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| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polymer Chemistry | KMY344 | Turkish | Compulsory | 6. Semester | 2 + 2 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Mode of delivery | face to face |
| Course Coordinator | Doç. Dr. Abdulkadir ALLI |
| Instructor(s) | |
| Goals | To give basic concepts on synthesis and characterization, chemical reactions and technologies of various polymers and industrial products, such as plastics, rubbers, fibers, dyes and paints, adhesives, and encourage the students to interdisciplinary studies |
| Course Content | Basic definitions, classification, synthesis of polymers, nomenclature Thermal transitions in polymers, Tg, Tm, thermosetting and thermoplastic polymers Step-Growth Polymerization Free radical addition polymerization Thermodynamics of free radical polymerization Ionic polymerization Living polymers: kinetics, methyl alkyl initiators, solvent and gegen ion effects Other polymerization processes: bulk, solution, suspension, ring opening, Emulsion, photolytic, plasma |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | At the end of this course, student have knowledge about polymer concept, classification, some basic definitions, molar mass, thermal transitions, thermosets and thermoplastics. |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction: Basic definitions, classification, synthesis of polymers, nomenclature | |
| 2. Week | Thermal transitions in polymers, Tg, Tm, thermosetting and thermoplastic polymers | |
| 3. Week | Step-Growth Polymerization: general reactions, Carothers equation, control of the molar mass, kinetics, molar mass distribution, average molar masses | |
| 4. Week | Characteristics of step-growth polymerization, typical reactions, ring opening and non-linear step-growth polymerizations | |
| 5. Week | Some experimental reactions, polyurethanes, thermosetting polymers | |
| 6. Week | Free radical addition polymerization: initiators and initiation reactions, chain growth, termination, kinetics | |
| 7. Week | Chain transfers, inhibitors and retarders, determination of polymerization rate constants, activation energies and the effect of temperature | |
| 8. Week | Chain transfers, inhibitors and retarders, determination of polymerization rate constants, activation energies and the effect of temperature | |
| 9. Week | Thermodynamics of free radical polymerization, heats of polymerization, polymerization processes, features of free radical polymerization | |
| 10. Week | Ionic polymerization: general characteristics. Cationic polymerization: initiaton, propagation, termination and kinetic mechanism | |
| 11. Week | Anionic polymerization: initiation, propagation, termination | |
| 12. Week | Living polymers: kinetics, methyl alkyl initiators, solvent and gegen ion effects | |
| 13. Week | Other polymerization processes: bulk, solution | |
| 14. Week | suspension, ring opening, Emulsion, photolytic, plasma |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | In addition to expanding and making deeper the knowledge established on high school education in a same or different area, to be able to reach knowledge, evaluate and interpret it to be able to do practice. | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | By utilizing incomplete or limited data in his or her study area, to be able to expand the knowledge by scientific methods and use them in scientific, social and ethical responsibility | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | To be able to define a problem, propose a solution method, solve it, evaluate the results and apply if it is necessary in his or her area | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | To be able to transfer systematically the current developments, his or her studies to the other people as written, orally and visually | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | To be able to develop new strategic approach and produce solutions by taking responsibility in unexpected and complicated situations in his or her area of practice. | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | To be able to develop strategic, political and practice plans and evaluate the results by taking into account the quality process in his or her study area. | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | To have knowledge about software and hardware about computers and be able to use and improve data processing and communication abilities | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | To be able to watch scientific, social, and ethical values and teach and control them in the step of data collection, evaluation and announcement of them. | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | To have a knowledge about work safety, work healty, social security rights, quality control, quality management and environmental proteciton concepts. | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | To be able to apply the digested knowledge and problem solving ability in the collaborations between different groups | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 |
|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 |
| PY2 | 3 |
| PY3 | 3 |
| PY4 | 3 |
| PY5 | 4 |
| PY6 | 4 |
| PY7 | 3 |
| PY8 | 3 |
| PY9 | 3 |
| PY10 | 1 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
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| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ders İçi |
Class Hours | 14 | 4 | 56 |
|
Ders Dışı |
Homework | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Preparation, After Class Study | 10 | 2 | 20 | |
| Research | 10 | 2 | 20 | |
| Other Activities | 9 | 1 | 9 | |
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| Total Workload | 127.5 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 5.0 | ||
