Plastics: Definition and Classification of Plastics, General properties and types, Thermoplastics, Thermosetting, Engineering & High-performance plastics. Structure of Plastics: Molecules, Chains, Crystallinity and its effect on properties, Crosslinked plastics, Determination of Molecular weight, Effect of Molecular weight on processing and properties, Molecular weight distribution. Linear, Branched and cross-linked structures in polymers. Glass transition temperature (Tg).
Polyolefins and their copolymers: Introduction, Sources and manufacture of raw materials, basic chemistry, Methods of manufacture, Flow behavior, General properties and applications. Vinyl chloride polymers and co-polymers: Introduction, Sources and manufacture of raw materials, basic chemistry, Methods of manufacture, Flow behavior, General properties and applications.
Styrene and Styrene co- polymers: Introduction, Sources and manufacture of raw materials, basic chemistry, Methods of manufacture, Flow behavior, General properties and applications. Acrylate Polymers: Introduction, Sources and manufacture of raw materials, basic chemistry, Methods of manufacture, Flow behavior, General properties and applications. Cellulose polymers: History, Development, Sources and manufacture of raw materials, basic chemistry, Methods of manufacture, General properties and applications.
Epoxies: Introduction, Sources and manufacture of raw materials, basic chemistry, Methods of manufacture, Flow behavior, General properties and applications. Polyurethane (PU): Introduction, Sources and manufacture of raw materials, basic chemistry, Methods of manufacture, Processing behaviour, General properties and applications. Silicones: Introduction, Sources and manufacture of raw materials, basic chemistry, Methods of manufacture, Processing behaviour, General properties and applications.
Bio degradable and Bio Plastics: Principle and Mechanism of Plastics degradation, Natural Bio-degradable Polymers, Synthetic Biodegradable Polymers, Water soluble Polymers. Bio plastics: Types, properties, and applications.
After completion of the course student will be able to:
This subject is on page 8 of the original AKTU PDF.
