| PCC 101 | Introduction to Polymer and Color Chemistry | UNITS: 2 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Corequisite: PCC 104 |
| Introduction of topics related to Polymer and Color Chemistry, e.g. fiber and fiber forming polymers, polymerization methods, into to color assessment methods, various chemistry disciplines, molecular interactions, periodic table, acids, bases, solutions, into to and examples of textile coloration and textile finishing techniques. |
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| PCC 104 | Introduction to Polymer and Color Chemistry Lab | UNITS: 1 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: PCC 101 |
| An introduction to hands-on laboratory work for the study of basic polymer principles, dye synthesis, forensic analysis and coloration of fibers. |
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| PCC 106 | Polymer Chemistry and Environmental Sustainability | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Prequisite: CH 101; Corequisite: CH 221 |
| Polymers are prevalent in almost every part of our lives. Many polymers are petroleum based and their raw material supply is limited. Using a theme of environmental impact, this course will review the origin and preparation of key industrial raw materials and how they are used in polymer synthesis. Properties of synthetic polymers will be introduces and concepts for establishing sustainable polymers will be discussed. |
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| PCC 203 | Introduction to Polymer Chemistry | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Prerequisite: CH 101, TC 105 or TT 105 |
| Organic reaction principles necessary to understand the preparation, properties and chemistry of polymers. Synthesis, applications and behavior of common classes of polymers with emphasis on those materials used in the textile industry. The chemistry and structure of natural and man-made fibers. |
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| PCC 301 | Technology of Dyeing and Finishing | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: PCC 106 or PCC 203 or TE 200 and Corequisite: PCC 304 |
| Basic principles and procedures for the preparation, dyeing, printing, and finishing of natural and man-made fibers. The chemical nature of dyes and fastness properties and the chemical nature of finishes used to impart specific end-use properties. |
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| PCC 302 | Technology of Textile Wet Processing | UNITS: 4 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Prerequisite: TT 105 or PCC 105, TMS 211, CH 101, PY 211 or PY 205 |
| Introduction to the science and technology used in textile wet processing. Topics include preparation, dyeing, printing and finishing of textiles, basics of color generation and measurement. Emphasis mainly on cotton, wool, nylon and polyester. Laboratory includes experiments in wet processing and a project on statistical analysis of fabric defects. |
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| PCC 304 | Technology of Dyeing & Finishing Laboratory | UNITS: 1 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: PCC 106 or PCC 203 or TE 200 and Corequisite: PCC 301 |
| Laboratory experience involving the preparation, dyeing, printing, and finishing of natural and man-made fibers. |
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| PCC 350 | Introduction to Color Science and Its Applications | UNITS: 2 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Prerequisite: PCC 301 and either PY 208 or PY 212; Corequisite: PCC 354 |
| Basic principles and applications of color science. Physical, physiological and psychophysical aspects of color, color perception, color specification, color measurement and color control. |
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| PCC 354 | Intro to Color Science Laboratory | UNITS: 1 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Prerequisite: PCC 301 and either PY 208 or PY 212; Corequisite: PCC 350 |
| An introdiction to hands-on laboratory work for the color measurement and perceotion of colored materials. |
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| PCC 401 | Manufacturing and its Impact on Safety, the Environment, and Society | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: Junior standing |
| Relationship of society to safety and environmental aspects of manufactured products. Quantifying manufacturing risks. Protective methods, e.g. administrative, engineering, personal, treatment, pollution prevention. Social factors, e.g. political, regulatory, legal, consumer attitudes, public policy, perceptions. Understanding complex social issues, especially situations with conflicting goals. Critical comparison of options for risk reduction, and selecting reasonable (hopefully optimal) courses of action in complex and uncertain situations. Unsolved problems of industry and society (e.g. greenhouse effect). Relationships of ethics, laws and regulations to manufacturing. |
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| PCC 402 | Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Fiber Formation | UNITS: 3 |
| Prerequisite: PCC 203, PY 208 or PY 212, MA 242, CH 201 |
| Flow behavior of polymeric materials as related to the formation of fibers by melt, dry and wet extrusion. Elementary theories of drawing and heat setting. Application of fiber-forming theories to synthetic and cellulosic fibers. |
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| PCC 403 | Carpet Industry | UNITS: 3 - Offered Alternate Years, Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: Senior standing PCC 301 or 302, TT 221, 241 and 251 or TMS 210 or TE 301 and 302 |
| An overview of all aspects of carpet production and marketing including fiber properties and selection, yarn formation, carpet formation, dyeing and finishing, design, quality assurance and testing, marketing, and environmental issues. Instruction provided by industry professionals. May include a field trip. |
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| PCC 407 | Wet Processing Operations and Quality Control | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Prerequisite: PCC 310, PCC 320, TMS 210, and CH 431 or TC 441 |
| Pilot-scale batch and continuous wet processing. Selection and use of processes and quality control tests. |
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| PCC 410 | Textile Preparation and Finishing Chemistry | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: PCC 301 |
| Topics in textile wet processing. Chemical mechanisms and unit operations in fabric preparation and finishing. |
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| PCC 412 | Textile Chemical Analysis | UNITS: 2 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Prerequisite: PCC 301 and TE 303 or CH 331 or CH 431; Corequisite: PCC 414 |
