UNIT-I:
WATER TREATMENT: Introduction – Effect of water on rocks and minerals – hardness of
water – disadvantages of hard water – boiler feed water – scale and sludge formation in boilers –
caustic embrittlement – boiler corrosion – priming and foaming – softening methods-lime soda,
zeolite and ion exchange process-Specification of potable water and purification of Drinking
water – chemical analysis of water-Hardness, acidity, alkalinity, chloride and dissolved oxygen.

UNIT –II:
ELECTRO CHEMISTRY AND CORROSION: Electrode potential – reference electrodes –
hydrogen, calomel and glass electrode – PH and its determination –batteries – fuel cells –
aluminum air battery – solar battery – lead acid storage cell.-Corrosion: Types of corrosion –
factors influencing corrosion – theories of corrosion – prevention of corrosion – cathodic
protection – metallic coatings – hot dipping, spraying, cementation, cladding and electro plating.

UNIT –III:
FUELS AND COMBUSTION: Introduction – classification of fuels – calorific value and its
determination – bomb calorimeter – Boy’s gas calorimeter – theoretical calculation of calorific

value of fuel – coal – analysis of coal – metallurgical coke – petroleum –refining of petroleum-
synthetic petrol – octane and cetane number– combustion – mass analysis from volume analysis and vice versa – analysis of flue gas by Orsat’s apparatus.

UNIT –IV:
HIGH POLYMERS: Nomenclature of polymers – types of polymerization-Plastics –
classification of plastics – moulding constituents of plastics– preparation, properties and
applications of polythene, nylon, Teflon, and bakelite – Rubbers – vulcanization of rubber – compounding of rubber- synthetic rubbers-buna-N, thiocol and silicon rubbers- Lubricants-
classification-mechanism-properties of lubricating oils-selection of lubricants for engineering applications.

UNIT–V:
BUILDING MATERIALS: Manufacture-dry and wet processes-setting and hardening of
cement-analysis of cement. Refractories-classification-properties and engineering applications.
Ceramics-classification-properties and engineering applications

Books Recommended:
1. Engineering Chemistry : PC Jain & M Jain-Dhanpat rai publishing company, New Delhi
2. Engineering Chemistry : BK Sharma
3. Engineering Chemistry : SS Dhara
4. Physical Chemistry : Puri & Sharma-Vishal Pulishing Company(VPC), Jalandhar

5. Physical Chemistry : Bahl & Tuli-
6 Polymer Science- :Gowarikar-
7 Physical Chemistry by : Glasstone-