COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIYOBOZUNUR LIFLER

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TKS 5040 BIYOBOZUNUR LIFLER ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÜMIT HALIS ERDOĞAN

Offered to

Textile Engineering
Textile Engineering
M.Sc. Textile Engineering

Course Objective

The course aims to provide knowledge on classification, raw materials, production methods, physical and chemical properties and application areas of biodegradable fibers.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   This course is expected to be able to classify the biodegradable fibers
2   To help the student to understand the properties of biodegradable fibers
3   To be able to compare the application areas of biodegradable fibers
4   To develop the students theoretical and practical abilities and ability to present and criticize arguments
5   To give the students further ideas about alternative raw materials and production methods for fibers.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition and classification of biodegradable fibers. History of biodegradable fibers. Biodegradable fiber market.
2 Raw materials for biodegradable fibers. Natural and synthetic biodegradable polymers
3 Biodegradable fibers from natural polymers: Definition and classification Vegetable fibers: Production techniques, physical and chemical properties and their application areas
4 Biodegradable fibers from natural polymers: Animal fibers: Production techniques, physical and chemical properties and their application areas.
5 Biodegradable fibers from natural polymers: Regenerated cellulose and protein fibers: Production techniques, physical and chemical properties and their application areas.
6 Biodegradable fibers from other natural polymers: Alginate and chitin/ chitosan fibers: Production techniques, physical and chemical properties and their application areas.
7 Biodegradable fibers from polymers produced by microorganism: Poly(hydroxyalkanoate) fibers: Production techniques, physical and chemical properties and their application areas.
8 Biodegradable fibers from synthetic polymers: Poly(lactic acid) fibers: Production techniques, physical and chemical properties and their application areas.
9 Biodegradable fibers from synthetic polymers: Poly(e-caprolactone) fibers: Production techniques, physical and chemical properties and their application areas.
10 Mid-term exam
11 Biodegradation of fibers and their test methods
12 Application areas of biodegradable fibers in medical textiles and agricultural textiles
13 Application areas of biodegradable fibers in composite materials
14 Assignment Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
- Blackburn R. S. (Ed.), 2005 Biodegradable and sustainable fibres, Woodhead Publishing.
- Reddy N.,Yang Y., 2015, Innovative Biofibers from Renewable Resources, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

Supplementary Book(s):
- Muthu S.S, Gardetti, M. A. (Eds), 2016, Sustainable Fibres for Fashion Industry Volume 1, Springer Science+Business Media Singapor
- Muthu S.S, Gardetti, M. A. (Eds), 2016, Sustainable Fibres for Fashion Industry Volume 2, Springer Science+Business Media Singapor
-Andres Lendlein, Adam Sisson (Eds), 2011, Handbook of Biodegradable Polymers, Volume 1, Wiley-VCH,Weinheim-Germany

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend and both the lecture and seminar hours and take part in the discussion sessions.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm (%25)+Assigment (%25) + Final (%50)

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

-

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Ümit Halis ERDOĞAN
Dokuz Eylul University
Department of Textile Engineering
Tınaztepe Campus Buca Izmir

Office Hours

Monday 13.00-15.00
Wednesday 13.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Tutorials 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Preparing assignments 1 18 18
Preparing presentations 1 18 18
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 164

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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