Introduction to Polymer Science
Prof. Greg Beaucage
Chemical and Materials Engineering
492 Rhodes Hall
513 556 3063
beaucag@uc.edu
Class Time: MWF 10-10:50 Rievschl 616B
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 Replacement Projects:
Essay for Quiz 1 2008
What you should
turn in for a program
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
Syllabus:
I. What is a "polymer"? (Stevens Chapter 3)
(Random Walk Generator, Manias Penn State)
II. a) Chemical Structure of Polymers,
Tables of Polymer Structure:
Sperling,
My List
Classification
of Polymers Elmhurst College
Classification
MacroGaleriawhatever
And the uses tossed around
IUPAC Classification
Document for Polymers (PDF File)
Polyethylene, Polypropylene
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
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
Glyptal Synthesis,
Styrene and Glyptal
Synthesis pdf, My
Glyptal Notes
Gelation Notes Tirrell
(Macosko/Miller1.pdf,
Macosko/Miller2.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
Quiz 6 below
Polyurethane Synthesis, Polyurethanes (nasty
things),
Urethane Dissertation VT,
Polyimides,
Epoxy, Joe
Greene Composite Chemistry
Polyurethane
URochester, Large-Scale Polyurethane Demonstration, Reaction Injection Molding (RIM), Stevens Spandex
WikiEpoxy, Composite Chemistry, Stevens Epoxy and Polysulfone
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
Polyimide USM, Polyimide
and others URochester/Kodak
ii) Chain Growth
Polymerization, Lenz9.html, Lenz9.pdf
ChainGrowthPlots,
Order 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)
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,
Aqueous Solution
Polymerization Istambul Lab 2.html, Lab 2.pdf
Emulsion Polymerization
Istambul Lab 3.html,
Lab 3.pdf, More on Micelles, Smith-Ewart Kinetics umr,
Lehigh Emulsion Institute,
Complicated Emulsion Page, Odian Emulsion.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)
Living Polymerization.pdf
Istambul , StereoChemistry,
Anionic Polymerization Video
(RPI), Cationic Lab SMiss, Anionic Lab SMiss
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
Metallocene Polymerization SMiss
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)
Polymers On Ceramics
(Flory Huggins Equation Manias Penn State)
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 laurate 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)
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:
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
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.