C6815 Polymer Structure and Properties

Faculty of Science
Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ing. Vladimír Šindelář, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Milan Potáček, CSc.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Milan Potáček, CSc.
Prerequisites
C4120 Macromolecular Chemistry
Knowledge of organic, physical and macromolecular chemistry.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 11 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The lecture is acquainting students with polymer structure, methods of structure elucidation and its reflex in physical and useful properties and their elucidation.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction into the subject Structure and properties of polymers.
  • 2. Molecular weights and methods of determination.
  • 3. Distribution of molecular weight, polydispersity index,
  • 4. Constitution of polymers and copolymers.
  • 5. Chain configuration and conformation.
  • 6. Polymer solutions, Flory-Huggins solution theory.
  • 7. Physical states of polymers: rubber elastic state, glassy state, crystalline state.
  • 8. Polymers in crystalline state.
  • 9. Polymer networks.
  • 10. Overview of most common polymer materials: structure, properties, applications.
  • 11. Structure and properties of natural polymers.
  • 12. A change in the structure of polymers caused by their degradation and processing.
  • 13. Combinational approach for the evaluation of structure and properties of plastics.
  • 14. Overview of the subject
Literature
  • B. Meissner, V. Zilvar, Fyzika polymerů, SNTL/Alfa 1987
  • S. F. Sun, Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules, John Wiley&Sons, Inc. 1994
  • J. Pouchly, Fyzikalni chemie makromolekularnich a koloidnich soustav, VSCHT Praha, 1998
  • L. Mleziva, J Kalal, Zaklady makromolekularni chemie. SNTL/Alfa, 1986
  • H.-G. Elias, An Introduction to Polymer Science, Weinheim 1997
  • P. Munk, Introduction to Macromolecular Science, John Wiley&Sons, 1989
Teaching methods
Lecture
Assessment methods
Oral and written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation.