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Title: | The Contribution of IUPAC to Polymer Science Education | Contributor(s): | Chan, Chin Han (author); Fellows, Chris (author) ; Hess, Michael (author); Hiorns, Roger C (author); Hoven, Voravee P (author); Russell, Gregory T (author); dos Santos, Claudio G (author); Sturcova, Adriana (author); Theato, Patrick (author) | Publication Date: | 2017 | DOI: | 10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00800 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/22275 | Abstract: | Polymer education relies on generally agreed terminology and nomenclature rules. The Polymer Division of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) generates and recommends such rules for naming processes and materials in polymer science. It is the goal of IUPAC that these recommendations be applied in polymer science curricula worldwide. For this purpose, a large amount of material has been provided by the Polymer Division of IUPAC, and in this paper these resources are described from the personal perspective of the authors. A discussion of terminology is then provided, including a detailed discussion of the term "dispersity" (Mw/Mn) and the rationale behind the recommended IUPAC names of different polymerization mechanisms. This is followed by a commentary on polymer nomenclature with examples. Finally, exemplary applications of resources provided by the Polymer Division of IUPAC for educational purposes around the world are presented. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Journal of Chemical Education, 94(11), p. 1618-1628 | Publisher: | American Chemical Society | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1938-1328 0021-9584 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 030399 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry not elsewhere classified 139999 Education not elsewhere classified 030305 Polymerisation Mechanisms |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 340306 Polymerisation mechanisms 399999 Other education not elsewhere classified |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970103 Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences 939999 Education and Training not elsewhere classified |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 169999 Other education and training not elsewhere classified 280105 Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Science and Technology |
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