Course: Fundamentals of Industrial Production of Polymers

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Course title Fundamentals of Industrial Production of Polymers
Course code UCHTML/C462
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Novák Miroslav, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Filipi Michaela, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Week 1: Introduction to technology - classification of polymers according to processes, raw material base, processing and application properties. Raw material base and technology of industrial production of monomers. Week 2: Chemical engineering aspects of polymer synthesis on an industrial scale, discontinuous, semi-continuous and continuous production. Hygienic and toxicological aspects of industrial production, occupational safety, fire aspects. Week 3: Polyreactions used in the industrial production of basic synthetic polymers and resins. Step and chain polymerizations and copolymerizations. Issues of chain polymerizations in homogeneous and heterogeneous environments. Week 4: Industrial production of polyethylene and polypropylene and copolymers. Week 5: Industrial production of polyvinyl chloride, polytetrafluoroethylene and polyvinyl alcohol from polyvinyl acetate. Week 6: Industrial production of polystyrene and its copolymers, expanded polystyrene, high-impact polystyrene, ABS terpolymer, synthetic rubber. Week 7: Poly(meth)acrylates and copolymers as plastics, fiber-forming, solution, aqueous dispersions - latexes. Week 8: Polyesters and polyamides. Industrial production of polyethylene terephthalate and polyamide 66, aramids. Week 9: Matrices for composite materials. Unsaturated polyesters, alkyd and epoxy resins, epoxy ester and vinyl resins. Week 10: Phenolic and aminoplastics. Week 11: Polyurethanes. Week 12: Industrial production of natural polymers. Week 13: Industrial production of cellulose derivatives.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The student is introduced to the basic processes used in the industrial production of important plastics, elastomers, synthetic resins and fibre-forming polymers, including their basic properties and main applications.
The graduate will gain knowledge of the basics of polymer production technology and synthetic resin production. The graduate knows the basic technological procedures of production of important plastics, elastomers, synthetic resins and fibre-forming polymers and typical properties and methods of application of individual polymers. The knowledge acquired is important for the related course focusing on the processing of polymers and composites.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of organic and macromolecular chemistry.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

2 tests Oral examination
Recommended literature
  • Ducháček, Vratislav. Polymery : výroba, vlastnosti, zpracování, použití. Praha: Vydavatelství VŠCHT, 2006. ISBN 80-7080-617-6.
  • Miroslav Novák. přednášky předmětu. .
  • Mleziva, Josef. Polymery : výroba, struktura, vlastnosti a použití. Praha: Sobotáles, 1993. ISBN 80-901570-4-1.
  • Šňupárek, Jaromír. Makromolekulární chemie : úvod do chemie a technologie polymerů. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2006. ISBN 80-7194-863-2.


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