Subject Code: CY7L033	Subject Name: Special Topics in Polymer and Composites	L-T-P: 3-0-0	Credit: 3
Prerequisite(s): Nil
Introduction and applications of polymers, molecular weight distributions, various experimental methods (GPC/SEC, solution viscosity, VPO, light scattering) to determine relative and absolute molecular weight distributions, chain growth and step growth mechanisms and kinetics, ionic polymerization, living polymerization, stereochemistry of polymers, free radical copolymerization (random, block, alternate and graft copolymers), kinetics and mechanisms of free radical copolymerization, polymerization conditions and polymer reactions, thermal, mechanical and solution properties of polymers, thermoplastics, thermosets and elastomers, conducting polymers, branched polymers (star, dendritic and hyperbranched polymers).
Text/ Reference Books: Odian G. Principle of Polymerization, John Wiley. Flory P. J. Principles of Polymer Chemisty, Cornell University Press. Billmeyer F. W. Jr. Textbook of Polymer Science, John Wiley. Chanda M., Advanced polymer chemistry: a problem solving guide, Marcel Dekker.