Introduction to Polymer Science

Prof. Greg Beaucage
Chemical and Materials Engineering
492 Rhodes Hall
513 556 3063
beaucag@uc.edu
Class Time: Tuesday and Thursday 3:30-5:00   Rievschl 616B

Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 9:00-10:00

Evaluations Autumn 2005

UC Materials Engineering Polymer/Plastics Course Sequence for Undergraduates

2005:  Quiz 1; Quiz 2; Quiz 3; Quiz 4; Quiz 5; Quiz 6; Quiz 7; Quiz 8; Quiz 9; (All 9 in one pdf); Final Exam
2008: Quiz 1; Quiz 2; Quiz 3; Quiz 4; Quiz 5; Quiz 6; Quiz 7; (All 7 in one pdf); Final Exam
2009: Quiz 1; Quiz 2; Quiz 3; Quiz 4; Quiz 5; Quiz 6; Quiz 7; Quiz 8; Quiz9; (All 9 in one pdf); Final Exam
2010: Quiz1; Quiz 2; Quiz 3; Quiz 4; Quiz 5; Quiz 6; Quiz 7; Quiz 8; Final Exam                                     (TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 10 AM,  513 RHODES)
                                                                                                                                                  FINAL WILL BE 3 QUIZ LENGTH and will be weighted as 3 quizzes in the final grade

Example metallocene question
Example copolymer and blends questions

Quiz Replacement Projects:
        Essay for Quiz 1 2008
        What you should turn in for a program
    Project 0.1 Computer program to use time-temperature superposition to shift DMA data
    Project I.1: Computer Simulation of Chain Dynamic Equilibrium State (3 quiz)
Monte Carlo
    Project I.2: 5 Page Report on Polymer Nobel Laureate (1 quiz)
    Project I.3: Computer program to calculate n1,n2,n3,n4,mw,mz,PDI and s (1.5 quiz)
    Project I.4: 6 Page Report on Determination of Molecular Weight (1 quiz)
    Modeling of Polymerization.pdf


    Project II.1: Report on Industrial Synthesis of Nylon. (1 quiz)
    Project II.2: Program to Simulate Step-Polymerization. (1.5 quiz)
    Project II.3: Report on PET Polymerization and Depolymerization (1 quiz) Nov. 1 Tuesday
    Project II.4: Program to Simulate Percolation (1.5 quiz) Nov. 3 Thursday
    Project II.5: Report on Step Growth Polymerization (1 quiz) Nov. 8 Tuesday
    Project II.6: Report on AIChE talk or Session (1.5 quiz) 2'nd to last week of classes
 
  Project II.7: Report on Reaction Rate Equations (1 quiz) Nov. 15 Tuesday
    Project II.8: Report on Free Radicals (1 quiz) Nov. 22 Tuesday
    Project II.9: Program on copolymerization reaction rates.
    Project II.10: Report on Liquid Crystals (1 quiz).  Dec 1 Thursday  Case Text Book (from Tony S.)
    Project II.11: Report on Liquid/Liquid Phase Separation in Polymers (1 quiz).  Dec 6 Tuesday (at final).
        CITATION INDEX TO FIND PAPERS USE GENERAL SEARCH

Quiz 6 2010 replacement report.
Quiz 5 Replacement Paper 2010

Syllabus:

I. What is a "polymer"? (Stevens Chapter 3)
       (Random Walk Generator, Manias Penn State)
       Bubbles; GPC ; SEC ; HPLC

       Demonstration 1 Rubber Balls and Happy and Sad Balls

II. a) Chemical Structure of Polymers,
        Tables of  Polymer Structure:  Sperling, My List, WikiTacticitiy
        Classification of Polymers Elmhurst College
        Classification MacroGaleriawhatever
            And the uses tossed around
        IUPAC Classification Document for Polymers (PDF File)
        Polyethylene, Polypropylene
        Plasticpedia
        Poiseuille Equation; Mark-Houwink Equation; Viscosity Average Molecular Weight
   
