Lecture type	Total
Lectures	30
Seminar	30
Laboratory/Exercise	30
e-learning	30

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

The aim of polymer engineering is to inform students about polymer reactions. The knowledge includes polymer processes: bulk, solvent, suspension and emulsion polymerization. Students are expected to know something about molecular weights, degradation, stabilization and modification of polymers.

1. H. Mark, N. Bikales, C. Overberger, G. Menges, Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1-17, (1985-1989)
2. I. Fanta, Elastomers and Rubber Compounding Materials, Elsevier, New York, (1989).
3. L.A. Utracki: Polymer Alloys and Blends, Hanser Publishers, New York, (1989).
4. Joel R. Fried, Polymer Science and Technology, Prentice Hall Professional, (2003).