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[ 220WPCWECKU16 ] UE Introduction to the chemistry of plastics

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Workload Education level Study areas Responsible person Hours per week Coordinating university
1,5 ECTS B1 - Bachelor's programme 1. year Chemistry Oliver Brüggemann 1 hpw Johannes Kepler University Linz
Detailed information
Original study plan Bachelor's programme Sustainable Polymer Engineering & Circular Economy 2025W
Learning Outcomes
Competences
Understanding of the molecular structures of chemical substances and assessment of the reactivity of molecules.

Understanding of basic reaction mechanisms.

Students are able to understand and apply the basic concepts and principles of chemistry, in particular organic chemistry in the context of polymeric materials. They learn to classify the substance classes of organic chemistry, and to recognize the mechanisms of organic reactions.

Skills Knowledge
In particular, they will be able to

- Know and explain basic principles and concepts of chemistry, especially organic chemistry [k1].

- Know and classify organic chemistry substance classes [k2].

- Know and understand basic organic chemical reactions and their mechanisms [k3].

- Transfer and apply this knowledge of organic chemistry to polymers [k4].

- Understand and evaluate the structure-property relationships of polymers and plastics on this basis [k5].

Exercise questions on the following topics of the lecture Introduction to the Chemistry of Plastics:

Fundamentals of chemistry: fundamentals of organic chemistry, functional groups, atomic structure, electron shell, atom bonds, acid/base concepts, redox reactions.

Substance classes of organic chemistry: alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, carbenium ions, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, aromatics.

Organic reactions: nucleophilic substitution, addition reactions, elimination reactions, electrophilic aromatic substitution, radical reactions, name reactions, equilibria and mechanisms, stereochemistry.

Criteria for evaluation Self-editing of the exercise sheets handed out.
Methods Exercise questions are distributed for self-editing and then discussed together.
Language German
Study material Riedel, Janiak Anorganische Chemie De Gruyter, 2022

Clayden, Greeves, Warren Organische Chemie Springer Spektrum, 2013

Changing subject? No
Further information This exercise serves as a supplement to the lecture “Introduction to the Chemistry of Plastics”. Understanding of the material is reinforced by practical exercises and examples.
On-site course
Maximum number of participants 30
Assignment procedure Direct assignment