This course is aiming to give the student background on the field of polymer chemistry. Topics include: Introduction, Definitions, Polymerization processes, Free radical polymerization, Cationic polymerization, Anionic polymerization, Ring-Opening Polymerization, Polymerization techniques and their mechanisms, Polymerization initiators, Chain transfer reactions, Polymerization Regulators, Polymerization of Dienes, Copolymerization, Molecular weight determination, Chemical structure, and polymer properties, Polymer applications.
Main Textbook: Principles of Polymerization, Odian, 2004, John Wiley & Sons. Textbook of Polymer Science, Billmeye, 1990, John Wiley & Sons. Subsidiary books? Polymer Chemistry, S. Koltzenburg, M. Moskos, O. Nuyken, Springer, 2017 Introduction to Polymers, Robert J. Young and Peter A. Lovell, 2011, CRC Press Polymer Chemistry, Paul C. Hiemenz, 2007, CRC Press.