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:
- B. L. Tembe, Kamaluddin, M. S. Krishnan, “Engineering Chemistry (NPTEL Web-book)”, 2018.
- P. W. Atkins, “Physical Chemistry”, Oxford University Press, 10th edn., 2014.
Reference Books:
- C. N. Banwell, “Fundamentals of Molecular Spectroscopy”, McGraw-Hill, 4thedn., 1995.
- Donald L. Pavia, “Introduction to Spectroscopy”, Cengage Learning India Pvt. Ltd., 2015.
- B . R. Puri, L. R. Sharma, M. S. Pathania, “Principles of Physical Chemistry”, Vishal Publishing Co., 47th Edition, 2017.
- H. H. Willard, L. L. Merritt, “Instrumental Methods of Analysis”, CBS Publishers, 7th Edition, 2005.
- Ernest L. Eliel, Samuel H. Wilen, “Stereo-chemistry of Organic Compounds”, WILEY, 2008.
- Raymond B. Seymour, Charles E. Carraher, “Polymer Chemistry: An Introduction”; 4th Revised Edition, 1996.
- MuhammedArif, Annette Fernandez, Kavitha P. Nair “Engineering Chemistry”, Owl Books, 2019.
- Ahad J., “E ngineering Chemistry”, Jai Publication, 2019.
- R oy K. Varghese, “Engineering Chemistry”, Crownplus Publishers, 2019.
- Soney C. George,RinoLaly Jose, “Text Book of Engineering Chemistry”, S. Chand & Company Pvt Ltd, 2019.