Department of Chemistry

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Ph.D.

Unit-I      Analysis of Water Quality parameters

Standards of water for drinking purposes, purification of water for domestic uses, methods of sterilization (in brief). Methods of water softening: lime soda process, zeolite and ion exchange resin process.

Origin of waste water, types water pollutants and their effects. Sources of water pollution-domestic, industrial, parameters for analysis-pH, colour, turbidity, total solids, conductivity, acidity, alkalinity, hardness, chloride, sulphate. Measurements of DO, BOD and COD.

Unit-II    Heavy metal pollution

Heavy metal pollution, sources,
Public health significance of cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, zinc, manganese, nickel, iron and mercury.
USPH water quality standards.

Unit-III

Eutrophication and restoration of water bodies
Types of eutrophication their sources.
Domestic sewage as source of nutrients, sewage treatment. Analysis of nitrates & phosphates in water. Effects of eutrophication and their control.

Unit-IV

Global Environmental Problems

1.  Ozone depletion, Acid rain, smog.
2. Global warming & climatic change.
3. Bhopal Gas Tragedy & its impact on environment, Chernobly disaster.
4. Brief idea about radioactive pollution, thermal pollution, & their effects & control.

Unit-V

Industrial wastes & treatment processes

Characteristics of industrial water, types of industrial water, treatment of industrial wastes of some industries like paper industry, soap industry, metal industry & petroleum industry.

Analytical Chemistry I

Unit I: Chromatographic Methods

An introduction to chromatographic methods,paper, thin layer and column chromatography ,theory of chromatography ,classification of chromatographic techniques, retention time, relationship between retention time and partition coefficient, the rate of solute migration, differential migratin rates, band broadening, capillary electrophoresis.

Unit II: GC and HPLC

Instrumentation of GC and HPLC ,applications in qualitative and quantitative analysis, comparison of GC and HPLC ,pyrolytic gas chromatography, size exclusion chromatography, super critical fluid chromatography, affinity chromatography.

Unit III:Kinetic methods of Analysis

Rates of chemical reaction, rate laws, first and pseudo first order reactions, second order reactions,catalysed reactions, determination of reaction rates, applications of kinetic methodsw, a brief idea of flow injection analysis.

Unit IV:Colorimetery and Spectrophotometery

Introduction, theory of spetriphotometery and colorimetery, limitations of Beer’s law, classification of methods of colour measurement, instrumentation single beam and double beam, photometric error, applications of spectrophotometery to inorganic and organig compounds(quantitative calculations), near IR spectrophotometery, spectrophotometeric titrations.

Unit V:Infrared Spectroscopy

Theory of infrared absorption, vibrational models, vibrational coupling, instrumentation, dispersive and non dispersive instrument, qualitative applications.A brief idea of Raman Spectroscopy.

Analytical Chemistry-II

Unit-I: Electro analytical Methods of Analysis Fundamentals

A brief idea of electrode processes. The ideal polarized electrode, Faradiac reaction, variables in electrochemical cells, factors affecting electrode reaction rate and current, Decomposition potential, back potential and voltage.
Constant current and controlled potential electrogravimetry, separation of metals.

Unit-II: Potentiometry

Unit-III: Polarography 

Basis principle, Direct current polarography, different kinds of currents, reversible and irreversible waves, Pulse and A.C. polargraphy, applications of polarography, Elementary idea of striping voltammetry, Amperometric titrations and cyclic voltammetry.

Unit-IV: Conductometry and Coulometry

Conductometry as an analytical tool, Applications of direct conductometric measurements, Basis of conductometric titrations, applications of conductometry titrations, coulometry at controlled potential, coulometry at constant current, applications.

Unit-V: Atomic Absorption and emission Sopectroscopy.

B.Tech

The department contributes to the following branches of B.Tech:

1. I & II Semester : Civil Engg.
                             Computer Science & Engg.
                             Electrical Engg.
                             Electronics & Communication Engg.
                             Information Technology
                             Mechanical Engg.

Engineering Chemistry - I
CHM–101
PAPER – I

UNIT – I Water

Source and impurities, alkalinity, pH, hardness of water, interrelationship between alkalinity and hardness, degree of hardness, Standards of water for drinking purposes, purification of water for domestic uses, methods of sterilization (in brief). Methods of water softening: lime- soda process, zeolite and ion exchange resin process. Scale formation: causes, effects and prevention. Caustic embitterment, priming foaming, boiler corrosion and deareation. Simple numerical problems on water softening based on lime soda process and water analysis.

 
UNIT – II  Environmental Chemistry

Introduction, Earth’s Radiation Balance, Air Pollution, Lapse Rate and Inversion Temperature, Air Pollutants, Control of Air Pollution, Water Pollution, DO, BOD, COD, free chlorine, chlorides, sulphates, total dissolved solids and their determination, Sewage, Sewage Treatment, Eutrophication, Soil or Land Pollution, Radioactive Pollution, Noise Pollution,

UNIT – III Explosives and Propellants

Explosives, Classification of Explosives, Primary Explosives, Low Explosives, High Explosives, Precautions During Storage of Explosives, Blasting Fuses, Manufacture of Important Explosives, Rocket Propellants, Classifications of Propellants.

