L 3 C 3
Teachers Continuous Evaluation: 40 marks. Term-End Semester Examination: 60 marks.
Course outcomes
- Explain atomic structure, chemical bonding, and material properties using fundamental chemical principles.
- Apply principles of spectroscopy and molecular interactions for understanding chemical characterization techniques.
- Analyze thermodynamic and electrochemical processes relevant to energy, corrosion, and industrial applications.
- Explain organic structures, reactions, and stereochemical principles relevant to engineering materials and applications.
Unit I
Green chemistry and biofuels: Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry, Zero Waste Technology, Atom economy, Use of alternative feedstock, innocuous reagents, alternative solvents, designing alternative reaction methodology, minimising energy consumption. Bioethanol and bio diesel. Nano Chemistry: Nanomaterials: Properties, carbon nanotubes (CNTs); graphene; quantum dots; smart coatings; self- cleaning and hydrophobic surfaces; photochromic and thermos-chromic materials; shape-memory polymers.
Unit II
Analytical aspects of water: Introduction, water quality standards, physical, chemical and biological characteristics; hardness of water, disadvantages of hardness, determination of hardness (EDTA method) and related numerical problems. Alkalinity and its determinationrelated numerical problems, Boiler related problems due to use of hard water and their prevention: Scale and sludge formation, boiler corrosion, caustic embrittlement, priming and foaming, boiler water treatment –internal or in-situ: carbonate and phosphate conditioning, Colloidal and Calgon Conditioning; external treatment: (a) Lime soda process and related numericals (b) Zeolite process (c) Ion-exchange process. Desalination of brackish water-Reverse Osmosis and Electro dialysis of water.Industrial applications of water