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UNIWERSITY OF WARSAW

1 Pasteura Str., 02-093 Warsaw, Poland, phone: +48 (0)22 822 02 11

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Subject

Plastics Technology


No / course unit code


Semester

1M

Type of course

Monograph Lecture


Teaching hours
 per semester    per week

15      1

ECTS credits

1.5


Lecturer:

Dr hab. inż. Andrzej Kaim,
Room: 113     Phone extn.: 265     email: akaim@chem.uw.edu.pl

Teaching Division:

Chemical Technology

Educational and
professional goals:

Introduction to basic problems related to manufacturing plastics objects of daily use.

Course description:

General approaches to polymer synthesis. Polymerizability of monomers. Description of processes transforming polymers, produced in large scale, into plastics objects of daily use, and their impact on our environment. Main topics discussed: industrial methods of polymer synthesis (PE, PP, PS, PMM, PCV); polymeric materials vs. plastics; chemical and physical factors affecting functional properties of polymeric materials; chemical and physical modification of polymers characteristics, fillers and additives for polymers; biodegradable polymers; plastics processing: compounding and forming of polymeric materials; recycling technologies for polymeric materials.

Required background:


Basic knowledge of synthesis and properties of synthetic polymers.

Form of assessment:


Written examination.

Remarks:

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