Polymer Technology

Code	11370
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	T(50H)/TP(20H)
Scientific area	Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais
Entry requirements	n.a
Learning outcomes	understand the influence of polymer properties on their processability Know the main polymer processing techniques, their main characteristics and applications Knowing how to select the most suitable processing technique for a given material/application Understand the possibilities of polymer composition, as a technology that allows you to adjust the characteristics of polymers available to processing and/or service requests Understand the technological development of polymer processing and identify trends future Use the knowledge acquired in the selection of equipment, definition of operating conditions and in the solving processing problems.
Syllabus	1. Polymers and processability 2. Extrusion (main extrusion lines and extruders - constructive, functional and operational aspects) 3. Composition (additivation, mixture and modification of polymers) 4. Injection Molding (technique and variants) 5. Other processing techniques (blow molding, thermoforming, rotational molding, …) 6. Additive manufacturing techniques (rapid prototyping, laser sintering, electrospinning…) 7. Composite processing
Main Bibliography	1. T A Osswald, Understanding Polymer Processing, Hanser, 2010 2. T A Osswald, J P Hernadez-Ortez, Polymer Processing, Hanser, 2006 3. Z Tadmor, C Gogos, Principles of Polymer Processing, Wiley-Interscience, 2006 4. S G Hatzikiriakos, K B Migler (eds) Polymer Processing Instabilities, 2005 5. C D Han, Rheology and Processing of Polymeric Materials (2 volumes), Oxford Univ Press, 2007 6. D G Baird, D I Collias, Polymer Processing: Principles and Design, Wiley-Butterworth, 1998
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.