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CH102BS: ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
B.Tech. I Year I Sem. L T P C
3 0 0 3
Course Objectives:
1. To develop adaptability to new advances in Engineering Chemistry and acquire the essential
skills to become a competent engineering professional.
2. To understand the industrial significance of water treatment, fundamental principles of battery
chemistry, and the impact of corrosion along with its control methods for structural protection.
3. To impart foundational knowledge of various energy sources and their practical applications in
engineering.
4. To equip students with an understanding of smart materials, biosensors, and analytical
techniques applicable in engineering, industrial, environmental, and biomedical fields.
Course Outcomes:
1. Students will be able to understand the fundamental properties of water and its applications in
both domestic and industrial purposes.
2. Students will gain basic knowledge of electrochemical processes and their relevance to
corrosion and its control methods.
3. Students will comprehend the significance and practical applications of batteries and various
energy sources, enhancing their potential as future engineers and entrepreneurs.
4. Students will learn the basic concepts and properties of polymers and other engineering
materials.
5. Students will be able to apply the principles of UV-Visible, IR spectroscopy and Raman
spectroscopy in analyzing pollutants in dye industries and biomedical applications.
UNIT-I: Water and its treatment: [8]
Introduction- Hardness, types, degree of hardness and units. Estimation of hardness of water by
complexometric method - Numerical problems. Potable water and its specifications (WHO) - Steps
involved in the treatment of potable water - Disinfection of potable water by chlorination and break-
point chlorination. Defluoridation - Nalgonda technique.
Boiler troubles: Scales, Sludges and Caustic embrittlement. Internal treatment of boiler feed water -
Calgon conditioning, Phosphate conditioning, Colloidal conditioning. External treatment methods -
Softening of water by ion- exchange processes. Desalination of brackish water – Reverse osmosis.
UNIT-II: Electrochemistry and Corrosion: [8]
Introduction- Electrode potential, standard electrode potential, Nernst equation (no derivation),
electrochemical cell - Galvanic cell, cell representation, EMF of cell - Numerical problems. Types of
electrodes, reference electrodes - Primary reference electrode - Standard Hydrogen Electrode (SHE),
Secondary reference electrode - Calomel electrode. Construction, working and determination of pH of
unknown solution using SHE and Calomel electrode.
Corrosion: Introduction- Definition, causes and effects of corrosion – Theories of corrosion, chemical
and electrochemical theories of corrosion, Types of corrosion: galvanic, water-line and pitting corrosion.
Factors affecting rate of corrosion - Nature of the metal, Nature of the corroding environment. Corrosion
control methods - Cathodic protection Methods - Sacrificial anode and impressed current methods.
UNIT–III: Energy sources: [8]
Batteries: Introduction – Classification of batteries - Primary, secondary and reserve batteries with
examples. Construction, working and applications of Zn-air and Lithium ion battery. Fuel Cells –
Differences between a battery and a fuel cell, Construction and applications of Direct Methanol Fuel
Cell (DMFC).
Fuels: Introduction and characteristics of a good fuel, Calorific value – Units - HCV, LCV- Dulongs
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formula - Numerical problems.
Fossil fuels: Introduction, Classification, Petroleum - Refining of Crude oil, Cracking - Types of cracking
- Moving bed catalytic cracking. LPG and CNG composition and uses.
Synthetic Fuels: Fischer-Tropsch process, Introduction and applications of Hythane and Green
Hydrogen.
UNIT - IV: Polymers: [8]
Definition - Classification of polymers: Based on origin and tacticity with examples – Types of
polymerization - Addition (free radical addition mechanism) and condensation polymerization.
Plastics, Elastomers and Fibers: Definition and applications (PVC, Buna-S, Nylon-6,6). Differences
between themoplastics and thermo setting plastics, Fiber reinforced plastics (FRP).
Conducting polymers: Definition and Classification with examples - Mechanism of conduction in trans-
poly-acetylene and applications of conducting polymers.
Biodegradable polymers: Polylactic acid and its applications.
UNIT-V- Advanced Functional Materials: [8]
Smart materials: Introduction, Classification with examples - Shape Memory Alloys – Nitinol,
Piezoelectric materials – quartz and their engineering applications.
Biosensor - Definition, Amperometric Glucose monitor sensor.
