PSC 480/740 - Polymerization Kinetics and Reactor Design

 

Welcome to the Polymerization Kinetics course website!

PSC 480 (Undergraduates only)
Syllabus
Email Prof. Savin

PSC 740 (Graduates only)
Syllabus
Email Prof. Patton

 

Announcements:

2/15/11: Exam 1 Key Posted here

2/8/11:Homework 1 Key Posted here

 

Course Resources:

Lecture Notes:
General kinetics
More general kinetics
Analysis of kinetic data
Polymerization kinetics
Step growth polymerizations
Chain growth polymerizations

Reactor design

Additional Resources (from Contemporary Polymer Chemistry, Allcock and Lampe, 2nd ed):
Chain polymizations
Ionic polymerizations

Class Schedule:

Week of : Tuesday Lecture Thursday Lecture
Jan 17 Introduction, Generalizations Collision theory, transition state theory
Jan 24 Integrated rate laws and reaction mechamisms SSA and pre equuilibrium
Jan 31 Specific mechanisms Analysis of kinetic data
Feb 5 Variable volume reactors, HW 1 Due (Key) Exam 1 (Key)
Feb 14    
Feb 21    
Feb 28 No Lecture (Waterborne)
Mar 7 Spring Break
Mar 14    
Mar 21    
Mar 28 Exam 2  
Apr 4    
Apr 11    
Apr 18    
Apr 25    
May 2