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PART III:
Polymers
Unit 3: The Chemistry of Engineering
Materials
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Topics
Properties and characterization of polymers

Polymerization

Common polymers

Resin Identification Code

Molecular Weight and Degree of Polymerization

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Properties and Characterization

of Polymers
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Polymers

A polymer is a large molecule that is a high-molecular-weight chain of

small molecules
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Monomer

The small molecules that are linked to form polymers

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Question 1
What do you call to the process of turning monomers into
polymers?

a) Plastic production
b) Polymerization
c) Size Reduction
d) Isomerization
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Question 1
What so you call to the process of turning monomers into
polymers?

a) Plastic production
b) Polymerization
c) Size Reduction
d) Isomerization
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Polymerization
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Polymerization

Polymerization is the combination of many small molecules to form a

large molecule
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Classifications of Polymers

 Natural
 Synthetic
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Addition Polymerization

Polymers formed by this kind of reaction are called addition polymers

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Formation of Polyethylene
 With the presence of appropriate catalyst –titanium
tetrachloride, TiCl4, ethylene polymerizes into chains
containing 800 or more carbons atoms
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Formation of Polyethylene
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Formation of Teflon
 Teflon is made by polymerizing tetrafluoroethylene
in a similar reaction
 Approximately 20,000 CF2=CF2 polymerize to form
a single giant molecule
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Formation of Teflon
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Question 2
The following picture represents ________.

a) Type of plastic
b) How many times the plastic should be recycled
c) How many times the plastic has been recycled
d) The number of type of polymers the plastic contains
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Question 2
a) Type of plastic
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Common Polymers
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Question 3
Which of the following is the monomer of polyethylene?

a) c)

b) d)
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Question 3
Which of the following is the monomer of polyethylene?

a) c)

b) d)
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Question 4
When this monomer undergoes polimerization, it will form
________.

a) Polystyrene
b) Polytetrafluoroethylene
c) Polyethylene
d) Polyvinyl chloride
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Question 4
When this monomer undergoes polimerization, it will form
________.

a) Polystyrene
b) Polytetrafluoroethylene
c) Polyethylene
d) Polyvinyl chloride
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Resin Identification Code

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Resin identification code

It is a set of symbols appearing on plastic products that
identify the plastic resin out of which the product is
made
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Polyethylene terephthalate
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High Density Polyethylene

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Polyvinyl Chloride
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Low Density Polyethylene

 Polypropylene
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 Polystyrene
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Question 5
This RIC represents ________.

a) Polystyrene
b) High Density Polyethylene
c) Low Density Polyethylene
d) Polyvinyl chloride
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Question 5
This RIC represents ________.

a) Polystyrene
b) High Density Polyethylene
c) Low Density Polyethylene
d) Polyvinyl chloride
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Molecular Weight and Degree of

Polymerization
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Molecular weight and degree of

polymerization
 Polymers with very long chains has extremely large molecular
weights but during polymerization process, not all polymers will
grow to the same length and this results in a distribution of chain
lengths or molecular weights

 Usually, an average molecular weight is specified , which can be

determined by the measurement of various physical properties
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Number-Average Molecular Weight

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Weight-Average Molecular Weight

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Degree of Polymerization
 It is an alternative way of expressing average chain size of
polymer
 It represents the average number of repeat units in a chain
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PART III:
Polymers
Unit 3: The Chemistry of Engineering
Materials
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Exercise

Despite the environmental impact of plastics, why do you think tons of

plastics are still being produced each day?