98850 - LABORATORIO DI FONDAMENTI DI CHIMICA DEI POLIMERI

Academic Year 2022/2023

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Chemical methodologies for products and processes (cod. 5881)

Learning outcomes

Practical lab skills on the synthesis of polymeric materials by several polymerization techniques. Characterization techniques of polymeric materials.

Course contents

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of organic chemistry and of synthesis of organic molecules.

Syllabus

Examples of step and chain polymerizations by several techniques (melt, solution and emulsion) for the production of fibers and thermosetting polymers.

Characterization of polymeric materials (FT-IR, and GPC).

Readings/Bibliography

AIM - Fondamenti di struttura, proprietà e tecnologia dei polimeri, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, 2012, Roma

J. W. Nicholson, The Chemistry of Polymers, RSC Paperbacks 2nd Edition, 1997, Cambridge

A. Ravve, Principles of Polymer Chemistry, Plenum Press, 1995, New York and London

Teaching methods

The teaching activities will be held as room lectures and practical lab sessions.

As concerns the teaching methods of this course unit, all students must attend Module 1, 2 online, while Module 3 on health and safety is to be attended in class. Information about Module 3 attendance schedule is available on the website of your degree programme.

Assessment methods

Student has to attend more than 75% of pratical laboratory activities.

Labs report will be evaluated with the aim at ascertaining the acquisition of the expected knowledge and skills.

Teaching tools

The room lectures will be held with the help of Power Point Presentations.

Teaching material (power point presentations) will be available on line. 

Office hours

See the website of Emanuele Maccaferri