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Students acquired theoretical information about theory of polymerization reaction and experimentalpolymerization. Subject is focused to important precesses carried out on the industrial scale.

Basic knowledge of Macromolecular Chemistry.

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The course uses teaching methods:
Laboratory classes - 2 hours per week.
Lecture - 2 teaching hours per week.
The e-learning system (LMS Moodle) is available to teachers and students.

Examination - write and oral part, credit and mark from laboratory classes.

Lecture Polymer syntheses:
1. Methods and techniques for synthesis of polymers
2. Synthesis of polymers by addition polymerization
3.-4. Radical homopolymerization – initiation with peroxocompounds, azo-, redox, fotopolymerization
5. Ring opening polymerization, metathesis
6. Cationic and anionic polymerization
7. ZN catalyst polymerization, metallocene
8. Copolymerization – random, alternating, block, graft
9. -10. Condensation polymerization – polyesters and polycarbonates, polyamides, condensates with formaldehyde, cond. Silicones, polyarylethery etc.
11.-12. Stepwise addition polymerization – polyurethanes, epoxides, add. silicones,
13. Modification and crosslinkong of polymers, reacitve extrusion process
Laboratory Polymer Syntheses:
1. Ring opening polymerization (ROP) of oktametylcyklotetrasiloxane a preparation of silicon rubbers, condensation reaction with tetraethysilicate
2. Bulk polymerisation of THF using SbCl5
3. Radical copolymerisation of styrene with divinylbenzene in aqueous suspension
4. Polymerisation of acrylamide using redox initiation system in aqueous solution
5. Vulcanisation of SBR with S2Cl2
6. Preparation of poly(alfa-hydroxoacids), polymerisation of glycolide or L-lactide
7. Preparation of polycarbonate by reesterification
8. Bulk polymerisation of caprolactame by anionic initiation
9. Hydrolytic polymerisation of caprolactame
10. Preparation of polyethylenesulfide rubber
11. Preparation of epoxide and influence of preparation conditions on Tg
12. Vulcanisation of SBR using S2Cl2

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The aim of lecture is complex knowledge of advanced synthesis of polymers suitable for research and polymer industrial production.

Attendance on Lectures are recomended, credit is given after accomplishing all classes and protocols.

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Braun. D. et.al., Polymer Synthesis: Theory and Practice, Verlag 2001 (CS)

Grubbs, R. H., Handbook of Methathesis, Wiley 2015 (CS)
Sandler S. R., Karo W., Polymer Syntheses, Elsevier 1993 (CS)