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BT-101 · Engineering Chemistry/Official Syllabus

Engineering Chemistry (BT-101) - Official Syllabus

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Unit 1

Water – Analysis, Treatments and Industrial Applications

  • Sources
  • Impurities
  • Hardness & its units
  • Determination of hardness by EDTA method
  • Alkalinity & It’s determination
  • related numerical problems
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Unit 2

Boiler problem & softening methods

  • Boiler troubles (Sludge & Scale, Priming & Foaming, Boiler Corrosion, Caustic Embrittlement)
  • Softening methods (Lime-Soda, Zeolite and Ion Exchange Methods)
  • related numerical problems
3
Unit 3

Lubricants and Lubrication

  • Introduction
  • Mechanism of lubrication
  • Classification of lubricants
  • significance & determination of Viscosity and Viscosity Index
  • Flash & Fire Points
  • Cloud & Pour Points
  • Aniline Point
  • Acid Number
  • Saponification Number
  • Steam Emulsification Number
  • related numerical problems
4
Unit 4

Polymer & polymerization

  • Introduction
  • types of polymerisation
  • Classification
  • mechanism of polymerisation (Free radical & Ionic polymerization)
  • Thermoplastic & Thermosetting polymers
  • Elementary idea of Biodegradable polymers
  • preparation, properties & uses of the following polymers- PVC, PMMA, Teflon, Nylon 6, Nylon 6:6, Polyester phenol formaldehyde, Urea- Formaldehyde, Buna N, Buna S
  • Vulcanization of Rubber
5
Unit 5

Phase equilibrium and Corrosion

  • Phase diagram of single component system (Water)
  • Phase diagram of binary Eutectic System (Cu-Ag.)
  • Corrosion: Types, Mechanisms & prevention
6
Unit 6

Spectroscopic techniques and application

  • Principle, Instrumentation & Applications
  • electronics spectroscopy
  • Vibrational & Rotational Spectroscopy of diatomic molecules
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Unit 7

Periodic properties

  • Effective Nuclear Charge
  • Variations: S, P, d & f Orbital energies of atoms in periodic table
  • Electronics Configuration
  • atomic & Ionic sizes
  • electron affinity & electro negativity
  • Polarizability & Oxidation States

Laboratory Experiments

  • Determination of Total hardness by Complexometric titration method
  • Determination of mixed alkalinity (OH & CO3, CO3 & HCO3)
  • Chloride ion estimation by Argentometric method
  • Flash & fire points determination by Pensky Martin Apparatus, Abel’s Apparatus, Cleveland’s open cup Apparatus
  • Calorific value by bomb calorimeter
  • Viscosity and Viscosity index determination by Redwood viscometer No.1 and No.2
  • Proximate analysis of coal (Moisture, Ash, Volatile matter, Carbon residue)
  • Steam emulsification No & Aniline point determination
  • Cloud and Pour point determination of lubricating oil
  • Determination of percentage of Fe in an iron alloy by redox titration using N-Phenyl anthranilic acid as internal indicator
  • Determination of Cu and or Cr in alloy by Iodometric Titration
  • Determination of % purity of Ferrous Ammonium Sulphate & Copper Sulphate

Reference Books

  • Chemistry in Engineering and Technology - Vol.1 &2 — Kuriacose, Rajaram — McGraw Hill Education
  • Fundamental of Molecular Spectroscopy — C.N. Banwell — McGraw Hill Education
  • Engineering Chemistry — B.K. Sharma — Krishna Prakashan Media (P) Ltd., Meerut
  • Basics of Engineering Chemistry — S.S. Dara, A.K. Singh — S. Chand & Company Ltd., Delhi
  • Applied Chemistry – Theory and Practice — O.P. Viramani, A.K. Narula — New Age International Pvt. Ltd. Publishers, New Delhi
  • Elementary Spectroscopy — Y.R. Sharma — S. Chand Publishing
  • Polymer Science — Vasant R. Gowariker, N. V. Viswanathan, Jayadev Sreedhar — New Age International Pvt. Ltd
  • Advanced Inorganic Chemistry — G.R. Chatwal — Goal Publishing house
  • Engineering Chemistry (NPTEL Web-book) — B.L. Tembe, Kamaluddin, M.S. Krishna
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