Introduction to Polymer and Colloid Science

Module code: CFS6015-B

Module Aims       

This module will introduce you to the Chemistry and Physics of polymers and colloids. No previous knowledge of Polymer Science is assumed but a good background in organic and physical chemistry or chemical engineering is essential. The purpose of the module is to provide students with a good background with structures and principles required to both synthesise and understand the properties of polymers and colloids. The module will prepare you for either advanced studies in the area or will give you the essential concepts required to work in this important industrial area.

Outline Syllabus   

1. Fundamentals of colloid science; interfaces and the colloidal state
2. Surface energy
3. Surfactants and interfacial agents
4. Structure, architecture, nomenclature and classification of polymers
5. Mechanisms of Polymerisation: chain growth and step growth
6. Kinetics of polymerisation: chain growth and step growth
7. Structure and polymerisability       
8. Industrial synthesis of polymers: bulk, solution, emulsion and other dispersion methods
9. Molar mass and its distribution
10. The solid state
11. The solution state                                    
12. Size exclusion chromatography

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