(Course structure B.E (evening) Ist Year All branches: Approved by BOS dated 29.5.

2017)

Department of Applied Chemistry

B.E. (EVENING)
(2017-18)
IST YEAR (ALL BRANCHES)
COURSE STRUCTURE
Contact
Marks
periods
L T P

Mid Sem. Exam

End Sem. Exam

Course Course

Course – work
Course Title
Number category

Credits

Total
EACS 1110 Applied Chemistry BS 4 3 1 0 15 25 60 100

EACS 1910 Applied Chemistry BS 1.5 0 0 3 60 0 40 100

Lab
 (EACS 1110: Approved by BOS dated 29.5.2017)

B.E. IST YEAR (ALL BRANCHES)

COURSE

Course Title Applied Chemistry

Course Number EACS 1110
Credits 4
Course Category BS
Pre-Requisite if any Nil
Contact Hours (L-T-P) 3-1-0
Type of Course Theory
Course Objectives To impart the knowledge of applications of chemical sciences in engineering
and technology
Course outcome After completion of the course the student shall be able to understand
1. Water treatment technology for municipal and industrial use
2. About solid, liquid and gaseous fuels. Types of lubrications their testing and
applications.
3. About corrosion and techniques to control corrosion.
4. About polymers and their applications
Syllabus UNIT-I: Treatment of water for Municipal and Industrial use (12 L)
Sources of water, Impurities in water, Requirements of water for municipal use,
Municipal water treatment methods: Plain sedimentation, Sedimentation with
coagulation (Role of alum, sodium aluminate and copperas), filtration (operation
of sand filter), Disinfection, Requirements of a good disinfectant, Types of
disinfecting agents (Bleaching powder, Liquid chlorine, Ozone, UV radiations and
Chloramine and their disinfection action), Break point chlorination, Super
chlorination and de-chlorination. Requirements of water for industrial use,
Hardness of water, Units of hardness, Calculations on hardness, Determination of
hardness by soap and EDTA methods. Boiler defects: Sludge and scale formation,
Priming and foaming, Boiler corrosion and Caustic embrittlement, Boiler water
treatment: External treatment (water softening methods) Lime-soda process,
Zeolite process and Ion-exchange process, Internal treatment methods,
Calculations based on lime - soda and zeolite process.
UNIT-II: Fuels and Lubricants (12 L)
Definition of fuels, Classification of fuels, Calorific value, Gross and net calorific
value, Units of calorific value, Determination of calorific value by bomb calorimeter,
Dulong’s formula, Numerical problems, Coal, Classification of coal, Coal analysis
(Proximate and ultimate analysis), Significance, Classification of petroleum,
Fractions of petroleum and their uses, Cracking, Thermal and catalytic cracking
(fixed bed only), Synthetic petrol, Synthesis of petrol by Fisher Tropsch process
and Bergius process, Gaseous fuels (CNG, LPG), Advantages and disadvantages of
solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, Combustion calculations based on solid fuels.
Definition and classification of lubricants, Functions of lubricants, Mechanism of
lubrication, Liquid lubricants: petroleum oils, purification of crude petroleum,
blended oils, additives in the blended oils, Semi-solid lubricants or Greases:
preparation and their types, Solid lubricants, Selection of lubricants.

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UNIT- III: Corrosion and its prevention (12 L)

Definition, Significance of corrosion, Classification of corrosion, Dry corrosion,
Mechanism of dry corrosion, Types of oxide films, Pilling Bedworth rule,
Electrochemical corrosion, Electrode potential and its measurement, Electrode
reactions, Electrochemical cell, Nernst equation, Calculations based on EMF of an
electrochemical cell, Electrochemical and Galvanic series and their importance,
Mechanism of electrochemical corrosion (Corrosion of Fe in HCl and rusting of Fe),
Factors influencing corrosion rate, Corrosion control methods, Proper design
(designing principles), Material selection, Cathodic protection (sacrificial and
impressed current), Metallic coatings (methods of applications, hot dipping,
galvanizing, tinning). Organic Coatings: Paints, Requirements of good paints,
Constituents of paints and their functions, drying mechanism of oil, Varnishes
(types, constituents), Characteristics of a good varnishes.
UNIT-IV: High polymers (12 L)
Introduction, Homopolymers and Copolymers, Tacticity, Functionality, classification
of polymers (based on origin, sources, thermal behavior, structure, synthesis
method, polymer chain growth), Types of polymerization, Mechanism of
Polymerization (Free radical, anionic and cationic), Plastics, Advantages and
disadvantages, Thermoplastic resins: Preparation, properties and uses of cellulose
acetate, PVC, PS, PTFE, Nylons, Thermosetting resins: Preparation, properties and
uses of Bakelite, Polyesters and epoxy resins, Difference between thermoplastics
and thermosetting plastics, Molecular mass of a polymer, Types of molecular mass,
Elastomers: natural rubber, Structure of natural rubber, Extraction and processing
of natural rubber from rubber plant, Limitations of natural raw rubber, Vulcanization and its
advantages, Synthetic rubbers: Preparation, properties and uses of Buna-S,
Buna-N, Neoprene and Thiocol rubbers, Compounding of rubbers.
Suggested Readings/ 1. AText Book of Engineering Chemistry by SS. Dara, S. Chand & Co., New Delhi
Text/References (India).
2. Engineering Chemistry by B.K. Sharma, Krishna Prakashan Media (P) Ltd., Meerut
(India).
3.Engineering Chemistry by P.C. Jain, Dhanpat Rai Publishing Company, New Delhi

1.Sessional/Mid a. Course work/Home Assignment 15 Marks

sem Exam b. Mid sem Examination (One Hour) 25 Marks
Course Assessment
2. End sem End sem Examination (Two hours) 60 Marks
Exam Total 100 Marks

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B.E. IST YEAR (All BRANCHES)

COURSE

Course Title Applied Chemistry Lab

Course Number EACS 1910
Credits 1.5
Course Category BS
Pre-Requisite if any Nil
Contact Hours (L-T-P) 0-0-3
Type of Course Practical
Course Objectives To train the students for the applications of the chemical sciences in the field of
Engineering and technology.
Course outcome After completion of the course the students shall be able to understand:
1. To estimate the hardness, dissolved oxygen in water and available chlorine in
bleaching powder
2. To carry out analysis of coal and grading of coal
3. Testing of lubricants like flash point, aniline point, relative viscosity and drop
point of grease and its applications.
4. To study and explore the nature of the electrochemical corrosion.

Syllabus LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

1. Determine total, permanent and temporary hardness of water in ppm by
versenate method.
2. To determine the amount of dissolved oxygen in water in ppm units.
3. To determine the cloud point, pour point and setting point of an oil.
4. To determine the percentage of available chlorine in the given sample of
bleaching powder.
5. To carry out proximate analysis of the given sample of coal.
6. To determine the saponification value and percentage of fatty oil in the given
sample of compounded oil.
7. To determine the aniline point of a given sample of an oil.
8. To determine the relative viscosity of an oil by redwood viscometer and to
study the variation of viscosity with change in temperature.
9. To demonstrate and explore the electrochemical nature of aqueous corrosion.
10. To determine the flash point of an oil by Abel’s and Pensky Marten’s
apparatus.

Suggested Readings/
Text/References Lab Manuals provided by the Department.

1.Sessional a. Experimental work in the lab

60 Marks
b. Viva-Voce
Course Assessment
2. End sem End semester Examination (Two hours) 40 Marks
Exam Total 100 Marks