SEMESTER I(Common to all Branches)
ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
treatment
UNIT I: Water and its
Water quality
Water: Sources and inpurities,
Definition and significance of colour, odour,
parameters: COD and BOD.
turbidity. pH. hardness, alkalinity, TDS,
louride and arsenic.
Municipal water treatment: Primary treatment and
disinfection (UV, 0zonation, break-point chlorination).
Desalination of brackish water: Reverse Osmosis. Boiler
troubles: Scale and sludge, Boiler corrosion, Caustic
embrittlement, Priming & foaming. Treatment of boiler feed
sodium
water: Internal treatment (phosphate, colloidal,
aluminate and calgon conditioning) and External treatment -
Jon exchange demineralisation and zeolite process.
Unit II: Nanochemistry
Basics: Distinction between molecules, nanomaterials
and bulk materials; Size-dependent properties (optical,
electrical, mechanical and magnetic); Types of nanomaterials:
Definition, properties and uses of - nanoparticle, nanocluster,
nanorod, nanowire and nanotube. Preparation of
nanomaterials: sol-gel, solvothermal, laser ablation, chemical
vapour deposition, electrochemical deposition and electro
spinning. Applications of nanomaterials in medicine.
agriculture, energy, electronics and catalysis.
Unit IlI: Phase Rule and Composites
Phase Rule: Introduction, definition of terms with
eXamples. One component system - water system; Reduced
phase rule; Construction of a simple eutectic phase diagram
Thermal analysis; Two component system: lead-silver system
Pattinson process.
Introduction: Definition && Need for
Composites:
Matrix materials (Polymer
composites: Constitution: matrix,
metal matrix and ceramic matrix) and Reinforcement (fiber.
Properties and applico:
particulates,
of:
flakes and whiskers).
Metal matrix composites (MMC),
Ceramic applications
m
matrix
Polymer matrix composites.
composites and
composites - definition and examples.
Hybrid
Unit IV Fuels and combustion
Fuels: Introduction: Classification of fuels; Coal and
coke: Analysis of coal (proximate and ultimate), Carbonization.
Manufacture of metallurgical coke (Otto Hoffmann method).
Petroleum and Diesel: Manufacture of synthetic petrol
(Bergius process), Knocking - octane number, diesel oil .
cetane number; Power alcohol and biodiesel.
Combustion of fuels: Introduction: Calorific value
higher and lower calorific values, Theoretical calculation of
calorific value; Ignition temperature: spontaneous ignition
temperature, Explosive range; Flue gas analysis - ORSAT
Method. C0, emission and carbon foot print.
Unit V: Energy sources and storage devices
Stability of nucleus: mass defect (problems), binding
energy: Nuclear energy: light water nuclear power plant,
breeder reactor. Solar energy conversion: Principle,
and applications of solar cells; Recent working
cell materials. Wind energy; developments in solar
Geothermal energy;
Batteries: Types of batteries, Primary battery - dry cell.
Secondary battery lead acid battery and
Electric vehicles Working principles; Fuellithium-ion-battery:
cells: H,-0, ful
cell, microbial fuel cell; Super
types and examples. Capacitors: Storage princ1ple
