Engineering Chemistry Detailed Syllabus for B.Tech first year second sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Engineering Chemistry B.Tech 2016-2017 (R16) first year second sem is as follows.
B.Tech. I Year II Sem. L T/P/D C
Course Code: ME205ES 4 0/0/0 4
Course Objectives:
- To bring adaptability to new developments in Engineering Chemistry and to acquire the skills required to become a perfect engineer.
- To include the importance of water in industrial usage, significance of corrosion control to protect the structures, polymers and their controlled usage.
- To acquire knowledge of engineering materials and about fuels and batteries.
- To acquire required knowledge about engineering materials like cement, refractories and composites..
Course Outcomes:
- Students will gain the basic knowledge of electrochemical procedures related to corrosion and its control. They can understand the basic properties of water and its usage in domestic and industrial purposes.
- They learn the use of fundamental principles to make predictions about the general properties of materials.
- They can predict potential applications of chemistry and practical utility in order to become good engineers and entrepreneurs
UNIT – I Water and its treatment:
Introduction – hardness of water – causes of hardness – types of hardness: temporary and permanent – expression and units of hardness – Estimation of hardness of water by complexometric method. Numerical problems. Potable water and its specifications- Steps involved in the treatment of potable water – Disinfection of potable water by chlorination and Ozonization. Defluoridation – Nalgonda technique – Determination of Fion by ion- selective electrode method. Boiler troubles: sludges, scales, and Caustic embrittlement. Internal treatment of Boiler feed water – Calgon conditioning – Phosphate conditioning – Colloidal conditioning – Softening of water by ion-exchange processes. Desalination of water – Reverse osmosis. Numerical problems – Sewage water – Steps involved in treatment of sewage.
UNIT – II Electrochemistry:
Electrode- electrode potential, standard electrode potential, types of electrodes – Construction and functioning of Standard hydrogen electrode, calomel and glass electrode. Nernst equation – electrochemical series and its applications. Electrochemical cells: Daniel cell – cell notation, cell reaction, and cell emf -– Concept of concentration cells – Electrolyte concentration cell –Numerical problems. Batteries: Cell and battery – Primary battery (dry cell, alkaline cell and Lithium cell) and Secondary battery (lead acid, Ni-Cd and lithium ion cell), Fuel cells: Hydrogen –oxygen and methanol-oxygen fuel cells – Applications.
UNIT – III Polymers:
Definition – Classification of polymers with examples – Types of polymerization – addition (free radical addition) and condensation polymerization with examples. Plastics: Definition and characteristics- thermoplastic and thermosetting plastics, compounding, and fabrication of plastics (compression and injection moulding). Preparation, Properties, and engineering applications of PVC and Bakelite. Fibers: Characteristics of fibers – preparation, properties and applications of Nylon-6,6 and Dacron. Fiber reinforced plastics (FRP) – Applications. Rubbers: Natural rubber and its vulcanization – compounding of rubber. Elastomers: Characteristics –preparation – properties and applications of Buna-S, Butyl and Thiokol rubber. Conducting polymers: Characteristics and Classification with examples-mechanism of conduction in trans-polyacetylene and applications of conducting polymers. Biodegradable polymers: Concept and advantages – Polylactic acid and poly vinyl alcohol and their applications.
Text books:
- Engineering Chemistry by P.C. Jain & M. Jain, Dhanpatrai Publishing Company, New Delhi (2010)
- Engineering Chemistry by Rama Devi, Venkata Ramana Reddy and Rath, Cengage learning, New Delhi. (2016)
Reference Books:
- Engineering Chemistry by Shashi Chawla, Dhanpatrai & Company (P) Ltd. Delhi (2011)
- Engineering Chemistry by Shikha Agarwal, Cambridge University Press, Delhi (2015)
- Engineering Chemistry by Thirumala Chary and Laxminarayana, Scitech Publishers, Chennai (2016).
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