BAS102 / BAS202: ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS

BAS102 / BAS202: ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY

Unit-1:

Atomic and Molecular Structure:

Molecular orbital’s of diatomic molecules,

Bond Order,

Magnetic characters and numerical problems.

Chemistry of Advanced Materials:

Liquid Crystals; Introduction, 

Types and Applications of liquid crystals, 

Industrially important materials used as liquid crystals.

Graphite and Fullerene; Introduction, 

Structure and applications.

Nanomaterials; Introduction,

Preparation, 

characteristics of nanomaterials and applications of nanomaterials, 

Carbon Nano Tubes (CNT),

Green Chemistry: Introduction, 

12 principles and importance of green Synthesis, 

Green Chemicals, 

Synthesis of typical organic compounds by conventional and Green route (Adipic acid and Paracetamol),

Environmental impact of Green chemistry on society.

Unit-2: 

Spectroscopic Techniques and Applications: 

Elementary idea and simple applications of UV, IR and NMR, Numerical problems.

Stereochemistry: 

Optical isomerism in compounds without chiral carbon, 

Geometrical isomerism, 

Chiral Drugs.

Unit-3:

Electrochemistry and Batteries: 

Basic concepts of electrochemistry.

Batteries; 

Classification and applications of Primary Cells (Dry Cell) and Secondary Cells (Lead Acid battery).

Corrosion: 

Introduction to corrosion, 

Types of corrosion, 

Cause of corrosion, 

Corrosion prevention and control, 

Corrosion issues in specific industries (Power generation, Chemical processing industry, Oil & gas industry and Pulp & paper industries).

Chemistry of Engineering Materials:

Cement; 

Constituents, 

manufacturing, 

hardening and setting, 

deterioration of cement, 

Plaster of Paris (POP).

Unit-4:

Water Technology: 

Sources and impurities of water, 

Hardness of water, 

Boiler troubles,

Techniques for water softening (Lime-Soda, Zeolite, Ion Exchange and Reverse Osmosis process), Determination of Hardness and alkalinity, 

Numerical problems.

Fuels and Combustion: 

Definition, 

Classification, 

Characteristics of a good fuel, 

Calorific

Values, 

Gross & Net calorific value, 

Determination of calorific value by Bomb Calorimeter,

Theoretical calculation of calorific value by Dulong’s method, 

Ranking of Coal, 

Analysis of coal by Proximate and Ultimate analysis method, 

Numerical problems, 

Chemistry of Biogas production from organic waste materials and their environmental impact on society.

Unit-5: 

Materials Chemistry:

Polymers; 

Classification, 

Polymerization processes, 

Thermosetting and Thermoplastic Polymers, 

Polymer Blends and Composites, 

Conducting and Biodegradable polymers,

Preparation, 

Properties, 

Industrial applications of Teflon, Lucite, Bakelite, Kelvar, Dacron, Thiokol, Nylon, Buna-N and Buna and their environmental impact on society, 

Speciality polymers.

Organometallic Compounds: 

General methods of preparation and applications of Organometallic compounds (RMgX and LiAlH4).