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HU Credits:
4
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Chemistry
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
E. Safra
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof. Roy Shenhar
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Staff:
Prof Roy Shenhar
Course/Module description:
Basic course in Polymer Science, covering basic concepts, polymerization chemistry (mechanisms and kinetics), behavior of polymer chains, and main physical properties
Course/Module aims:
See Learning Outcomes.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Recognize and classify polymers by the mechanism of their creation
Explain the influence on the polymerization mechanism on the distribution of molecular mass
Plan a synthetic strategy for the creation of polymer and copolymers with different architectures
Evaluate the behavior of polymers in solution and in the melt
Know the main characterization methods
Analyze the main properties of polymers
Attendance requirements(%):
80%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lecture
Course/Module Content:
Introduction – evolution of polymer science, basic concepts, nomenclature.
Step polymerization – mechanism, Carothers' theory, Flory's statistical theory, kinetics, synthesis methods, non-linear polymerization, gelation.
Free radical polymerization – initiation, propagation, termination, and chain transfer; kinetics; polymerization processes: bulk, solution, suspension and emulsion.
Controlled radical polymerization – principles and strategies, NMP, ATRP, RAFT.
Anionic polymerization – living polymerization, solvent and counterion effects.
Stereochemistry and coordination polymerization – tacticity, Ziegler-Natta polymerization.
Ring opening polymerization and specialzied polymers - ROP, ROMP, conductive polymers by oxidative coupling
Copolymerization – different mechanisms, Q-e scheme.
Block and graft copolymers – synthesis methods
Polymers in solution – Flory-Huggins theory, solubility parameter, size of a polymer, θ conditions.
Characterization methods – gel permeation chromatography, light scattering, viscometry, end-group analysis
Amorphous polymers – the glass transition, chemical structure effect
Semi-crystalline polymers – transitions, melting, structure, melt crystallization
Multicomponent systems – blends and block copolymers
Required Reading:
None.
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 70 %
Assignments 20 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 10 %
Active participation in class
Additional information:
A visit to a polymer factory/company is planned toward the end of the course. Participation in the visit is not mandatory.
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