Physicochemistry of polymers in solution 0600-S2-PP/ChP-FPR

Lecture:
1. Introduction to the physicochemistry of polymers in solution.
2. Model of the laminar flow of fluids, the internal friction coefficient of fluids.
3. Hagen-Poiseuille expression of dynamic viscosity with kinetic energy correction.
4. Viscometric constants and their determination.
5. Extrapolation methods for intrinsic viscosity determination.
6. Rate of shear gradient and its influence on viscometric measurements. Radius of gyration, root-mean-square end-to-end distance. Unperturbed dimensions.
7. Temperature  and solvent composition . Molecular expansion factor. Flory-Fox equation. Universal Flory’s constant. Model of freely-rotating statistical chain. Hindered polymer chain.
8. Principles of Flory-Huggins theory.
9. Interaction parameter. Enthalpy, entropy and free energy of mixing of polymer solutions.
10. Newton's law and fluid division: Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids.
11. Influence of temperature on viscosity. Activation energy of viscous flow.
12. Rheometry. Rheometers and other measurement methods of rheological properties of polymer fluids.
13. Polymers as rheology modifiers (substances regulating consistency).
14. Solubility parameter according to Hildebrand-Scatchard theory.
15. Hansen solubility parameter.
16. Methods for determining the solubility parameter.

Laboratory:
1. Determination of the refractive index increment (dn/dc) of water solution of poly(vinyl alcohol).
2. Determination of the solubility parametr of poly(metyl methacrylate) by nephelometric titration.
3. Solubility parameter; investigation of solubility of poly(methyl methacrylate) in mixtures of solvent and non-solvent (butane-2-on and methanol).
4. Solubility parameter; investigation of solubility of poly(methyl methacrylate) in mixtures of solvent and non-solvent (carbon tetrachloride and methanol).
5. Determination of apparent partial specific volume of poly (N-vinylpyrrolidone) by densitometric method.
6. Study of the physical properties of rheology modifiers.
7. Determination of the influence of temperature on the viscosity of polymer solutions using a Ford flow cup.
8. Determination of Ubbelohde viscometer constants.
9. Determination of LVN of polymers with the kinetic energy correction by using of Huggins, Kraemer, Heller and Schulz-Blaschke equations.
10. Determination of LVN of polyacrylamide in multigradient Ubbelohde viscometer.
11. Determination of the degree of deacetylation of chitosan by using first derivative UV-spectrometry.
12. Determination of rheological properties of solutions of selected types of starch.

Total student workload

Contact hours with teacher: - participation in lectures - 20 hrs - participation in laboratory- 40 hrs - participation in consultation – 15 hrs Self-study hours: - individual work - 30 hrs - preparation for examination- 45hrs Altogether: 150 hrs (6 ECTS)

Learning outcomes - knowledge

(in Polish) W1: Ma wiedzę w zakresie chemii polimerów – K_W02 W2: Charakteryzuje budowę polimerów w oparciu o pomiary właściwości fizykochemicznych w roztworze – K_W02 W3: Ma wiedzę na temat metody badania polimerów w roztworze – K_W02 W4: Ma wiedzę na temat znaczenia polimerów we współczesnymi świecie, ich wpływu na środowisko oraz zna obszary ich zastosowań– K_W03

Learning outcomes - skills

(in Polish) U1: Wykorzystuje terminologię stosowaną w chemii polimerów– K_U01 U2: Analizuje materiały i dane doświadczalne w celu wyjaśnienia roli i znaczenie polimerów w różnych gałęziach gospodarki i przemysłu – K_U05 U2: Posiada umiejętność analizowania doświadczenia i wykonuje obliczenia – K_U11 U3: Umie wykonać proste zadania badawcze pod kierunkiem osób prowadzących zajęcia – K_U11 U4: Przeprowadza obserwacje oraz wykonuje, w laboratorium, pomiary właściwości fizykochemicznych polimerów naturalnych – K_U11

Learning outcomes - social competencies

(in Polish) K1: Zna znaczenie polimerów w różnych gałęziach przemysłu – K_K01 K2: Rozumie potrzebę samokształcenia i śledzenia postępu w dziedzinie chemii polimerów – K_K01 K3: Potrafi korzystać ze źródeł dydaktycznych – K_K04. K4: Potrafi współdziałać i pracować w grupie– K_K02

Teaching methods

lecture- academic lecture with multimedia presentations laboratory - experiment

Observation/demonstration teaching methods

- display

Expository teaching methods

- informative (conventional) lecture
- description
- problem-based lecture

Exploratory teaching methods

- laboratory
- practical
- experimental

Online teaching methods

- exchange and discussion methods
- cooperation-based methods

Type of course

elective course

Prerequisites

Organic chemistry, physical chemistry and analytical chemistry

Course coordinators

Katarzyna Lewandowska

Assessment criteria

Assessment methods:
Lecture: written examination – W1-W4, U1-U4
Laboratory: submission of reports from the conducted exercises and final test - W1-W4, U1-U4
Assessment criteria:
fail- below 50%
satisfactory- 51-60%
satisfactory plus- 61-65%
good – 66-76%
good plus- 77-80%
very good- 81-100%

Practical placement

not applicable

Bibliography

L. Huppenthal, Roztwory polimerów, Toruń, 2008
Praca zbiorowa, pod red. Z. Florjańczyka i S. Penczka, Chemia polimerów, t. I-III, Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Warszawskiej, Warszawa 2006.
P. J. Flory Principles of Polymer Chemistry. New York 1953.
M. Bohdanecký, J. Kovář, Viscosity of polymer solutions, Elsevier, Amsterdam 1982
H. Galina Fizykochemia polimerów. Rzeszów 1998

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