Polymer Blends and Alloys 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 polymer blends and alloys is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
CLASSIFICATION OF POLYMER BLENDS AND ALLOYS 9
Definition of polymer blends and alloys – Classification – Criteria for selection of polymer – Thermodynamics of miscibility – Phase morphology – Phase separation behavior – Determination of morphology of polymer blend – Mechanical compatibility – Electron Microscopy.
Unit II
PREPARATION OF POLYMER BLENDS AND ALLOYS 9
Principles and methods involved in preparation of Polymer blends and alloys – Introduction to polymer rheology in blend – Interpenetrating polymer network: Synthesis, Morphology, Properties and application of polymer blend – Enhancement of polymer miscibility – utilization of miscible polymers.
Unit III
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Unit IV
TOUGHENED THERMOPLASTICS AND THERMOSETS 9
Toughened polymers- Specific examples for toughened thermoplastics and thermosets – specific interaction – hydrogen bonding interaction, dipole-dipole interaction, ion–dipole & ion-ion interaction and additional specific interaction.
Unit V
APPLICATION OF BLENDS AND ALLOYS 9
Application of Blends in Emerging technology – Photovoltaic, Light Emitting Diode, Electro chromic, Electric conductivity polymer and blends, Lithium battery & Fuel cells Applications
Course Outcomes:
Upon completing this course, the students
- Able to express the basic concepts of polymer blend
- Able to infer the thermodynamic of polymer -polymer miscibility
- Able to classify the types of polymer blends
- Able to interpret the characterized polymer blends
- Able to discover the application of polymer blends
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Olabisis, I W Rubison and M T Shaw Polymer – Polymer Miscibility Academic Press – New York 1979.
- Utracki, “Polymer Blends and Alloys”, Hanser Publisher.
- G. Lubin, “Hand Book of Composites”, 2nd Ed., Van Nostrand Reinhold, NY, 1982.
- S.M.Lee, “Dictionary of Composites Materials Technology”, Technomic Lancaster, Pa, 1989.
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