CH62041: Polymer Engineering

CH62041
Course name	Polymer Engineering
Offered by	Chemical Engineering
Credits	3
L-T-P	3-0-0
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Semester	Autumn

Syllabus

Syllabus mentioned in ERP

Prerequisite-noneBasic concept of polymer and polymer chemistry. Classification of polymers. Mechanism and kinetics of polymerization. Polymerization reaction engineering: emulsion polymerization, dispersion polymerization etc. Reactors for polymerization: analysis of polymerization reactions, Reactor design applied to polymer system, Average molecular weight of polymer in different reactor, Control of molecular weight. Rheology of polymeric system. Unit operations in polymer industries. Polymer processing: moulding, calendaring, extrusion etc. Text Book:1.Fundamentals of Polymer Science and Engineering by A. Kumar and S. K. Gupta2.Polymer Processing principles and Design by D. G. Bird and D. I. ColliasReference Book:Polymer Hand Book by J. Brandrup