AC 101/AC102: CHEMISTRY

Course Code Course Structure Pre-Requisite

and Title L T P
AC101/AC102 3 0 2 None
Chemistry

Course Objective:
• To familiarize the students with the concepts of engineering chemistry, material
characterization and green chemistry.

Course Outcomes:
The students will be able:
1. Understand the essential requirements of water and its importance in industry.
2. Understand the different analytical methods.
3. Understand the basics of polymers, their applications in industry and recent
advancements in the polymer field.
4. Apply the concepts of electrochemistry in energy storage devices.
5. Demonstrate the concepts of phase, component and degree of freedom, Gibb’s phase
rule.
6. Understand and apply the principles of green chemistry.
S.No. Contents Contact
Hour
1 Water Analysis: Titrimetric Analysis of Water (Alkalinity, Hardness, 8
Dissolved Oxygen, Chlorine), Applications of Different Indicators,
Theories of Indicators, Boiler Feed Water, Boiler Troubles and their
Treatments.
2 Analytical Methods UV-visible, IR: Principles and Applications. 8
Thermo-gravimetry, Differential Thermal Analysis and Differential
Scanning Calorimetry: Principles and Applications.
3 Polymers: Functionality and Degree of Polymerization, Mechanism of 8
Polymerization, Molecular Weights of Polymers, Conducting Polymers
(Polyaniline, Polypyrrole, Polyacetylene) Industrial applications of
Polymers.
4 Electrochemistry: Primary and Secondary battery systems, Zinc-Carbon 6
cells, Lead storage and lithium batteries. Fuel Cells, Recent Advancement
in Batteries
5 Phase Equilibrium: Definitions of Phase, component and degree of 8
freedom, Gibb’s phase rule. One component systems: Water and sulphur.
Two component systems: Pb-Ag and Cu-Ni.
 6 Green Chemistry: Principles of Green Chemistry; Numerical on atom 4
economy; Examples of Green Methods of Synthesis, Reagents and
Reactions, Evaluation of feedstock, Future trends in Green Chemistry.
Total 42

Suggested Reading:

D. Kumar, S.K. Mishra, Chemistry for Engineers, AKN Learning

T. Hatakeyama, F. X. Quinn, Thermal Analysis: Fundamentals and Applications to Polymer
Science; Wiley.
A. I. Vogel Inorganic Quantitative Analysis.
Skoog D. A., Instrumental Methods of Analysis; HRW international.
R. N. Goyal, H. Goel, Engineering Chemistry; Ane Books India.
S. S. Dara, Engineering Chemistry; S. Chand.
V. Gowarikar, R. Sreedharan, Polymer Science; New Age International.
V. K. Ahluwalia, M. Kidwai, New Trends in Green Chemistry; Anamaya publication.
P. T. Anastas, J. C. Warner, Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice, Oxford University Press