UNIT – IV Polymer

Introduction and classification of polymers, Plastics - thermoplastic & thermosetting resins, moulding of plastics. Types of polymerization: addition or chain polymerization, condensation polymerization, coordination polymerization, ionic polymerization, step polymerization and their mechanism, Polymerizability of a monomer. Molecular weight of polymers; weight average molecular weight: Number average molecular weight. Introduction to polymer composites. Application of polymers. Vulcanization, Natural & synthetic rubbers, silicon rubbers, polyurethanes, alkyl resins, Elastomers

UNIT – V Spectroscopic Methods of Chemical Analysis

Introduction to Spectroscopy, Electromagnetic spectrum, Symbols, Spectrophotometer, Ultra-Violet, and Visible Spectroscopy, The Absorption law, Theory of ultraviolet visible spectroscopy, Types of electronic transitions, Chromophore, Auxochrome, Absosrption and intensity shifts, Calculation of UV-absosrption wavelength in conjugated denies and trienes, Choice of solvent, Instrumentation, Applications of ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, Application of atomic absorption spectroscopy and chromatography.

CHM–141
List of Experiments

Oxidation - Reduction Titrations

Estimation of percentage of iron using potassium dichromate by internal indicator method.
Estimation of percentage of iron using potassium dichromate by external indicators.
lodometric titration of copper sulphate by hypo.
lodometric titration of potassium dichromate by hypo.

Water Analysis

• Determination of alkalinity, hydroxyl, carbonate and bicarbonate in water.
• Determination of total hardness in water using soap or EDTA titrations.
• Determination of Acidity of water sample.

 
Lubricant Testing

Determination of viscosity of lubricating oil with change of temperature by

1. Red Wood Viscometer Number 1
2. Red Wood Viscometer number 2

 
Determination of Flash and Fire point of liquid fuel and lubricants by

1. Cleaveland's Open Cup Method
2. Abel's Flash Point Apparatus
3. Pensky Martin's Flash Point Apparatus

UNIT  – I Fuels

Definition & Classification of fuels and their comparison. Calorific values, fuel resources in India. Criteria of selecting of fuels. Proximate and ultimate analysis of coal and their significance, clinker formation, pulverized coal as fuel and coke and it’s uses, petroleum distillation, cracking, cracked gasoline.Varities of fuel oils, their properties and uses, knocking, antiknocking compounds (octane & cetane number), simple problems based on combustion of solid, liquid & gaseous fuels (excluding energy calculations). Gaseous fuels (producer gas, water gas and LPG). Propellant for rockets, their composition and characteristics.

UNIT – II Lubricants

Introduction, types and classification of lubricants, solid lubricants, semi-solid lubricants, liquid lubricants, vegetable oils, mineral oils, biodegradable lubricants, mechanism of lubrication, physical & chemical properties ( in brief), testing of lubricants types of greases, application of lubricants and silicons, selection of lubricants.

UNIT – III Corrosion and Protective coatings

Introduction, Dry or Chemical Corrosion, Wet or Electrochemical Corrosion, Mechanism of Wet or Electrochemical Corrosion, Galvanic, Concentration Cell Corrosion, Passivity, Pitting Corrosion, Intergranular Corrosion, waterline Corrosion, Stress Corrosion, Galvanic Series, Factors Influencing Corrosion, Corrosion Control, Introduction, Metalic Coatings, Electroplating, Methods of Cleaning Articles, Electroplating Methods, Some Other Metallic Coatings, Chemical Conversion Coatings, Organic Coatings, Paints, Analysis of Oils, Formuation of Paints, Failure of a Paint Film, Varnishes, Enamels, Lacquers, Emulsion Paints, Special Paints.

UNIT – IV Materials

Introduction, physical properties of metals, cast iron, wrought iron. Steel: effect of impurities in steel. Heat treatment. Alloys; Purpose of making alloys, preparation of alloys, composition & engineering uses of alloys of Al, Fe, Ni, Cu, and Zn. Powder Metallurgy, Alloy steel, application of alloy steel. Non- Ferrous alloys. Cement: introduction & raw materials. Types of cement, Methods of manufacturing cement: Wet process, Dry process, Semi-dry process. Characteristics of the constitutional compound in cement, Chemistry of setting & hardening of cement, additives

UNIT – V Separation Techniques for Chemical Compounds

Introduction of Chromatography, Classification of Chromatography Methods, Chromatographic Mechanisms, Terminology Used in Chromatography, Chromatographic Performance, Isolation of Separated Components (Elution), Gas Chromatography, Column Chromatography, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Comparison of Chromatographic Techniques.