Chemical Engineering - Polymer Engineering CHEE 4885   Polymer Engineering
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Polymers are ubiquitous materials used in a diversity of fields such as plastics, adhesives, biomedical, surface coatings, textiles. This course is intended for Chemical Engineering students to get an introduction of the major steps in this industry. The course covers the following topics: the chemical and physical structures of polymers, the mechanisms of polymer formation and the industrial processes used, the properties of polymers and applications, methods of processing polymers, and polymer modification and additives.