| Application of analytical techniques for analysis to fibers, textile chemicals and textile processes; atomic absorption, ultraviolet, visible, near-infrared and infrared spectrophotometer; chromatography; interfacial tension; calorimetric, gravimetric and complexometric analyses. Emphasis on interpretation of data and solving problems of analysis for quantitate and characterization purposes. |
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| PCC 414 | Textile Chemistry Analysis Lab | UNITS: 1 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Prerequisite: PCC 301 and TE 303 or CH 331 or CH 431 and Corequisite: PCC 412 |
| Laboratory course in the application of analytical techniques for analysis of fibers, textile chemicals and textile processes; atomic absorption, ultraviolet, visible, near-infrared and infrared spectrophotometery; chromatography; interfacial tension; calorimetric, gravimetric and complexometric analyses. Emphasis on interpretation of data solving problems of analysis for quantitavive and characterization purposes. |
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| PCC 420 | Textile Dyeing and Printing | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Prerequisite: PCC 301 |
| Topics in coloration of textile fibers; chemical and physical mechanisms in textile dyeing and printing. |
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| PCC 442 | Theory of Physico-Chemical Processes in Textiles II | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Prerequisite: TE 303, CH 331, or CH 431 |
| Second semester of a two-semester sequence. Ideal and non-ideal solutions, colligative properties. Electro chemistry, dyeing isotherms, chemical kinetics, surface chemistry, theory of repellency and other special topics. |
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| PCC 461 | Chemistry of Polymeric Materials | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: TE 200 and CH 220 or CH 223 and Corequisite: PCC 464 |
| Polymers are a critical component of most products used by society today. Knowledge of their formation and properties is key to development of the materials of the future. The formation and properties of the major polymers are the primary focus areas of this course, including Step-growth and Chain-growth polymerization, formation techniques for preparation of synthetic fibers and the fundamental relationships between chemical structure and physical properties of natural and synthetic polymers. |
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| PCC 462 | Characterization and Physical Properties of Polymers | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: PCC 461 |
| Properties unique to polymers are related to their high molecular weight, long and flexible chains, or polymers physics. The detailed molecular structures of polymer, pr polymer chemistry, are characterized and utilized to establish structure-property relations. An inside/outside approach connects their microstructures to their local conformational flexibilities, which impact their global responses, such as sizes and shapes and conformational entropies, to both their environments and the stresses placed upon them. |
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| PCC 464 | Chemistry of Polymeric Materials Laboratory | UNITS: 1 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: TE 200 and CH 220 or CH 223 and Corequisite: PCC 461 |
| Polymers are a critical component of most products used by society today. Understanding their formation and properties is key to development of the materials of tomorrow. This laboratory course is focused on preparation of the major synthetic polymers using step-growth and chain-growth polymerization techniques. The properties of the resultant polymers are studied. |
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| PCC 466 | Polymer Chemistry Laboratory | UNITS: 3 |
| Prerequisite: TC 441 or CH 431; Senior standing |
| Synthesis and characterization of polymers; thermodynamics of rubber elasticity and gelation; spectroscopic, thermal and scattering techniques for polymer analysis. The processing of polymers into fibers and films. |
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| PCC (MT) 471 | The Chemistry of Synthetic and Natural Bipolymers | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: CH 220 or CH 221 |
| Introduction to natural and synthetic biopolymers used for biomedical applications. Goals and challenges of biomaterials selection for biomedical engineering. Polymer concepts of polymerization and characterization. Sources/synthesis, chemical and physical properties and degradation mechanisms are described. Polymer classes include: polysaccharides, proteins, polyesters, polyurethanes, polyanhydrides and polyethers. |
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| PCC 474 | Forensic Chemistry Laboratory | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: CH 220 or CH 223 and TMS 211 |
| Forensic chemistry is the application of chemistry to the law. It is a key part of crime scene investigations. In this course, students work in teams and discover standard methods of crime scene processing, latent evidence processing and analysis of materials and chemicals germane to forensic trace evidence. Advanced analytical chemistry techniques will be learned and applied to solve a 'crime' with suspects. Students will attempt to solve the crime and will present their analytical evidence in a courtroom setting with cross-examination. |
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| PCC 490 | Undergraduate Research in Polymer and Color Chemistry | UNITS: 1-6 - No Course Evaluation, Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Prerequisite: PCC 301; PCC 461/CH 461; and TE 303, CH 331 or CH 431 |
| Faculty-supervised individual research for undergraduates in PCC. Students must find an advisor from within the department with whom to work on a regular basis. Intended for PCC majors |
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| PCC 491 | Seminar in Polymer and Color Chemistry | UNITS: 1 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Prerequisite: Senior standing |
| Familiarizes student with the principal sources of polymer and color chemistry literature and emphasizes importance of keeping abreat of developments in the field. Emphasizes fundamentals of technical writing. Arranged. Intended for PCC majors3 |
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| PCC 492 | Special Topics in Polymer and Color Chemistry | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Presentation of material not normally available in regular course offerings or offering of new courses on a trial basis. Credits and content determined by faculty member in consultation with the Department Head. |
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