Additives and Compounding detailed syllabus for Plastics Technology (Plastics) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University 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 4th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Plastics 4th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of additives and compounding is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
FILLERS/ REINFORCEMENTS, STABILIZERS, PIGMENTS 9 Fillers and Reinforcement-Antioxidants-Thermal Stabilisers, Ultraviolet stabilizer- Impact Modifiers/ toughening agents. Colourants-Fire retardants-Coupling agents-blowing-agents
Unit II
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Unit III
FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPOUNDING 9 Compounding-Selection of polymers and compounding-ingredients-general objectives- Merits and demerits of additives in polymer matrices. Mixing and mixing equipments. Compounding by batch mixer-High speed mixer-Two roll mill – Banbury Mixer – Ribbon blender – Planetary mixers.
Unit IV
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Unit V
CASE STUDIES 9 Case studies on preference of one plastics to other and co-relation of properties of conventional materials and blends and alloys – case studies on application of blends and alloys.
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Al – Malaika; S. Golovoy; A and Wilkie (Eds), Chemistry and Technology of Polymer Additives, Black well Science Ltd, Oxford (1999).
- Matthews; F.L. and Rawlings; R.D, Composite Materials, Engineering and Science Chairman and Hall, London (1994).
- Plastics Testing Technology Hand Books by Vishu Shah, 1984.
Reference Books:
- Hand Book of Plastics Test Methods by Brown R.P, 1989.
- Mascia; L., The Role of Additives in Plastics, Edward Arnold Publishers Ltd., U. K. (1974).
- Murphy; John, Additives for Plastics Handbook, 2nd Edition, Elsevier Advanced Technology, Oxford, 2001.
- R. Gachter and H. Muller, Plastics Additives Hand Book, Hanser Publishers, Munich, 1993.
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Plastics Technology, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit Plastics 4th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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