SSN College of Engineering

Department of Chemistry
LESSON PLAN
Subject
Subject Code
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Engineering Chemistry I
183101
2011 - 2012
Common to All Branches

Topic
Introduction to Engineering Chemistry

II

Introduction to water Technology

Sources of water, Possible impurities, Way of Entry
Hard and Soft Water, Types of Hardness, Units of Hardness,
Expression of Hardness in terms of CaCO3 equivalence
Alkalinity, Types of alkalinity
Complexometric determination of Hardness
Problems based on hardness
Determination of Phenolphthalein and Methyl Orange alkalinity
Requirements of Water For Industrial use, Disadvantages of
using hard water in boilers (or) Boiler Problems - Priming and
Foaming ,Scale and Sludge, Boiler Corrosion & Caustic
Embrittlement
Softening methods - Phosphate conditioning method, Calgon
conditioning method, Carbonate conditioning method, Colloidal
Conditioning method
External conditioning -Demineralization Process
Desalination -Reverse osmosis
Domestic Water Treatment Chlorination, Ozonation , UVtreatment

Polymers and Composites

Introduction , Polymer definition , Types of polymerization
Classification - Various Modes with appropriate examples
Plastics - Preparation , Properties and Uses of Thermoplastics ,
Preparation , Properties and Uses of Thermosettes
Mechanism of Polymerization - Free radical polymerization
Rubber - Butyl rubber, SBR , Vulcanization
Composites - Polymer matrix , Fiber Reinforced Plastics

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IV

Surface Chemistry
Introduction ,Terms involved in surface chemistry ,Adsorption
Vs Absorption
Physisorption and Chemisorption, Positive and Negative
adsorption , Factors influencing adsorption
Adsorption isotherms Definition, Type I Type V with
examples , Freundlich adsorption isotherm , Langmuir
adsorption isotherm
Adsorption of solute from solution - Principles and application
of column chromatography
Role of adsorbents in catalysis - Chambers process , Contact
process
Applications of adsorption - Ion exchange adsorption, Pollution
abatement

Non-Conventional Energy Sources And Storage Devices

Introduction Types of Batteries , Characteristics of batteries
Primary Alkaline battery & Lead Acid accumulator
Nickel Cadmium battery & Lithium batteries
Fuel cells- Hydrogen-oxygen fuel cells
Solar cells and wind energy
Nuclear energy - Fission and fusion reactions , Light water
nuclear reactor , Breeder reactor

Engineering Materials
Refractories : classification acidic, basic and neutral
refractories , properties (refractoriness, refractoriness under load,
dimensional stability, porosity, thermal spalling)
Manufacture of Refractories - Alumina, Magnesite and Zirconia
bricks
Abrasives Classification , Natural and Synthetic abrasives
Lubricants Classification, Mechanism of lubrication
Properties of lubricants ( viscosity index, flash and fire points,
cloud and pour points, oiliness)
solid lubricants graphite and molybdenum sulphide
Nanomaterials - Introduction to nanochemistry carbon nanotubes
and their applications

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