14297 - Polymer Chemistry Modulübersicht

Module Number: 14297
Module Title:Polymer Chemistry
  Polymerchemie
Department: Faculty 2 - Environment and Natural Sciences
Responsible Staff Member:
  • Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Neffe, Axel T.
Language of Teaching / Examination:English
Duration:1 semester
Frequency of Offer: Every summer semester
Credits: 6
Learning Outcome:

After completing the module, students will be able to correlate the chemical structures of polymers with their physico-chemical properties. They have become familiar with the structure, various methods for the synthesis, properties and modern applications of functional polymers. Students have knowledge and practical skills in the planning, implementation and evaluation of laboratory projects. They are able to plan tasks assigned to them with the aid of literature research, implement them using standard laboratory equipment, evaluate, document and present the results. In the practical laboratory work, students are familiarized with basic operations for the synthesis and purification of polymers. The synthesis operations enable students to set up and operate standard reaction apparatus and encourage them to develop purification strategies for polymer reaction products. Using the example of carrying out syntheses that follow known reaction mechanisms and processing organic analyses, the practical part pursues the fundamental aim of consolidating existing theoretical knowledge of the reactivity of functional groups and applying it in practice. This provides students with knowledge and practical skills in the planning, implementation and evaluation of laboratory projects. They are able to plan the tasks assigned to them with the aid of literature research, implement them using standard laboratory equipment, evaluate, document and present the results. Students have acquired course-related personal skills through communicative discussion in seminars / practical training.

Contents:

Technical polymerizations, materials from regrowing ressources and circular polymer economy, ring-opening polymerization, stereocrystallization, gelatin- and silk-based materials, advanced polymer synthesis, functional polymers and their applications such as electrically conducting polymers, liquid-crystalline elastomers, self-healing materials, and shape-memory polymers, AI in polymer research.

Recommended Prerequisites:a preliminary introduction to polymer chemistry would be helpful
Mandatory Prerequisites:None
Forms of Teaching and Proportion:
  • Lecture / 2 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Practical training / 4 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Self organised studies / 90 Hours
Teaching Materials and Literature:

All lecture contents are provided as slides for download. In addition to the stated original literature, text books of help could e.g. b

  • Hiemenz, P.C.: Polymer Chemistry. The Basic Concepts.
  • Young RJ, Lovell PA, Introduction to Polymers (3rd Ed), CRC Press.
  • Hiemenz PC, Lodge TP, Polymer Chemistry (2nd Ed), CRC Press.
  • Bovey, F.A. and Winslow, F.H., Eds.: Macromolecules, an introduction to polymer science.
  • Cowie, J.M.G.; Arrighi, V: Polymers: Chemistry and Physics of Modern Materials, CRC Press.
  • Koltzenburg, S.; Maskos, M.; Nuyken, O.: Polymere: Synthesis, Properties and Applications, Springer Spektrum.
  • Tieke, B.: Makromolekulare Chemie – Eine Einführung, Wiley VCH.
Module Examination:Prerequisite + Final Module Examination (MAP)
Assessment Mode for Module Examination:Prerequsite: Participation in the practical course with 6-8 experiments, at least 2/3 of the experiments successfully performed, and an accepted version of the protocol 

MAP: oral examination on the lecture and practical part, 30 min.
Evaluation of Module Examination:Performance Verification – graded
Limited Number of Participants:20
Part of the Study Programme:
  • Master (research-oriented) / Chemistry: Materials, Engineering and Sustainability / PO 2025
Remarks:
Module Components:
  • Lecture Polymer Chemistry
  • Practical training Polymer Chemistry
  • Modul examination (oral)
Components to be offered in the Current Semester: