Polymer Compounding Technology Syllabus for B.Tech 5th sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Polymer Compounding Technology B.Tech (R13) fifthsem is as follows
OBJECTIVE:
To make the students learn about the additives, mechanism of mixing, its machinery and compounding technique of various materials.
UNIT I : INTRODUCTION [9 Hours]
Introduction – limitations of polymeric materials – additives for plastics- Properties and technical requirements of additives – classification – types – chemistry and mechanisms Limitations, selection, general effect on properties antioxidants – lubricants – plasticizers- fillers and reinforcements.
UNIT II : ADDITIVES [9 Hours]
Processing aids – toughening agents – antistatic agents – anti-blocking agents – slip and antislip agents – Ultra violet absorbers and stabilizers – Fire retardants – Blowing agents – Coupling agents- Colorants- master batch – color matching – miscellaneous additives.
UNIT III : MECHANISM OF MIXING [9 Hours]
General consideration formulation methods of incorporation of additives and mixing and compounding basic concepts, mechanism of mixing and dispersion, mixing of solid-solid, liquid liquid and liquids-solids, dispersive mixing, distributive mixing and laminar mixing, mixing entropic measures and its applications, mixing indices, scale of segregation and intensity of segregation, kinetics of mixing, rheology of filled polymers
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES: Upon completing this course, the students
- Will attain the knowledge in role of additives at polymers
- Will demonstrate the mixing methods
- Will have knowledge in selection of compounding ingredients
TEXT BOOKS:
- George Mathews, “Polymer mixing technology”, Applied science, London,1984
- Gatcher and Muller, “Handbook of Plastics Additives”, Hanser Publishers, New York.
REFERENCES:
- J.L. White, A.L. Coran and A. Moet, “Polymer Mixing Technology and Engineering”, Hanser Gardner Publications Ltd., USA, 2001.
- Manas Chanda and Salil K. Roy, “Plastics Technology Handbook “, Marcel Dekker, New York.
- Marcel Dekker, “Mixing in polymer processing “- Edited by Chris Rawendaal,.
- Z. Tadmor, C.G. Gogos, “Principles of Polymer Processing”, Second Ed., WileyInterscience, 2006.
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