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Design and analysis of sustainable polymer systems (4473)

  
Coordinating lecturer :Prof. dr. Anton GINZBURG 


Language of instruction : English


Credits: 4,0
  
Period: semester 1 (4sp)
  
2nd Chance Exam1: Yes
  
Final grade2: Numerical
 
Exam contract: not possible


 
Sequentiality
 
   Advising sequentiality bound on the level of programme components
 
 
   Advising sequentiality bound on the level of programme components
 
 

Content

In the course “Design and analysis of sustainable polymeric materials” the students will get acquainted with a broad chain of knowledge in polymer chemistry. The course will cover basic and advanced polymerization techniques and catalysis for making tailor-made structures. It will be demonstrated how a given polymerization process technology as well as the nature of active catalytic species can influence molecular properties of synthesized macromolecules. Following that, molecular characteristics of the polymer chains will be related to their rheological behavior, polymer morphology and processing behavior. The students will get familiar with modern polymer analysis and characterization techniques, polymer rheology and polymer processing. A particular focus will be given to structural elucidations and structure-property relationships. Finally, industrial examples will be showcased and sustainability problems will be discussed.



Organisational and teaching methods
Organisational methods  
Practical  
Response lecture  
Teaching methods  
Demonstration  


Evaluation

Period 1    Credits 4,00

Evaluation method
Written exam100 %
Oral explanation

Second examination period

Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt
No
 

Compulsory course material
 

Copies of ppt presentation and other material on the elektronic learning platform (Blackboard Ultra).

 

Recommended reading
  Polyolefin Reaction Engineering,Prof. Dr. João B. P. Soares, Prof. Dr. Timothy F. L. McKenna,1st edition,Wiley-VCH,9783527317103,

Modern Size‐Exclusion Liquid Chromatography: Practice of Gel Permeation and Gel Filtration Chromatography,André M. Striegel, Wallace W. Yau, Joseph J. Kirkland, Donald D. Bly,2d edition,9780471201724,John Wiley & Sons Inc

The Structure and Rheology of Complex Fluids (Topics in Chemical Engineering),Ronald G. Larson,1st edition,Oxford University Press,9780195121971
 

Remarks
 

Orientation in the curriculum: 

This course is part of the sublearning domain Materiaaltechnologie in de learning domain industrial (bio-)chemische processen in the options 'duurzame procestechnologie, kunststoffen' and 'Kunststoffen en packaging'.



Learning outcomes
Master of Teaching in Sciences and Technology
  •  EC 
  • 5.2. The master of education is a domain expert ENG & TECH: the EM has a specialised knowledge and understanding of the acquired subject didactics and can creatively conceive, plan and implement them in an educational context and, in particular, as an integrated part of a methodologically and project-based ordered series of actions within a multidisciplinary STEM project with an important research and/or innovation component.

  •  EC 
  • 5.3. The master of education is a domain expert ENG & TECH: the EM has advanced or specialised knowledge and understanding of the principles, structure and used technologies of various industrial processes and techniques relevant to the specific subject disciplines and can autonomously recognise, critically analyse and methodically and well-foundedly solve complex, multidisciplinary, non-familiar, practice-oriented design or optimisation problems in these, with an eye for application, selection of materials, automation, safety, environment and sustainability, aware of practical limitations and with attention to current technological developments.

 

Master of Chemical Engineering Technology
  •  EC 
  • EC4 - The holder of the degree has advanced or specialist knowledge of and insight in principles and structures of and applied technologies in several chemical industrial processes; can autonomously recognize and critically analyse complex, multidisciplinary, non-familiar and practical problems of designs or optimisation and solve them following sound methodologies and with eye for selection of materials, packaging, sustainability, safety, environment and closed cycle, with awareness of practical limitations and with attention to topical technological developments.  

     
  •  DC 
  • DC1 - The student has knowledge of the basic concepts, structures and coherence.

      
  •  BC 
  • The student can reproduce the knowledge on polymers in order to solve questions.
     
  •  DC 
  • DC2 - The student has insight in the basic concepts and methods.

      
  •  BC 
  • The student can find trends and draw conclusions.
     
  •  DC 
  • DC4 - The student can gather, measure or obtain information and refer to it correctly.

      
  •  BC 
  • The student can extract relevant information from experimental data from the discussed measurements techniques.
 

  EC = learning outcomes      DC = partial outcomes      BC = evaluation criteria  
Offered inTolerance3
Exchange Programme Engineering Technology J
Master of Chemical Engineering Technology optie duurzame procestechnologie J
Master of Chemical Engineering Technology optie kunststoffen en packaging J
Master of Teaching in Sciences and Technology - Engineering and Technology choice for subject didactics engineering & technology J



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