     b) Classificiation of Polymerization Reactions    Chain vs Step Rochester  My Notes Chain vs Step
         Modeling of Polymerization
          i) Step Growth Polymerization (Molecular Weight Distributions in Step Growth, Manias Penn State), Carothers the Father of Step-Growth
          Derivation of the Carothers Equation Mn = M0 /(1-p)
          Nylon Rope Trick Video (RPI), Nylon Synthesis (USM), Nylon Rope Diffraction , Nylon Rope UMN Safety
                                                    Molecular Weight For Step Growth, Macosko/Miller1.pdf, Macosko/Miller2.pdf, Percolation simulation
          Glyptal Synthesis, Styrene and Glyptal Synthesis pdf, My Glyptal Notes
                                        Gelation Notes Tirrell  (Macosko/Miller1.pdf, Macosko/Miller2.pdf)    
                                        PVA Gellation .pdf
                                        Branching and Topology (BU Branching)
                                        Patterns in Nature (Boston University Software), BU Web Course
                                        Polycarbonate USM
          SuperAbsorbent.doc, Swelling of Gels, Flory Gel Plot, Percolation Cambridge University, Fermi Paradox,
                                        Percolation Physics, Java Applet
          Sol-Gel Synthesis, TEOS Solubility, SolGel Mauritz Site, SolGel.doc For Zeolites, Silicones USM,
                                        Odian PolySilicones, Aerogel (Wiki), Aerogel Movie (yellow and blue are due to 1/l^6 Rayleigh Scattering law similar to
                                       sunset and the blue sky), Wiki Supercritical Extraction, Wiki Silly Putty, STARDUST, Flame Aerogel Pictures
                                      PDMS Silly Putty Synthesis and Patent _       
          Polyurethane Synthesis, Polyurethanes (nasty things), Urethane Dissertation VT, Polyimides, Epoxy, Joe Greene Composite Chemistry
                  Polyurethane AB solution Video_ , larger scale
                  Polyurethane URochester, Large-Scale Polyurethane Demonstration, Reaction Injection Molding (RIM), Stevens Spandex, Memory Foam, more
Good Web Page for Polyurethane,Urea, and Polymer Chemistry in general mst
          WikiEpoxy, Composite Chemistry, Stevens Epoxy and Polysulfone, Rochester Epoxy
          Phenol-Formaldehyde Procedure, Phenol-Formaldehyde, Phenol-Formaldehyde Synthesis Lab, Pink color of phenol formaldehyde, Bakelite Paper Wilson & Peterson(J. Chem. Educ. 55 652 1978), Chemical Demonstrations A Handbook for Teachers of Chemistry Vol 1 Shakhashiri, M. P. Stevens PolymChem, Rochester Phenol-Formaldehyde
          Polyimide USM, Polyimide and others URochester/Kodak

          ii) Chain Growth Polymerization, Lenz9.html, Lenz9.pdf
            ChainGrowthPlotsOrder of Reaction, Order/Rate Waterloo, Rate of Reaction,
                                        (Not Equilibrium Constant, or java thing), Stoichiometry (UT Dallas)
            Rate Constants (Arrhenius), Boltzmann Distribution (Boltzmann), Eyring Rate Theory (Regensburg),
                                        pdf from USF (Eyring), ASU Reaction Rates Bio
          Free Radical Polymerization  Lenz11.html, Lenz11.pdf, What is a Free Radical biology,
                                        UK Chemistry good (Clarson's School)
            *Bulk Polymerization of Styrene.pdf
            Free Radical Reaction (Kinetic Chain Length).html, Lab 1.pdf from Istanbul,
                                        Other Istanbul Labs in Polymer Synthesis.zip 1.8 Mb
            Kinetic Chain Length UMRolla,
           *Solution Polymerization of Acrylamide (Soft Contact Lenses/GEP Gel), Aqueous Solution Polymerization Istambul Lab 2.html, Lab 2.pdf
           *Emulsion Polymerization of Styrene.pdf
            Emulsion Polymerization Istambul Lab 3.html, Lab 3.pdf, More on Micelles, Smith-Ewart Kinetics umr,
                                        Lehigh Emulsion Institute, WikiEmulsionPolymerization
                Complicated Emulsion Page, Odian Emulsion.pdf
           *Suspension Polymerization of Styrene.pdf, Suspension Polymerization Istambul Lab 4.html, Lab 4.pdf
          Ionic Polymerization:  Rochester Ionic vs Free Radical, Cationic Rochester, Anionic Rochester
            Stereoregular Cationic Lenz, Chain Transfer In Cationic Odian,
            Phase Separation in Polymer Solutions and Blends, Phase Diagram PVME/Water (Eric Nies Endhoven 2002)
            *Anionic Polymerization of Styrene (USM), Living Polymerization.pdf IstambulStereoChemistry,  WikiLivingPolymerization, Anionic Polymerization Video (RPI), UMass.pdf,            Cationic Lab SMiss, Anionic Lab SMiss, WikiAnionicPolymerization,
            *Cationic Polymerization of Styrene
          *ATRP Polyacrylamide.pdf, Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, WikiATRP, Sandip Talk on ATRP (2010)
          Ring Opening Polymerization, Rochester Notes 1, Rochester Notes 2, Rochester Notes 3, Ring Opening (SMiss), Siloxane S Miss
         Heterogeneous Catalysis for Chain Growth Polymerization (In depth UBC Wassell Heterogeneous Catalysis)
            Ziegler-Natta Catalysts Rochester, Ziegler_Natta SMiss, UBC Wassell, Ziegler-Natta Wiki, Ziegler Natta Heterogenous system paper, Beta-Hydride Elimination Termination
            Metallocene Polymerization SMiss, Metallocene Wiki, Ferrocene Wiki
            Supported Oxide Catalysts, Homogeneous/Heterogeneous Catalysis In General
            Methasesis Polymerization     Grubbs and Schrock Win Nobel Prize In Chemistry 10/2005!!!
        Synthesis of Industrial Polymers, Photoresist/Microelectronics Polymer Chemistry
        Copolymer Composition Manias Penn State, Tirrell/McCarthy Monomer Reactivity/Copolymers, copolymer calculator, copolymer pdf
Polymers On Ceramics

