Details of CH4109 (Autumn 2025)
| Level: 4 | Type: Theory | Credits: 4.0 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| CH4109 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 2 | IP | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 3 | IP | 5 | Not Allowed |
| 4 | MP | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 5 | MP | 3 | Elective |
| 6 | MR | 1 | Elective |
| 7 | MR | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 8 | MS | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 9 | MS | 5 | Not Allowed |
| 10 | MS | 7 | Elective |
| 11 | MS | 9 | Elective |
| 12 | RS | 1 | Elective |
| 13 | RS | 2 | Elective |