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Macromolecular Chemistry - S112003

Title:	Macromolecular Chemistry
Guaranteed by:	Department of Polymers (112)
Faculty:	Faculty of Chemical Technology
Actual:	from 2021 to 2021
Semester:	summer
Points:	summer s.:4
E-Credits:	summer s.:4
Examination process:	summer s.:
Hours per week, examination:	summer s.:2/1, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity:	unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students:	unlimited
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Level:
Is provided by:	AB112002
For type:

Guarantor:	Merna Jan prof. Ing. Ph.D.

Examination dates

Annotation

Last update: Prokopová Irena doc. Ing. CSc. (06.01.2012)

The course is focused on structure of macromolecules, physical properties of polymers, monomer polymerizability, chain and stepwise polyreactions, copolymerization, ring opening polymerization and chemical reactions of polymers.

Literature

Last update: Merna Jan prof. Ing. Ph.D. (20.02.2018)

Stevens M.P.: Polymer Chemistry An Introduction. Oxford University Press, Inc., New York 1999.

Chanda M.: Introduction to Polymer Science and Chemistry. A Problem Solving Approach. CRC Press Boca Raton 2006.

Young R.J., Lovell P.A.: Introduction to Polymers. Third Edition. CRC Press Boca Raton 2011.

Requirements to the exam

Last update: Merna Jan prof. Ing. Ph.D. (15.02.2018)

Assessment test, min 50%

Syllabus -

Last update: Merna Jan prof. Ing. Ph.D. (15.02.2018)

1. Introduction and historical development, nomenclature of polymers.

2. Structure of macromolecules, molecular weight.

3. Molecular structure and properties of polymers.

4. Polymerizability of low molecular substances.

5. Free radical polymerization, elemental reactions.

6. Kinetics of free radical polymerization.

7. Free radical copolymerization.

8. Ionic polymerization and copolymerization.

9. Insertion polymerization, polymerization practice.

10. Ring-opening polymerization.

11. Step-growth polymerization, characterization, reactivity of monomer functional groups.

12. Polycondensation - mechanism and kinetics, molecular weight distributions.

13. Polyadditions - typical syntheses.

14. Reactions of polymers.

Entry requirements

Last update: Prokopová Irena doc. Ing. CSc. (06.01.2012)

Prerequisities: Organic chemistry.

Course completion requirements

Last update: Merna Jan prof. Ing. Ph.D. (15.02.2018)

Succesful assessment test and final exam test.

Teaching methods
	Activity	Credits	Hours
	Účast na přednáškách	1.5	42
	Příprava na přednášky, semináře, laboratoře, exkurzi nebo praxi	1	28
	Příprava na zkoušku a její absolvování	1.5	42
		4 / 4	112 / 112