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| Detailed information |
| Original study plan |
Bachelor's programme Chemistry and Chemical Technology 2025W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
| This lecture is designed as a basic course for and about polymer chemistry. It describes the basic syntheses and characteristics of polymers. Students learn to classify the material classes of monomers, to recognize the mechanisms of polymer chemical reactions and to estimate the properties of polymers. After completion of the course, students are able to understand and apply the basic concepts and principles of polymer chemistry, especially in the context of polymeric materials.
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
| After completion of the course, students will be able to
• Understand molecular structures of monomers and polymers [k1, k2].
• Know and categorize classes of monomers [k1, k2].
• Know and explain basic principles and concepts of polymer chemistry [k1, k2, k3].
• Know and understand basic polymer chemical reactions and their mechanisms [k1, k2, k3].
• Understand physico-chemical properties of polymers [k1, k2].
• Understand and evaluate the structure-property relationships of polymers and plastics on this basis [k1, k2, k5].
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• Fundamentals of polymer chemistry: polymers, definitions, biopolymers, inorganic polymers, plastomers, thermosets, elastomers.
• Polymerization reactions and their mechanisms: polymerization, polycondensation, polyaddition, Ziegler-Natta and metallocene catalysis.
• Polymerization processes: Reactors, polymer reaction engineering, polymerization kinetics.
• Polymer characterization and physical properties of polymers: polymer analysis, molecular weight, viscosity of the reaction mixture.
• Selected polymer examples: Epoxy resins, adhesives, electrically conductive polymers, molecularly imprinted polymers, engineering biopolymers, click chemistry and polymers, twin polymerization.
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Written examination
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| Methods |
- Lecture
- Comprehension questions aimed at students during the lecture
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| Language |
English |
| Study material |
a) Macromolecular Chemistry, Bernd Tieke.
b) An Introduction to Polymer Science, Hans-Georg Elias.
c) Laboratory on Macromolecular materials, Dietrich Braun.
d) Macromolecular Chemistry, Manfred D. Lechner.
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Corresponding lecture |
TCBPCVOPOCH: VO Polymerchemie (2,6 ECTS)
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