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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

Mechanisms and Kinetics
of Polyreactions


No / course unit code


Semester

2M

Type of course

Specialization Lecture


Teaching hours
 per semester    per week

30      2

ECTS credits

3


Lecturer:

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

Teaching Division:

Chemical Technology

Educational and
professional goals:

An introduction to basic notions, phenomena, kinetics and processes in polymer chemistry.

Course description:

Following topics are discussed during the lecture: thermodynamic conditions of polyrections; step and chain reactions - kinetic differences, conventional and living/controlled radical polymerization; ionic (anionic and cationic) initiation; mechanism and kinetics of coordinated polymerization; mechanism and kinetics of copolymerization and mutipolymerization; reactivity ratio determination methods; investigation methods of polymerization reaction; use of various polymerization processes in practice; monomers and polymers.

Required background:


Organic Chemistry and Chemical Technology.

Form of assessment:


Written examination.

Remarks:

Recommended for students specializing in Chemical Technology.




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