CHEM 43164

>< Type/Status : Compulsory
>< Title : Materials Chemistry
>< Objectives : To provide a basic knowledge of developments in material chemistry.
>< Course Content :

Polymers

Industrially important polymers: their synthesis and structure-property relationship, Environmental effects of polymers: degradation and stabilization.

Minerals

Ceramics, glass, cement, mineral sands, apatite, dolomite and graphite.

Metallurgy

Pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, electrometallurgy, metallic bonding, alloys and steel.

Novel Materials

Stucture, properties, characterization and applications of Nematic, smectic, Discotic and polymer liquid crystals, Optical, electronic and magnetic materials, Bioinorganic materials and Biomineralization

>< Process : A combination of lectures and tutorial discussions.
>< Scheme of Evaluation : 100% end of course examination
>< Recommended Reading :
1. Ravve, A. (1995), Principles of Polymer Chemistry, Plenum.
2. Billmeyer, F. W. (1984), Textbook of Polymer Science, John Wiley.
3. Turback, E. J. and Lutgens, F. K. An introduction to Physical Geology, Merrill.

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