Course

MSE-430: Life cycle engineering of polymers

Summary

Students understand what life cycle engineering is and apply this methodology to adapt and improve the durability of polymer-based products. They understand how to recycle these materials and are able to perform an environmental assessment, based on several practical case studies.

Lectures

Instructor

Yves Leterrier

Yves Leterrier joined EPFL in 1993 and is a faculty member of the Materials Institute. He is a senior scientist and lecturer in the Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites (LPAC, previously Laboratory of Composite and Polymer Technology, LTC). Activities 2000-2005: Foundation and Chair of the Korea-Switzerland joint symposia on materials and micro-technologies2004-2008: Board member of FLEXIDIS (the European flexible display consortium) 2004-2009: Group leader on lightweight materials for Solar ImpulseSince 2008: Board member of the French Adhesion SocietySince 2000: President of the EPFL Materials Science Library commissionSince 2012: Editorial board member, Applied Surface ScienceSince 2014: Associate Editor, Frontiers in MaterialsSince 2021: Coordinator of the EPFL Minor on 'Engineering for Sustainability' Background 1987: MS in materials science and solid state physics (INPL, France) 1991: PhD in materials science (Ecole des Mines, INPL, France) 1992: Research Associate, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, USA)

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/life-cycle-engineering-of-polymers-MSE-430

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/MSE-430

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Summary

Lectures

Instructor

Yves Leterrier

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/life-cycle-engineering-of-polymers-MSE-430

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/MSE-430

Lectures in this course (11)

Life Cycle Engineering: Sustainability Focus

Covers Life Cycle Engineering with a sustainability focus, exploring material intensity, global resource use, and environmental impact.

Eco-Efficiency in Automotive Industry

Explores eco-efficiency in automotive industry through lightweight materials, recycling, and emission reduction for sustainable manufacturing.

Polymer Degradation and Stabilization

Covers factors contributing to polymer aging, degradation, gas permeability, diffusion, and thermo-oxidative degradation, as well as stabilization mechanisms and display technologies.

Polymer Durability: Aging Mechanisms and Accelerated Testing

Explores polymer durability, oxidation mechanisms, accelerated aging, activation energy, and stress coupling, with case studies on polyamide 6.6 and the Arrhenius prediction method.

Polymer Aging and Degradation

Explores factors contributing to polymer aging and degradation through case studies and models.

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