Polymer Science
Code
1154
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Química
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
Ana Rita Cruz Duarte
Weekly hours
7
Total hours
63
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
The objectives of this curricular unit are:
1. To acquire a background on polymer science which enable the student to correlate the chemical structure, molar mass distribution (average molar mass and polydispersity), polymer chain length and morphology with the physical behaviour of the polymer, in order to be able to understand and to forecast possible final applications.
2. To have a knowledge about the mechanisms and kinetics of polymerization reactions, the correlation between the average degree of polymerization and the rate law, the effect of temperature on the rate law and to be able to use them on the design of a polymerization reactor.
3. To have knowledge about the main industrial polymerization processes.
Prerequisites
No requisite is necessary.
Bibliography
J.M.G. Cowie, V. Arrighi, Polymers: Chemistry & Physics of Modern Materials, CRC Press, 3rd Ed., 2007
G. Odian, Principles of Polymerization, John Wiley & Sons, 4th Ed, 2004
Fred W. Billmeyer, Jr., Textbook of Polymer Science, Wiley Intersci., 3ª Ed., 1984
F. Rodriguez, Principles of Polymer Systems, McGraw-Hill, 3ª Ed., 1983
M. Campbell, Introduction to Synthetic Polymers, OxfordScience Publications, 3ª Ed., 1997
H. Allcock, F.W. Lampe, J. E. Mark, Comtemporary Polymer Chemistry, Prentice Hall, 3ª.Ed., 2003
J. Brandrup, E.H. Immergut, E.A. Grulke, Polymer Handbook, John Wiley & Sons, 4ª Ed., 2003
Evaluation method
The grade is composed by:
60% of the final grade obtained in the final exam (minimum 9.5) or in two tests (minimum 9.5; it is considered the average value of the two tests. First test will have a minimum grade of 7.5). The student can submit himself to the tests and to the exam and the best grade will be the final.
40% of the final grade is obtained by the practical part (40% grade of the seminar + 25% grade of presentation 1 + 35% grade of the reports of the laboratory work). It is also required minimum grade 9.5 in the pratical part.