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CHE462 POLYMER SOLUTIONS

Course Code: 5630462
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Chemical Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Fundamentals of dilute polymer solutions, single chain conformations and configurations. Polymer solution thermodynamics, lattice models, equation of state approach. Phase equilibria and phase separation in polymeric solutions. Behavior of concentrated and/or multicomponent solutions, physical gelation. Diffusion in polymeric systems.