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                      | Original study plan | Master's programme Polymer Chemistry 2019W | 
                      
                    
                      | Objectives | This lecture describes classification, manufacturing and properties of technical biopolymers. Furthermore, the market situation and legal aspects of technical biopolymers will be discussed. | 
                      
                    
                      | Subject | Introduction – general aspects of biopolymers
Manufacturing of biopolymers
Chemical structures of biopolymers
Legal aspects of biopolymers
Technical properties of biopolymers
End-of-life-options of biopolymers
Eco-balancing of biopolymers
Biopolymer market
Outlook
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                      | Criteria for evaluation | Oral examination | 
                       
                    
                                 
                    
                      | Methods | Lecture Questions allowed during the lecture
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                      | Language | English (German if requested) | 
                      
                    
                      | Study material | a) Technische Biopolymere. Rahmenbedingungen, Marktsituation, Herstellung, Aufbau und Eigenschaften (Gebundene Ausgabe); Hans-Josef Endres, Andrea Siebert-Raths; Hanser Fachbuch Verlag b) Die Kunststoffe und ihre Eigenschaften (Gebundene Ausgabe); Hans Domininghaus; Springer Verlag
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                      | Changing subject? | No | 
                                        
                      | Corresponding lecture | 497POCHTBPV12: VL Technical Biopolymers (1,3 ECTS) |