Programs

Day 1

Morning                 Polymers:  Definitions and Classification

Feedstock (Monomers)

Afternoon               Major Industrial Polymers

Synthetic Routes

Day 2

Morning                 Free Radical (Chain) Polymerization:

-  Initiation   - Propagation - Termination

Step (Condensation) Polymerization

Afternoon               Acrylic Polymers

Poly Alpha Olefins

Day 3

Morning                 Formaldehyde Resins

Polymerization Catalysts

Afternoon               Polymerization Kinetics

Thermodynamics of Polymerization

Day 4

Morning                 Polymerization Reaction Engineering

Polymerization Reactors (Batch; Semi-batch; Continuous)

Afternoon               Additives and Compounding

Characterization and Testing

Day 5

Morning                 Mixing, Blending and Interfaces

Rheology (Viscoelasticity) and Processability

Afternoon               Structure-Properties Relationships

Modification of Polymers