2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Graduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
Advanced Polymer Processing
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Hiroharu Itaya / Hidenori Yamagishi
- Class Format
- Lecture (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CAP.P581
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1-2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course gives students a historical overview of polymer chemistry and industry, and how social trends, changing needs, and technological progress in other industries have advanced molding manufacturing technologies for polymer materials, as well as the newest R&D examples.
The instructor explains leading molding manufacturing technologies and examples of required property analysis technology and manufacturing technology development, lending students an understanding of manufacturing principles and the reality of manufacturing work sites, with the goal of training engineers that know developmental methodology.
This course will be conducted online.
Course description and aims
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. explain the outline of the various theories of polymer molding manufacturing technologies.
2. explain the current circumstances of R&D for polymer manufacturing.
2. explain basic R&D know-how that every polymer engineer should know.
Keywords
polymer processing, food wrap film, microporous membrane, separator, engineering resin, rubber, tire, characterization methods for material properties
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Two industrial research engineers with many years of experience in polymer materials development are the instructors for this course. Instructors lecture not only on the history of polymer manufacturing technology and development, but also on know-how for material design, and even how to think like an engineer. Once the guided part is complete, report problems related to manufacturing technology, company initiatives, and product development know-how will be laid out.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Lecturer A: Science of saran wrap film (crystal, amorphous, barrier property) | Explain the historical progress and outline the processing of saran wrap film (inflation processing) |
| Class 2 | Lecturer A: Science of food wrap film (barrier property, shirinking) | Explain the historical progress and outline the processing of food wrap film (stretching) |
| Class 3 | Lecturer A: Outline of plastics in lithium ion batteries | Outline the separators for batteries |
| Class 4 | Lecturer A: Outline of high functionality of enginnering plastics | Outline high functionality of enginnering plastics |
| Class 5 | Lecturer B: Rubber science - fundamentals - | Outline scientific aspects of rubber. |
| Class 6 | Lecturer B: Technologies on rubber materials | Explain the processing and characterization methods for rubber materials. |
| Class 7 | Lecturer B: Application of rubber materials | Outline problems and future aspects of rubber material development. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Reference notes will be presented via T2SCHOLA before the respective classes.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students are evaluated based on how well each report solves the problem posed, and the final grade is determined by the average of the two grades.
Related courses
- None
Prerequisites
None required.