617-0929/03 – Thermal Degradation of Macromolecular Substances (PTDML)
| Gurantor department | Department of Chemistry | Credits | 10 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Petr Pánek, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Petr Pánek, CSc. |
| Study level | postgraduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | | Semester | winter + summer |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2010/2011 | Year of cancellation | 2021/2022 |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Doctoral |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Understanding the theoretical fundaments of macromolecular chemistry with a focus on the theory of degradation and pyrolysis.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Summary
Structure of polymers, the relationship between structure of polymers and their properties (thermic, mechanical properties, solution behavior), polymer degradation (depolymerization, splitting, pyrolysis, combustion), environmental and toxicological aspects of production and utilization of polymers.
Compulsory literature:
1. Ebewele R.O. Polymer Science and Technology. CRC Press 2000
Recommended literature:
1. Fire retardancy of Polymeric Materials (Editors A.F. Grand, C.A.Wilkie) Marcel Dekker New York 2000
2. Azapagic, A. Emsley,A. Hamerton I. :Polymers, the Environment and Sustainable Development Wiley InterScience OnlineBooks 2003 (e-book)
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
They will be specified according to the thesis topic.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1.Thermodynamics and kinetics of chemical reactions (heat of reaction, reaction rate, order and molecularity of reaction, transition state theory, affecting of reaction rate by temperature, catalysis)
2. Processes on the phase surfaces (surface and interfacial tension, adsorption). Physical and chemical parameters affecting the distribution of substances in environmental media.
3.Chemical bonding and structure of polymers, rheological behavior, polymer production and processing methods, main types of industrial polymers. Ecological aspects of polymer utilization and polymer wastes.
4.Theoretical basis of pyrolysis processes. Pyrolysis of hydrocarbons and method of its monitoring. Principle and application of thermogravimetry and pyrolysis chromatography in the monitoring of pyrolysis. Industrial pyrolysis and Co-pyrolysis.
5.Thermal and thermo-oxidative degradation of polymers. Fire suppression(retardants). Ecological characteristics of the products of combustion.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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