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ROE-035 Polymer Science and Technology

The document outlines the units of a course on polymer science and technology. Unit I introduces basic concepts of polymers including their history, composition, and classification. Unit II discusses polymerization chemistry including chain polymerization, step growth polymerization, and polymerization techniques. Unit III covers average molecular weight and size of polymer molecules. Unit IV examines different types of polymer degradation including thermal, mechanical, photo, oxidative, and hydrolytic degradation. Unit V describes the preparation, properties, and applications of various polymers like thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers, and synthetic fibers in industries such as aerospace, medical, electronics, and construction.

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ROE-035 Polymer Science and Technology

The document outlines the units of a course on polymer science and technology. Unit I introduces basic concepts of polymers including their history, composition, and classification. Unit II discusses polymerization chemistry including chain polymerization, step growth polymerization, and polymerization techniques. Unit III covers average molecular weight and size of polymer molecules. Unit IV examines different types of polymer degradation including thermal, mechanical, photo, oxidative, and hydrolytic degradation. Unit V describes the preparation, properties, and applications of various polymers like thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers, and synthetic fibers in industries such as aerospace, medical, electronics, and construction.

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ROE035/ROE045: POLYMER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

UNIT-I
Basic Concepts of Polymers: A brief history. what are polymers? how are polymers made?
Classification of polymers.

UNIT-II
Chemistry of Polymerization: Introduction, Chain polymerization, step growth
polymerization, Miscellaneous Polymerization reactions. polymerization Techniques.

UNIT-III
Molecular weight and Size: Average molecular weight, Number average and weight
average molecular weight. Sedimentation and viscosity-average molecular weight. Molecular
weight and degree of polymerization. Polydispersity and molecular weight distribution in
polymers. Practical significance of polymer molecular weight. Size of polymer molecules.

UNIT-IV
Polymer Degradation: What is polymer degradation? Types or degradation, thermal and
mechanical degradation, degradation by ultrasonic waves. photo degradation, degradation
by high energy radiation, oxidative degradation, hydrolytic degradation.

UNIT-V
Preparations and Applications: Preparation, properties and technical applications of
thermoplastics, thermosetting, elastomer and synthetic fibres. Silicones. Applications of
polymers in aerospace, ocean, electronics, medical, agriculture, automobile, sports and
building constructions.

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