Interpretative spectroscopic applications of UV-Visible spectroscopy for Analysis of pollutants in dye
industry, IR spectroscopy in night vision-security, Pollution Under Control- CO sensor (Passive Infrared
detection), Raman spectroscopy (application) - Tumour detection in medical applications.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Engineering Chemistry by P.C. Jain and M. Jain, Dhanpatrai Publishing Company, 2010.
2. Engineering Chemistry by Rama Devi, Dr. P. Aparna and Rath, Cengage learning, 2025.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Engineering Chemistry: by Thirumala Chary Laxminarayana & Shashikala, Pearson
Publications (2020)
2. Engineering Chemistry by Shashi Chawla, Dhanpatrai and Company (P) Ltd. Delhi 2011.
3. Engineering Chemistry by Shikha Agarwal, Cambridge University Press, Delhi 2015.
4. Engineering Analysis of Smart Material Systems by Donald J. Leo, Wiley, 2007.
5. Challenges and Opportunities in Green Hydrogen by Editors: Paramvir Singh, Avinash Kumar
Agarwal, Anupma Thakur, R.K Sinha.
6. Raman Spectroscopy in Human Health and Biomedicine, https://www.worldscientific.com/
doi/epdf/10.1142/13094
7. E-Content- https://doi.org/10.1142/13094 | October 2023
8. E-books:
https://archive.org/details/EngineeringChemistryByShashiChawla/page/n11/mode/2u
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CH106BS: ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY LAB
B.Tech. I Year I Sem. L T P C
0 0 2 1
Course Description: The course includes experiments based on fundamental principles of chemistry
essential for engineering students, aiming to develop practical skills and reinforce theoretical concepts.
Course Objectives
1. Students will understand and perform experiments based on core chemical principles relevant
to engineering applications.
2. Students will learn to estimate the hardness of water to assess its suitability for drinking
purposes.
3. Students will acquire the ability to perform acid-base titrations using instrumental methods such
as conductometry, potentiometry, and pH metry.
4. Students will gain hands-on experience in synthesizing polymers like Bakelite and Nylon – 6, 6
in the laboratory.
5. Students will learn to determine the unknown concentration of potassium permanganate
(KMnO4) using a calibration curve.
Course Outcomes:
1. Students will develop practical skills through hands-on chemistry experiments relevant to
engineering.
2. Students will learn to determine important parameters such as water hardness and the
corrosion rate of mild steel under various conditions.
3. Students will be able to apply techniques like conductometry, potentiometry, and pH metry to
determine concentrations or equivalence points in acid-base reactions.
4. Students will gain experience in synthesizing polymers such as Bakelite and Nylon-6,6.
5. Students will understand the working principle of colorimetry and the relationship between
absorbance and concentration (Beer-Lambert Law).
List of Experiments:
I. Volumetric Analysis: Estimation of Hardness of water by EDTA Complexometry method.
II. Conductometry:
1. Estimation of the concentration of strong acid by Conductometry.
2. Estimation of the concentration of strong and weak acid in an acid mixture by
Conductometry.
III. Potentiometry:
1. Estimation of concentration of Fe+2ion by Potentiometry using KMnO4.
2. Estimation of concentration of strong acid with strong base by Potentiometry using
quinhydrone
IV. pH Metry: Determination of an acid concentration using pH meter.
V. Colorimetry: Verification of Lambert-Beer’s law using KMnO4.
VI. Preparations:
1. Preparation of Bakelite.
2. Preparation Nylon – 6, 6.
VII. Corrosion: Determination of rate of corrosion of mild steel in the presence and absence of
inhibitor.
VIII. Virtual lab experiments:
1. Construction of Fuel cell and it’s working.
2. Smart materials for Biomedical applications
3. Batteries for electrical vehicles.
4. Functioning of solar cell and its applications.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Lab manual for Engineering chemistry by B. Ramadevi and P. Aparna, S Chand Publications,
New Delhi (2022)
2. Vogel’s text book of practical organic chemistry 5th edition
3. Inorganic Quantitative analysis by A.I. Vogel, ELBS Publications.
4. College Practical Chemistry by V.K. Ahluwalia, Narosa Publications Ltd. New Delhi (2007).
