PBT702 - POLYMER BLENDS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLYMER BLENDS | PBT702 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Discussion Demonstration | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Olgun Güven | |||||
| Course objective | Basic principles of polymer blending, techniques to increase compatibility between polymers, some important industrial applications of polymer blends | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | After giving the concept of polymers blends, the need for the preparation of polymer blends and how they can replace copolymers will be discussed. Thermodynamic principles and optimization of polymer blending will be analyzed and the processes and compatibilizing agents to be used in otherwise incompatible polymers will be described. Application of polymers blends will be listed and their degradation and ageing behaviors will be elaborated and some information will be presented on the commercially important polymer blends. | |||||
| References | - L.A. Utracki, ?Polymer Alloys and Blends? Hanser Publishers, Munich, 1989. - L.M. Robeson, ?Polymer Blends: A Comprehensive Review? Hanser Publishers, Munich, 2007. -L.A. Utracki, ?Commercial Polymer Blends? Chapman and Hall, 1998 | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Terms and definitions concerning polymer blends |
| Week 2 | Blending of polymers |
| Week 3 | Thermodynamic principles of blending |
| Week 4 | Morphology and thermal behavior of miscible polymers |
| Week 5 | Morphology and thermal behavior of immiscible polymers |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | Properties of interphase |
| Week 8 | Selection and use of compatibilizing agents |
| Week 9 | Reactive compatibilization of polymer blends |
| Week 10 | Interpenetrating polymer networks |
| Week 11 | Techniques used in the blending of polymers |
| Week 12 | Degradation and ageing of polymer blends |
| Week 13 | Midterm exam |
| Week 14 | Industrial polymer blends |
| Week 15 | Homework |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 2 | 10 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 40 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 10 | 10 | 100 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 35 | 70 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 28 | 138 | 302 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest