CK105V Materials in a Circular Society - Polymeric Materials 1.0 credits

This course aims to give a basic understanding and overview of the most common polymers, including their properties, manufacturing, recycling and their role in a sustainable society and a circular economy. More specifically, the course includes: 

• Basic knowledge about the most common polymers and plastics and their properties and applications. 
• Basic knowledge about the manufacturing of the most common (synthetic) polymers. 
• Knowledge about the environmental impact of polymers from a sustainable perspective, including e.g. recycling, climate impact, microplastics and chemicals.   
• Basic knowledge about circular economy. 

Note that this introductory online course will be given in Swedish!

After the course, the student will be able to: 

• Explain the characteristics of different polymeric materials and describe the properties, applications and manufacturing of the most common polymeric materials. 
• Discuss insightfully about the strengths and weaknesses for different polymeric materials, both from a user’s perspective and from a sustainability perspective. 
• Explain how the different polymers can be recycled with low environmental impact in a circular economy. 
• Define the basics of a circular economy, explain important definitions within this scientific field and explain how a circular economy is related to sustainability. 

General admission requirements, English B/English 6.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

• TEN1 - Digital examination, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Mikael Hedenqvist

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information about the course can be found on the Course web at the link below. Information on the Course web will later be moved to this site.

The target group for this course are persons who are not program students at KTH.