The Contribution of IUPAC to Polymer Science Education

• Chin Han Chan ^[1] ; Christopher M. Fellows ^[2] ; Michael Hess ^[3] ; Roger C. Hiorns ^[9] ; Voravee P. Hoven ^[4] ; Gregory T. Russell ^[5] ; Cláudio G. dos Santos ^[6] ; Adriana Šturcová ^[7] ; Patrick Theato ^[8]
  1. [1] Universiti Teknologi MARA

     Universiti Teknologi MARA

     Malasia

     
  2. [2] University of New England

     University of New England

     Australia

     
  3. [3] University of North Texas

     University of North Texas

     Estados Unidos

     
  4. [4] Chulalongkorn University

     Chulalongkorn University

     Tailandia

     
  5. [5] University of Canterbury

     University of Canterbury

     Nueva Zelanda

     
  6. [6] Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto

     Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto

     Brasil

     
  7. [7] Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

     Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

     Chequia

     
  8. [8] University of Hamburg

     University of Hamburg

     Hamburg, Freie und Hansestadt, Alemania

     
  9. [9] Institut des Science Analytiques et Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Materiaux, Francia

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• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 94, Nº 11, 2017, págs. 1618-1628
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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.