Chimica | POLYMER SYNTHESIS LABORATORY

cod. 0522300053

POLYMER SYNTHESIS LABORATORY

	0522300053
	DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY "ADOLFO ZAMBELLI"
	EQF7
	CHEMISTRY
	2020/2021

CURRICULUM SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY

	YEAR OF COURSE 2
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
	PRIMO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
CHIM/04	2	16	LESSONS	SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
CHIM/04	4	48	LAB	SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	-KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ACQUISITION OF BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN POLYMERIZATION TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO THE SYNTHESIS OF BOTH TRADITIONAL POLYMERS AND NOVEL ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY POLYMER MATERIALS WITH INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS. THE STUDENTS WILL SYNTHESIZE SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SYNTHETIC POLYMERS. -APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ACQUISITION OF THE KNOWLEDGES REQUIRED FOR OPPORTUNELY DEFINE REACTION CONDITIONS FOR A SPECIFIC POLYMERIZATION MECHANISM AND KINETIC. -MAKING JUDGEMENTS TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE MOST SUITABLE TECHNIQUE FOR A SPECIFIC POLYMERIZATION REACTION -COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO BE ABLE TO ORALLY EXPLAIN IN A SYNTHETIC WAY A SPECIFIC TOPIC TREATED WITHIN THE LECTURES -LEARNING SKILLS TO BE ABLE TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGES TO GENERAL PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE POLYMERIZATION REACTIONS.

-KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
ACQUISITION OF BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN POLYMERIZATION TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO THE SYNTHESIS OF BOTH TRADITIONAL POLYMERS AND NOVEL ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY POLYMER MATERIALS WITH INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS.
THE STUDENTS WILL SYNTHESIZE SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SYNTHETIC POLYMERS.

-APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
ACQUISITION OF THE KNOWLEDGES REQUIRED FOR OPPORTUNELY DEFINE REACTION CONDITIONS FOR A SPECIFIC POLYMERIZATION MECHANISM AND KINETIC.
-MAKING JUDGEMENTS
TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE MOST SUITABLE TECHNIQUE FOR A SPECIFIC POLYMERIZATION REACTION

-COMMUNICATION SKILLS

TO BE ABLE TO ORALLY EXPLAIN IN A SYNTHETIC WAY A SPECIFIC TOPIC TREATED WITHIN THE LECTURES
-LEARNING SKILLS

TO BE ABLE TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGES TO GENERAL PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE POLYMERIZATION REACTIONS.

	Prerequisites
	BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF INORGANIC AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

	Contents
	CHAIN POLYMERIZATION -FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION -SYNTHESIS OF POLYACRYLAMIDE IN WATER BY USING A "REDOX" PAIR OF INITIATORS AND PHOTO INITIATORS . KINETICS OF POLYMERIZATION BY MONITORING THE VARIATION OF TEMPERATURE AND VISCOSITY WITH TIME. -CONVERSION OF POLYACRYLAMIDE TO SODIUM POLYACRYLATE SALT AND SUBSEQUENT CONVERSIONS TO POLY(ACRYLIC ACID). - EMULSION POLYMERIZATION TO OBTAIN POLYSTYRENE - SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION OF DIVINYLBENZENE AND METHYLMETHACRYLATE (MMA). REDOX AND THERMAL INITIATORS: THE EFFECT OF INITIATOR CONCENTRATION ON THE MICROSPHERE AVERAGE SIZES - BULK POLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE AND MMA: NORRISH-TROMMSDORFF EFFECT CHAIN POLYMERIZATION –ANIONIC AND CATIONIC POLYMERIZATION - STYRENE AND MMA BLOCK COPOLYMERIZATION BY USING N-BULI AND DIPHENILETHYLENE ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION (ATRP) - POLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE – CU (I) COMPLEX AS CATALYST STEPWISE POLYMERIZATION: -INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION OF NYLON 6,10 -SYNTHESIS OF PHENOLFORMALDEHYDE RESIN RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION -THE SYNTHESIS OF POLY-LACTIC ACID (PLA) THE ZIEGLER-NATTA POLYMERIZATION -SYNTHESIS OF HIGH ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE BY HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS - SYNTHESIS OF HIGH ISOTACTIC AND HIGH SYNDIOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE BY HOMOGENEOUS SYSTEMS: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STRUCTURE OF THE CATALYST AND MICROSTRUCTURE OF THE POLYMERS CHARACTERIZATION OF ALL SAMPLE BY 1H NMR, 13C NMR AND GPC (GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY) TECHNIQUES.

Contents

CHAIN POLYMERIZATION -FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION
-SYNTHESIS OF POLYACRYLAMIDE IN WATER BY USING A "REDOX" PAIR OF INITIATORS AND PHOTO INITIATORS .
KINETICS OF POLYMERIZATION BY MONITORING THE VARIATION OF TEMPERATURE AND VISCOSITY WITH TIME.
-CONVERSION OF POLYACRYLAMIDE TO SODIUM POLYACRYLATE SALT AND SUBSEQUENT CONVERSIONS TO POLY(ACRYLIC ACID).
- EMULSION POLYMERIZATION TO OBTAIN POLYSTYRENE
- SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION OF DIVINYLBENZENE AND METHYLMETHACRYLATE (MMA). REDOX AND THERMAL INITIATORS: THE EFFECT OF INITIATOR CONCENTRATION ON THE MICROSPHERE AVERAGE SIZES
- BULK POLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE AND MMA: NORRISH-TROMMSDORFF EFFECT
CHAIN POLYMERIZATION –ANIONIC AND CATIONIC POLYMERIZATION
- STYRENE AND MMA BLOCK COPOLYMERIZATION BY USING N-BULI AND DIPHENILETHYLENE
ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION (ATRP)
- POLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE – CU (I) COMPLEX AS CATALYST
STEPWISE POLYMERIZATION:
-INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION OF NYLON 6,10
-SYNTHESIS OF PHENOLFORMALDEHYDE RESIN
RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION
-THE SYNTHESIS OF POLY-LACTIC ACID (PLA)
THE ZIEGLER-NATTA POLYMERIZATION
-SYNTHESIS OF HIGH ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE BY HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS
- SYNTHESIS OF HIGH ISOTACTIC AND HIGH SYNDIOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE BY HOMOGENEOUS SYSTEMS:
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STRUCTURE OF THE CATALYST AND MICROSTRUCTURE OF THE POLYMERS
CHARACTERIZATION OF ALL SAMPLE BY 1H NMR, 13C NMR AND GPC (GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY) TECHNIQUES.

	Teaching Methods
	CLASSROOM LECTURES (2 CFU) AND LABORATORY EXPERIENCES (4CFU) FOR A TOTAL OF 6 CFU

	Verification of learning
	ACHIEVEMENT OF THE TEACHING GOALS IS ASSESSED BY PASSING A FINAL EXAMINATION SCORED FROM A MINIMUM THRESHOLD OF 18 UP TO A MAXIMUM VALUE OF 30. THE EXAM CONSISTS OF AN ORAL DISCUSSION. STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO SUSTAIN THE EXAMINATION ONLY AFTER DELIVERING WRITTEN REPORTS CONCERNING THE LABORATORY WORKS. THE ORAL EXAM CONSISTS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL CONTENTS OF THE COURSE, INCLUDING THE WORK DONE IN LABORATORY. IT IS FINALIZED TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE STUDENT. IN THIS OCCASION, THE CAPABILITY OF EXPOSITION AND AUTONOMOUS ORGANIZATION OF THE DISCUSSION USING A CORRECT TERMINOLOGY, WILL BE EVALUATED.

Verification of learning

ACHIEVEMENT OF THE TEACHING GOALS IS ASSESSED BY PASSING A FINAL EXAMINATION SCORED FROM A MINIMUM THRESHOLD OF 18 UP TO A MAXIMUM VALUE OF 30. THE EXAM CONSISTS OF AN ORAL DISCUSSION. STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO SUSTAIN THE EXAMINATION ONLY AFTER DELIVERING WRITTEN REPORTS CONCERNING THE LABORATORY WORKS.
THE ORAL EXAM CONSISTS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL CONTENTS OF THE COURSE, INCLUDING THE WORK DONE IN LABORATORY. IT IS FINALIZED TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE STUDENT. IN THIS OCCASION, THE CAPABILITY OF EXPOSITION AND AUTONOMOUS ORGANIZATION OF THE DISCUSSION USING A CORRECT TERMINOLOGY, WILL BE EVALUATED.

	Texts
	-G. ODIAN, PRINCIPLES OF POLYMERIZATION, WILEY INTERSCIENCE - AIM - MACROMOLECOLE (PACINI EDITORE) - J. KOENING, SPECTROSCOPY OF POLYMERS, ACS PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE BOOK - “FONDAMENTI DI SCIENZA DEI POLIMERI” A CURA DI M. GUAITA, F. CIARDELLI, F.