Details of CH4212 (Spring 2021)
Level: 4 | Type: Theory | Credits: 4.0 |
Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
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CH4212 | Polymer Chemistry | Priyadarsi De, Raja Shunmugam |
Syllabus |
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1. Introduction: Nomenclature: IUPAC, Non-IUPAC, structure-based and trade names.
Exposure to important terminologies and definitions for example Molecular weight, size, glass transition temperature, crystallinity, etc. (5 Classes) 2. Polymer synthesis: Introduction to chemistry of polymerization; step, chain and miscellaneous polymerizations: Anionic, Cationic, ATRP, ROMP, RAFT, etc. Kinetics of polymerization. Chain copolymerization. (15 Classes) 3. Polymer characterization: Molecular weight determination by Size Exclusion Chomatography, light scattering, MALDI-ToF, Coligative properties, spectroscopy, etc. (6 classes) 4. Polymer solution properties, chain conformation, mechanical properties, thermal properties, polymer morphology. (10 classes) 6. Applications of synthetic polymers: Importance; biological consideration, types of polymerslittle emphasize on artificial heart, artificial skin, contact lenses, dental resins and essence of other important applications. (4 Classes) |
References |
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References:
1. Principles of Polymerization; George Ordian 2. Textbook of Polymer Science; Fred W. Billmeyer, John Wiley and Sons Inc. 3. Polymer Science; V. R. Gowariker, N. V. Viswanathan, Jayadev Sreedhar 4. Introduction to physical polymer science; L. H, Sperling, John Wiley and Sons Inc. |
Course Credit Options
Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
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1 | IP | 2 | Elective |
2 | IP | 4 | Elective |
3 | IP | 6 | Elective |
4 | MR | 2 | Not Allowed |
5 | MR | 4 | Not Allowed |
6 | MS | 10 | Not Allowed |
7 | MS | 4 | Not Allowed |
8 | MS | 6 | Not Allowed |
9 | MS | 8 | Elective |
10 | RS | 1 | Elective |
11 | RS | 2 | Elective |