Module 1:
Electrochemistry and Corrosion
Introduction – Differences between electrolytic and electrochemical cells – Daniel cell – redox reactions – cell representation. Different types of electrodes (brief) – Reference electrodes – SHE – Calomel electrode – Glass Electrode – Construction and Working. Single electrode potential – definition – Helmholtz electrical double layer -Determination of E0 using calomel electrode.Determination of pH using glass electrode.Electrochemical series and its applications. Free energy and EMF – Nernst Equation – Derivation – single electrode and cell (Numericals) -Application – Variation of emf with temperature. Potentiometric titration – Introduction -Redox titration only.Lithiumion cell – construction and working.Conductivity- Measurement of conductivity of a solution (Numericals). Corrosion-Electrochemicalcorrosion – mechanism. Galvanic series- cathodic protection – electroless plating –Copper and Nickel plating.

Module 2:
Spectroscopic Techniques and Applications
Introduction- Types of spectrum – electromagnetic spectrum – molecular energy levels – Beer Lambert’s law (Numericals). UV-Visible Spectroscopy – Principle – Types of electronic transitions – Energy level diagram of ethane, butadiene, benzene and hexatriene. Instrumentation of UV-Visible spectrometer and applications.IR-Spectroscopy – Principle – Number of vibrational modes – Vibrational energy states of a diatomic molecule and -Determination of force constant of diatomic molecule (Numericals) –Applications. 1H NMR spectroscopy – Principle – Relation between field strength and frequency – chemical shift – spin-spin splitting (spectral problems ) – coupling constant (definition) – applications of NMR- including MRI (brief).

Module 3:
Instrumental Methods and Nanomaterials
Thermal analysis –TGA- Principle, instrumentation (block diagram) and applications – TGA of CaC2O4.H2O and polymers. DTA-Principle, instrumentation (block diagram) and applications – DTA of CaC2O4.H2O. Chromatographic methods – Basic principles and applications of column and TLC- Retention factor. GC and HPLC-Principle, instrumentation (block diagram) – retention time and applications.
Nanomaterials – Definition – Classification – Chemical methods of preparation – Hydrolysis and Reduction – Applications of nanomaterials – Surface characterisation -SEM – Principle and instrumentation (block diagram).

Module 4:
Stereochemistry and Polymer Chemistry
Isomerism-Structural, chain, position, functional, tautomerism and matamerism – Definition with examples – Representation of 3D structures-Newman, Sawhorse, Wedge and Fischer projection of substituted methane and ethane. Stereoisomerism – Geometrical isomerism in double bonds and cycloalkanes (cis-trans and E-Z notations). R-S Notation – Rules and examples – Optical isomerism, Chirality, Enantiomers and Diastereoisomers-Definition with examples.Conformational analysis of ethane, butane, cyclohexane, mono and di methyl substituted cyclohexane.
Copolymers – Definition – Types – Random, Alternating, Block and Graft copolymers – ABS – preparation, properties and applications.Kevlar-preparation, properties and applications. Conducting polymers – Doping -Polyaniline and Polypyrrole – preparation properties and applications. OLED – Principle, construction and advantages.

Module 5:
Water Chemistry and Sewage Water Treatment.
Water characteristics – Hardness – Types of hardness- Temporary and Permanent – Disadvantages of hard water -Units of hardness- ppm and mg/L -Degree of hardness (Numericals) – Estimation of hardness-EDTA method (Numericals). Water softening methods-Ion exchange process-Principle, procedure and advantages. Reverse osmosis – principle, process and advantages. Municipal water treatment (brief) – Disinfection methods – chlorination, ozone and UV irradiation. Dissolved oxygen (DO) -Estimation (only brief procedure-Winkler’s method), BOD and COD- definition, estimation (only brief procedure) and significance (Numericals). Sewage water treatment – Primary, Secondary and Tertiary – Flow diagram -Trickling filter and UASB process.

Text Books:

1. B. L. Tembe, Kamaluddin, M. S. Krishnan, “Engineering Chemistry (NPTEL Web-book)”, 2018.
2. P. W. Atkins, “Physical Chemistry”, Oxford University Press, 10th edn., 2014.

Reference Books:

1. C. N. Banwell, “Fundamentals of Molecular Spectroscopy”, McGraw-Hill, 4thedn., 1995.
2. Donald L. Pavia, “Introduction to Spectroscopy”, Cengage Learning India Pvt. Ltd., 2015.
3. B . R. Puri, L. R. Sharma, M. S. Pathania, “Principles of Physical Chemistry”, Vishal Publishing Co., 47th Edition, 2017.
4. H. H. Willard, L. L. Merritt, “Instrumental Methods of Analysis”, CBS Publishers, 7th Edition, 2005.
5. Ernest L. Eliel, Samuel H. Wilen, “Stereo-chemistry of Organic Compounds”, WILEY, 2008.
6. Raymond B. Seymour, Charles E. Carraher, “Polymer Chemistry: An Introduction”; 4th Revised Edition, 1996.
7. MuhammedArif, Annette Fernandez, Kavitha P. Nair “Engineering Chemistry”, Owl Books, 2019.
8. Ahad J., “E ngineering Chemistry”, Jai Publication, 2019.
9. R oy K. Varghese, “Engineering Chemistry”, Crownplus Publishers, 2019.
10. Soney C. George,RinoLaly Jose, “Text Book of Engineering Chemistry”, S. Chand & Company Pvt Ltd, 2019.