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SYLLABUS:

CY2111                                  ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY – I                       3  0  0  3

AIM

To impart a sound knowledge  on the principles of chemistry involving the different application oriented topics required for all engineering branches.

OBJECTIVES

• The student  should  be conversant  with the principles  water  characterization and treatment of potable and industrial purposes.

• Principles of polymer chemistry and engineering applications of polymers

• Industrial applications of surface chemistry

•  Conventional   and  non-conventional   energy   sources   and  energy   storage devices and Chemistry of engineering materials

UNIT  I             WATER TECHNOLOGY                                                                      9

Characteristics – alkalinity – types of alkalinity and determination – hardness – types and estimation by EDTA method (problems); Domestic water treatment – disinfection methods (Chlorination, ozonation.  UV treatment) – Boiler feed water – requirements

– disadvantages  of using hard water in boilers – internal conditioning  (phosphate,

calgon     and     carbonate     conditioning     methods)     –     external     conditioning     –

demineralization process – desalination and reverse osmosis.

UNIT II             POLYMERS AND COMPOSITES                                                       9

Polymers-definition  – polymerization  – types – addition and condensation polymerization  – free radical polymerization  mechanism  – Plastics,  classification  – preparation, properties and uses of PVC, Teflon, polycarbonate, polyurethane, nylon-

6,6, PET- Rubber -vulcanization   of rubber, synthetic rubbers – buty1 rubber, SBR, Composites – definition, types polymer matrix composites – FRP only.

UNIT III            SURFACE CHEMISTRY                                                                     9

Adsorption  –  types  –  adsorption  of  gases  on  solids  –  adsorption  isotherms  – Frendlich  and Langmuir  isotherms  – adsorption  of solutes  from  solution  – role of adsorbents in catalysis, ion-exchange adsorption and pollution abatement.

UNIT IV           NON-CONVENTIONAL  ENERGY SOURCES AND STORAGE DEVICES                                                                          9

Nuclear  energy  – fission  and fusion  reactions  and  light  water  nuclear  reactor  for power generation (block diagram only) – breeder reactor – solar energy conversion – solar cells – wind energy – fuel cells – hydrogen  – oxygen fuel cell – batteries  – alkaline batteries – lead–acid, nickel–cadmium and lithium batteries.

UNIT V            ENGINEERING MATERIALS                                                              9

Refractories – classification – acidic, basic and neutral refractories – properties (refractoriness, refractoriness under load, dimensional stability, porosity, thermal spalling)  –  manufacture  of  alumina,  magnesite  and  zirconia  bricks,  Abrasives  – natural and synthetic abrasives – quartz, corundum, emery, garnet, diamond, silicon carbide and boron carbide.  Lubricants – mechanism of lubrication, liquid lubricants, - properties – viscosity index, flash and fire points, cloud and pour points, oilyness) – solid lubricants – graphite and molybdenum  sulphide.   Nanomaterials – introduction to nanochemistry – carbon nanotubes and their applications

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

TEXT  BOOKS:

1.   P.C.Jain  and Monica Jain, “Engineering  Chemistry”  Dhanpat  Rai Pub, Co., New Delhi (2002).

2.   S.S. Dara “A text book of engineering chemistry” S.Chand & Co.Ltd., New

Delhi (2006).

REFERENCES:

1.   B.K.Sharma   “Engineering   chemistry”   Krishna   Prakasan   Media  (P)  Ltd., Meerut (2001).

2.   B. Sivasankar  “Engineering  Chemistry”  Tata McGraw-Hill  Pub.Co.Ltd,  New

Delhi (2008).