MBN307

School of Engineering \ Material Science and Nanotechnology Engineering

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6

Compulsory

Turkish

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Can be taken as faculty elective course by the other engineering departments

Introduction to Polymerization Processes, Industrial Polymers by Free Radical Polymerization, Industrial Polymers by Suspension and Emulsion Polymerization, Industrial Polymers by Coordination Polymerization, Industrial Polymers by Step-Growth Polymerization, Processing of Industrial Polymers, Industrial Polymers for Special Applications, Introduction to Composites, Polymer Composites, Nanocomposites.

1. Manas Chanda, Salil K. Roy, Endüstriyel Polimerler, Özel Polimerler ve Uygulamaları, CRC Press, 2007 2. Manas Chanda, İleri Polimer Kimyası, Marcel Dekker, 2000

This course covers the fundamental polymer parameters and synthesis methods along with their applications in industrial systems and processes. The main focus of the course is to introduce industrial polymers and explain how they are transformed into their final forms. Additionally, the course includes industrial polymers for special applications, composite structures, and their manufacturing methods.

1. Understanding polymeric materials, types of polymers, and the historical development of polymers.
2. Interpreting characteristic parameters in polymer science, such as molecular weight, chemical composition, chain isomerism, morphology, topology, rheology, surface properties, and additives.
3. Defining step-growth polymerization along with its thermodynamics and kinetics.
4. Defining chain-growth polymerization along with its thermodynamics and kinetics.
5. Understanding polymerization processes that require catalysts, such as coordination polymerization.
6. Developing the ability to formulate molecular weight control.
7. Understanding copolymerization methods.
8. Comparing bulk, solution, emulsion, and suspension polymerizations.
9. Defining the processing of polymeric materials using single and twin-screw extruders and extrusion processes.
10. Comparing various processing methods such as mixing, injection molding, drawing and injection blow molding, extrusion blow molding, compression molding, reaction injection molding, gas-assisted injection molding, insert molding, and thermoforming.
11. Understanding different types of composites, fibers, laminates, and continuous phases.
12. Comparing and evaluating composite manufacturing processes such as lay-up, prepreg forming, compression molding, vacuum bagging, filament winding, pultrusion, spray-up, sheet molding, bulk molding, and resin transfer molding.
13. Assessing composite structures using inspection methods.
14. Understanding industrial polymers used in specialized applications, such as conductive polymers and ionomers.

Week 1: Brief Introduction to Polymerization Processes
Week 2: Synthesis of Industrial Polymers via Free Radical Polymerization
Week 3: Synthesis of Industrial Polymers via Coordination Polymerization
Week 4: Synthesis of Industrial Polymers via Step-Growth Polymerization
Week 5: Copolymerization
Week 6: Introduction to Polymer Processing
Week 7: Mixing (Compounding)
Week 8: Processing Methods I
Week 9: Processing Methods II
Week 10: Introduction to Composites
Week 11: Composite Manufacturing Methods
Week 12: Nanocomposites

Quiz: 25 %
Homework: 15 %
Midterms: 30 %
Final: 30 %