-Definition of polymers, macromolecules, copolymers
- Glass transition temperature and crystallization of polymers
– radical polymerization
– step polymerization
– polycondensation
- main common thermoplastic polymers (polyethylene, polystyrene, PVC, PET, Polyamides)
– Methods of identification/characterization
– Formulation: plasticization, additives in polymers, thickeners
– Examples of thermosetting polymers: organic coatings
– binders
– crosslinking agents
– introduction to crosslinking/gelation of polymers
- applications in automotive industry
– Formulation of waterborne coatings
– rheology control via polymer additives.
 

- know what is a polymer, what is a resin
- know the main properties of polymers (glass transition temperature, melting temperature, …)
- Understand thermal properties of polymers
- identify various commodity polymers (deformulation)
- understand radical polymerization and step polymerization and their differences
- understand the influence of molecular structure on macroscopic properties (relationship structure-properties)
- select resins according to their initial features in order to target specific properties of final thermosetting materials
- understand influence of ingredients on the properties of a formulation (plasticizers, thickeners, …)


 

Principles of polymerization, Second edition, George ODIAN, Ed. John Wiley& Sons, 1970
Chromatography: Principles and Instrumentation, Mark F. Vitha, ed. Wiley, 2016
Mass Spectrometry, Jürgen H Gross, ed. Springer Link, 2017

 

Contents of L1 and L2 UFAZ teaching units Chemistry 1, Chemistry 2, Chemistry 3, Chemistry 4)