Biodegradable Polymers detailed syllabus for Plastics Technology (Plastics) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Plastics students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Plastics Technology 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Plastics 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-I scheme and its subjects refer to Plastics Professional Elective-I syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of biodegradable polymers is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF POLYMER DEGRADATION 9
Introduction, enzymes – enzyme nomenclature – enzyme specificity – physical factors affecting the activity of enzymes – enzyme mechanism, Chemical degradation initiates biodegradation, Hydrolysis of synthetic biodegradable polymers.
Unit II
PARTICULATE STARCH BASED PRODUCTS 9
Development of Technology, Current objectives, relative starch technology, Manufacture of master batch, Conversion technology – processing precautions – moisture and temperature – rheological
considerations, cyclic conversion process, physical properties of products – sample preparation -physical testing methods
Unit III
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Unit IV
RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY FOR BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS 9
Introduction, conventional recycling – recycling problems, degradable complicate recycling -polyethylene/starch film, reprocessing polyethylene/cornstarch film scrap – learning to reprocess PE/S – Calcium oxide moisture scavenger -temperature control – accounting for pro-oxidant -handling PE/S repro – economics of in-plant recycling, Using PE/S repro – comparative study of PE/S repro on film properties, recycling other degradables.
Unit V
TEST METHODS & STANDARDS FOR BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS 9
Introduction, defining biodegradability, criteria used in the evaluation of biodegradable polymers, choosing the most appropriate methodology, description of current test methods -screening test for ready biodegradability, tests for inherent biodegradability, tests for simulation studies, – Petridis screen -environmental chamber method – soil burial tests
Course Outcomes:
Upon completing this course, the students
- Will develop biodegradable polymer by various methods.
- Will understand mechanism of degradation of rubber compounds.
- Will assess bio-degradability of polymers.
- Will do recycle of biodegradable polymer.
- Will understand standards for biodegradable polymer.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Abraham J.Donb& Others (ed.) Handbook of Biodegradable polymers, Harvard Academic Publishers Australia 1997.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Plastics Technology 5th Sem, visit Plastics 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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