Flory Huggins Equation Manias Penn State, Flory Huggins NCSU, Derivatives of FH, Flory Huggins Equation Properties, FH versus N, UK Phase Diagrams,
            Morphology of Phase Separation FH, Spinodal Movie, FH N=1 vs Chi 0 to 4, FH N=1 Chi = 2.5, Chi 2.5 vary N, Chi 0 vary N, Sheffield Notes On all of this
            PVME/Water Phase Diagram

Waste Plastics to Diesel: Swiss, British, Australian

Reading List:

Robert W. Lenz, Organic Chemistry of Synthetic High Polymers, Interscience Publishers, NYNY 1967 (This is an indispensable book that tells you how to make almost any polymer despite the publication date.)  If you want to make a polymer this is the first (and usually the only) place to look.)  Like most classic books it seems to foresee the important areas of the field even 40 years later!!  All other texts on polymer chemistry are basically copies of this book.

Paul Flory Polymer Chemistry  By the nobel laureate in polymer chemistry this is best known for the physical chemistry parts such as the Flory-Huggins theory and Flory-Rehner Elasticity theory, Flory-Fox glass transition theory, and  Flory (everything else about polymers theories)  This is the bible of polymer science.  It contains some useful polymer chemistry.  All general polymer science books published after this were copies of this book.

Paul Heimenz Polymer Chemistry and Colloid Science
Odian Principles of Polymerization
Malcom Stevens Polymer Chemistry an Introduction (This is a pretty good introductory synthetic book.)
Gert Strobl Polymer Science
Young Mechanical Properties of Polymers
Joel Fried Polymer Science for Chemical Engineers
L.H. Sperling, Intro. to Physical Polymer Science (Eng. Lib. Reserve)
Young RJ & Lovell PA Introduction to Polymers, 2'nd edition Chapmann & Hall Publishers (1991).
Recent issues of Polymer, Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Physics, Macromolecules, Langmuir, European Polymer Journal, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, SPE Journal, Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Select issues of MRS Bulletin, Science, Nature, Nature Materials.

Web Sites of General Interest
UMN Chemistry Department Demos
Organic Chemistry
, Minimize Molecular Structural Energies
CaseWestern Textbook on Polymers and Liquid Crystals, Kevlar some acadamy in NC
UWaterlooLabCourse
Intro To Polymers Berkley
Macrogaleria (Southern Mississippi)
Polymer Chemistry University of Rochester/Kodak
Boston University/NSF Software
BU Web Course
Intro to Polymers Case/some interesting java applets
Intro to Polymers and Coatings UPenn
General Synthetic Chemistry (Meta-Synthesis.com Mark R. Leach)
Radical Chemistry York Andrew Parsons
HMM Low Level General Science (Steve is a strange person I would imagine)
Michigan State University Site for Organic Chemistry
Chemistry 381 mst

 

Whole Grades Only, Grading: 100-90.0 A; 89.9-80.0 B; 79.9-70.0 C; 69.9-60.0 D

Grading will involve 9 quizzes given during the last half hour of Monday's class including the first Monday and a mandatory and comprehensive final exam that is of the length and value of 3 weekly quizzes which will be given during finals week on the assigned day.

In addition to the weekly quizzes there will be opportunities to replace quiz grades with projects outside of class.  There will be no make-up quizzes so that if a quiz is missed an outside project will be required to replace a 0 grade.  Due dates will be assigned to the outside projects.  Some of the outside projects will have a value greater than one quiz. 

 

 

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