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commercially useful products. Challenges on the synthesis Latex applications: dipping, extrusion and foam. Rubber:
of chemicals that are beneficial, profitable and responsible Introduction on the SMR grades. Vulcanised rubber.
for the safety, health and environment. Research and Rubber testing (e.g. tensile, hardness, abrasion etc),
development from laboratory scale to commercial scale on Rubber applications: tyres, footwear etc.) Viscoelasticity:
the production of selected chemicals. Economic aspect, Introduction, dynamic-mechanical analysis, viscoelastic
fixed cost, variable cost, revenue, management and patent properties of polymer solutions and melts, dielectric
right. Forecasting the profitability for pioneering industries analysis. Rubber elasticity: Thermodynamics and
on the production of selected chemicals through statistical theory, phenomenological model and recent
interpretation of break-even chart. development. Mechanical properties of polymers –
measurements of mechanical properties: tensile,
Separation technology covers aspects related to chemical elongation, modulus etc.
process of adsorption, extraction, purification and
distillation. The chemical process includes natural gas, Assessment Methods:
petroleum and vegetable oil. Continuous assessment: 20%
Practical: 30%
Petroleum refining process includes crude oil distillation, Final examination: 50%
delayed coking, catalytic reforming and isomerisation,
cracking and hydrotreating. Palm oil refining includes Medium of instruction:
physical and chemical processes on upstream and English
downstream industries.
Soft skills:
Assessment Methods: CT1 – 3
Continuous assessment: 30%
Final examination: 70% References:
1. Fried, J. R. (2003), Polymer Science & Technology,
Medium of instruction: 2nd
English Ed. Prentice Hall.
2. Flory, P. J. (1991), Prinsip Kimia Polimer
Soft skills: (Terjemahan), Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
CT1 – 3, LL1 – 2, CS1 – 3 3. Young, R. J. and Lovell, P. A. (2011),
Introduction to Polymers, 3rd Ed. Taylor & Francis
References: Group.
1. Gunstone, F. D., Harwood, J. L., Djikstra, A. J. (2007). 4. Sperling, H (1992). Introduction of Physical
Lipid Handbook. 3rd Ed. CRC Press. Polymer Sciences, 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons.
2. Speight, J. G. (2006). The Chemistry and Technology of
Petroleum. 4th Ed. CRC Press.
3. Gary, J. H and Handwerk, G. E. and Kaiser, M.J (2006).
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Edition. CRC Press.
4. B.G. Reuben and M.L.Bursta (1973) The Chemical Introduction
Economy: a guide to the technology and economics of Classical analysis, concentration systems / units, sampling
the chemical industry, Longmans. in analysis.
5. R.N. Shreve (1984) Shreve’s Chemical Process Data Treatment
Industries, 5th ed. McGraw-Hill. Precision and accuracy, statistical methods for error
6. K. Bauer (2001) Common Fragrance and Flavor analysis, population and sampling, confidence limits,
materials, 3rd ed. Wiley VCH. measurement uncertainty, significant figures, test for
7. Kirk Othmer, Encyclopaedia of Chemical Technology mean, rejection of analytical data. Quality control and
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(1999-2012), 4 Edition, John Wiley and Sons. quality assurance.
Spectrometry
SID2002 INDUSTRIAL POLYMER CHEMISTRY I Interaction of light energy between atoms and molecules;
quantitative aspects of absorption. Molecular
PART A: Polymer Synthesis spectrometric techniques – UV-Visible, IR, NIR;
Introduction: Basic aspects of polymers - names, chemical dispersion, absorption, fluorescence and emission.
formulas/ structures and properties. Classifications of Spectrophotometric instruments; emission spectroscopy
polymers, thermoplastics, thermosets and elastomers. and atomic absorption spectrometry- an introduction, uses
Requirements of selective industries surface coatings, of spectrophotometry.
adhesives, packaging, automotives, construction and
medical appliances. Discussion about the management of Electroanalytical Chemistry
polymers in the environment. Polymerisations: Quantitative analysis – standard addition technique and
Mechanism, basic polymerisations (step-growth dan internal standard technique, Potentiometry – pH glass
chain-growth), advanced synthesis techniques electrode, solid membrane ion selective electrodes.
(introduction of controlled living radical polymerisations) Heyrovsky equation.
and industrial polymerisation processes (bulk, solution, Separation Methods
suspension, emulsion, solid-state, gas phase and plasma Introduction to the theory and process of separation in GC
polymerisation and polymerization in supercritical fluid). and HPLC, ion exchange chromatography, solvent
Measurement of molecular weight: Basic introduction on extraction, partition coefficient, multiple extraction,
molecule weight, MW and molecular weight distribution, efficiency.
MWD, also effects on the physical properties of polymers.
Equilibria
PART B: Latex and Rubber Important equilibria in analytical chemistry, acid-base
Type of latices: natural, synthetic, artificial and modified equilibria, calculating pH of buffer solutions, acid-base
latices. Latex composition. Latex testing (Physical tests: titration curves.
dry rubber content (DRC) and total solid content of latex
(TSC); Chemical tests: protein analysis; stability test). Complexometric titrations and metal speciation

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