Duration
20h Th
Number of credits
| Master of Science (MSc) in Biomedical Engineering | 2 crédits | |||
| Master of Science (MSc) in Chemical and Materials Engineering | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
(1) Introduction & selected aspects of polymeric materials
(2) Natural polymeric materials
(3) General aspects of industrial polymerisation procedures
(4) Polymerisation procedures for thermoplastics
(5) Polymerisation procedures for thermosets
(6) Polymerisation procedures for elastomers
(7) The impact of plastic production on (plastic) waste
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Ability to understand the basic procedures to manufacture polymers on an industrial scale, including limitations related to availability of raw materials and economy
Understanding of the importance of post-reactor operations to design a polymeric material and/or a plastic part
Ability to apply the learned principles to un-known situations
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Medium level English to follow the course
Chimie Macromoleculaire (Anne-Sophie Duwez)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Powerpoint presentation
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
Plastics Technology, C. Bonten
Hanser Publishers
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
2 hours written exam
English
No tools or books allowed
About 50% of the exam questions will "force" the student to applied learned principles to an unknown case
Work placement(s)
Optional
Organizational remarks
Course is generally given in blocks of 4 hours
Contacts
Klaus Keck
+ 41 79 107 4357
+ 32 4 73 17 64 65
klaus.keck@songwon.com