Chemistry & Technology of Polymers
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Chemistry & Technology of Polymers Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Chemistry & Technology of Polymers (subject code 3133609) as prescribed for Chem. Tech. · Semester 3 divides the course into 4 units, covering 20 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3133609)Unit 3 Synthesis of monomers & solvents
- vinyl chloride
- acrylic acid
- methyl methacrylate
- ethylene glycol
- terephthalic acid
- melamine, etc
Unit 4 Polymer formation
- Covalent bonds
- Double bonds & functionality of monomers
- Physical behavior of polymers in comparison to small molecular compounds in terms of molecular weight & distribution
- glass transition temperature
- solubility etc
- Behavior of polymer solutions
- LCST & UCST
- Crystallinity& crystallization
- Different methods of measuring molecular weight & distribution
Unit 5 Basic concepts of thermodynamics of chemical reactions
- Rate of reaction
- Kinetics of polymerization & its relevance to engineering aspects
- suspension & emulsion
- polymerization processes & engineering problems associated with these techniques
Unit 6 Basic characteristics of addition & condensation polymerization, ionic polymerization,
- copolymerization. 5 Subject Code: 3133609 w.e.f