Code No: RR320806 Set No.

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III B.Tech II Semester Supplementary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2007
POLYMER ENGINEERING
(Chemical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. What is rubber? Write the various types of rubbers along with their chemical
structure. [16]

2. Discuss the chain structures obtained in alternating, random, block, and graft
copolymers. [16]

3. (a) Explain briefly various factors that will influence the glass transition temper-
ature.
(b) Explain briefly the importance of glass transition temperature. [8+8]

4. What is chain scission? How many ways these will occur. Explain briefly. [16]

5. What are the lubricants and flow promoters? What are the internal and external
lubricants? What is the effect of lubricants on the properties of polymers? [16]

6. Explain the various methods available for the preparation of polystyrene and also
write the general properties of polystyrene. [16]

7. (a) What are the raw materials used for the production of polyurethane? Also
write chemical equations for the polymerization as practiced industrially.
(b) What are the advantages of melamine formaldehyde powders over urea formalde-
hyde powders? [8+8]

8. (a) Explain the function of extruder barrel and barrel feed throat.
(b) Describe the injection molding with neat sketch and their advantages . [8+8]

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Code No: RR320806 Set No. 2
III B.Tech II Semester Supplementary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2007
POLYMER ENGINEERING
(Chemical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Write the chemical structure of lignin and cellulose.

(b) Write various processes for the production of lignin and cellulose.
(c) Write the applications of lignin and cellulose. [8+8]

2. Write kinetic equations for initiate radical chain polymerization showing :

(a) how rate is related to concentrations of initiator, radicals, and monomer

(b) how degree of polymerization is related to the same quantities. [8+8]

3. Write the expressions for different average molecular weights. Discuss the mem-
brane osmometry method for the determination of molecular weight of high poly-
mers. What are the advantages and limitations. [16]

4. (a) What are non-chain scission reactions? Explain briefly.

(b) What is mastication? Explain briefly. [8+8]

5. (a) What are extenders and write their role in polymers.

(b) Discuss briefly the effect of lubricants on the properties of polymers. [8+8]

6. (a) What are the various ingredients that are used to alter the polymer properties
of PVC.
(b) Write short notes on copolymers of PVC. [8+8]

7. What are the raw materials required to make phenol- formaldehyde resins? Explain
the process involved to produce the monomers. [16]

8. (a) Explain injection molding cycle.

(b) How thermoset plastics are injection molded?
(c) Explain briefly mixing process in plastic industry. [5+5+6]

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Code No: RR320806 Set No. 3
III B.Tech II Semester Supplementary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2007
POLYMER ENGINEERING
(Chemical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. Discuss some of the properties that make polymers useful materials and show how
they result from the unique features of polymer structure such as high molecular
weight. [16]

2. Write the distinguishing features of chain-and step polymerization. [16]

3. (a) Explain briefly various factors that will influence the glass transition temper-
ature.
(b) Explain briefly the importance of glass transition temperature. [8+8]

4. Explain

(a) Dielectric constant

(b) dielectric strength
(c) volume resistivity
(d) surface resistivity [4x4=16]

5. What are the structural modifications which changes with time and why these
modifications will occur. How to prevent these modifications? [16]

6. (a) What are the various ingredients that are used to alter the polymer properties
of PVC.
(b) Write short notes on copolymers of PVC. [8+8]

7. (a) Suggest two methods of fabrication for an epoxy resin.

(b) Write chemical formulas of each type of repeat unit found in epoxy resin.
(c) State one advantage and one disadvantage of amino resins in comparison to
phenolic resins. [4+6+6]

8. (a) What type of curing agents are used in molding techniques.

(b) Which type of plastic product does not require compounding?
(c) What is the modification of injection molding? What are their advantages?
[6+4+6]

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Code No: RR320806 Set No. 4
III B.Tech II Semester Supplementary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2007
POLYMER ENGINEERING
(Chemical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) How is cellophane made? Name its applications and properties.

(b) How is regenerated cellulose in fibre form is made. [8+8]

2. Write short notes on:

(a) Addition polymerization

(b) Condensation polymerization
(c) Co-polymerization. [6+5+5]

3. (a) Explain different ways to express the average molecular weight of polymers.
(b) Explain method of estimation of molecular weight from viscosity. [8+8]

4. (a) What are the factors which will effect the crystalline melting point.
(b) Write short notes on yield strength. [8+8]

5. Explain briefly the addition of photo degradants in plastic materials and also name
few photo degradants. [16]

6. (a) What are the points to be considered for the processing of poly ethylene poly-
mer
(b) Explain the preparation method of vinyl chloride. [8+8]

7. (a) What are the different types of polyurethanes that can be obtained? Explain
the polymerization reactions.
(b) Describe the properties and applications of polyethylene terephalate (PET)
polymers. [10+6]

8. What are moulding techniques? Describe any two moulding techniques. [16]

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