Engineering Chemistry-II

Categorization Details

Course Code: 
BPC-162
Credit Hours: 
2(1-0-3)
Category: 
Core
Pre-requisite: 
BPM - 161
Semester: 
1
Degree Program: 
B.TECH
Branch: 
Electronics and Communication Engineering

Course Details

Catalog Description: 
Water and waste water treatment, chemistry of strategic elements and their applications, basic organic reaction mechanism and reactions of industrial significance, polymer chemistry, environmental chemistry, pollution and majors of pollution central.
Detailed Syllabus: 
Introduction, hardness of water and its disadvantages in industries with special reference to steam generation, softening methods, soda lime, zeolites ion exchange and desolation: method (electro dialysis and reserve osmosis processes). Basic principles, reaction intermediates, elementary tereo chemistry and some name reactions of industrial application like Beckmann, Hoffman, Reimen tiemann, cannizaro, Diels-elder and Skrup's synthesis. Polymers and their classification, mechanism of polymerization and catalysts like Zeigler Natta catalyst., Tacticity of polymers, introduction and uses of natural and synthetic resins, fibers and rubbers, introduction to biopolymers, Introduction to environmental segments, structure and composition of atmosphere, chemistry and photochemical reaction (with special reference to ozone chemistry and chemistry of oxide of nitrogen and sulphor). Sources and sinks for pollutants, pollution control methods.
Reference Books: 
Test book of Environmental Chemistry, S. S. Dara. Engineering Chemistry, Jain & Jain. Polymer Science & Technology, Joel R. Fried. . Synthetic Rubbar their chemistry & Tech. D. C. Blanckley. Organic Chemistry, Morrison and Boyd. Environment Chemistry , A. K. De.
List of Experiments: 
To determine the ferrous content in supplied sample using external indicator. To determine chloride content in water using Mohar's salt. To determine the constituents and amount of alkalinity of supplied samples. To determine temporary and permanent hardness of water using compexometric method. To determine the percentage of chlorine in supplied sample. To determine the iron content in water sample by spectrophotometry. To find chemical oxygen demand of waste water sample by potassium dichromate. To determine pH of solution using pH meter and pH metric titration. To determine Kinetics of hydrolysis of methyl acetate. Determine the molarity of HC1 pH metrically, provided with N/10 NaOH. To determine relative viscosity of liquids with respect to water at room temperature by Ostwald or Redwood viscometer. Demonstration of IR-spectrophotometer Determination of flashpoint Determination of equivalent weight Determination of distribution coefficient