplasts and aminoplasts - Specialty polymers - Bioplastics

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Simple experiments
  • Preparation for examination - 100 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 30 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 50 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of organic and macromolecular chemistry.
Knowledge of organic and macromolecular chemistry.
learning outcomes
The student can divide synthetic polymers into groups according to their chemical composition and knows specific types of polymers from these groups.
The student can divide synthetic polymers into groups according to their chemical composition and knows specific types of polymers from these groups.
The student understands the production of different types of polymers and types of polymerisation reactions.
The student understands the production of different types of polymers and types of polymerisation reactions.
The student knows the properties and possible applications of individual polymers.
The student knows the properties and possible applications of individual polymers.
The student knows how each polymer is processed.
The student knows how each polymer is processed.
The student knows how the properties of different types of polymers can be modified.
The student knows how the properties of different types of polymers can be modified.
Skills
The student can select the appropriate polymer for a given application.
The student can select the appropriate polymer for a given application.
The student is able to distinguish between different types of polymers.
The student is able to distinguish between different types of polymers.
The student can define the strengths and weaknesses of polymers in a given application.
The student can define the strengths and weaknesses of polymers in a given application.
The student is able to set processing conditions for individual polymers based on knowledge of their structure and properties.
The student is able to set processing conditions for individual polymers based on knowledge of their structure and properties.
The student is able to consider the ecological aspects of the use of individual polymers in specific applications.
The student is able to consider the ecological aspects of the use of individual polymers in specific applications.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Skills
Simple experiments
Simple experiments
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Analysis of works made by the student (Technical products)
Oral examination
Oral examination
Analysis of works made by the student (Technical products)
Recommended literature
  • BRANDRUP, J., IMMERGUT, E.H., GRULKE, E.A. Polymer Handbook, 4th Ed.. Wiley, 1999. ISBN 0471481718.
  • BRYDSON, J.A. Plastics Materials, 7th Ed.. Elsevier, 1999. ISBN 978-0-7506-4132-6.
  • CAMPBELL, M.I. Introduction to Synthetic Polymers, 2nd Ed.. Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0198564706.
  • CRAWFORD, J.R. Plastics Engineering, 3rd Ed.. Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998. ISBN 9780750637640.
  • Mleziva, Josef. Polymery : výroba, struktura, vlastnosti a použití. 2. přeprac. vyd. Praha : Sobotáles, 2000. ISBN 8085920727.


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