Course syllabus

Course-PM

KBT026 Polymer chemistry and physics lp2 HT21 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Contact details

Please refer to the document: KBT026 schedule 2024.

Schedule

TimeEdit

Please refer to KBT026 schedule 2024 for this course.

 

Learning objectives and syllabus

Learning objectives:

1) describe the mechanism and characteristics of different polymerisation reactions
2) describe how different kinds of polymers can be synthesised on a laboratory as well as industrial scale
3) calculate the molecular weight of a polymer with regard to the composition of the feed of a polymerisation reaction
4) suggest analysis methods that permit to characterise the chemical and physical structure of polymers
5) explain the microstructure of polymers
6) describe physical properties of polymers in the melt and in the solid state
7) describe how materials properties are influenced by specific polymer structures
8) describe properties of semi-conducting polymers

Link to the syllabus on Studieportalen.

Study plan

If the course is a joint course (Chalmers and Göteborgs Universitet) you should link to both syllabus (Chalmers and Göteborgs Universitet).

Examination form

written examinations 

  • No aids are allowed except a calculator.
  • Please refer to the previous exams as an example.