Shivaji University, Maharashtra, Computer Engineering Semester 2, Engineering Chemistry Syllabus

Unit 1: Water 
Introduction, impurities in natural water, water quality parameters total solids, acidity, alkalinity,
chlorides, and dissolved oxygen (definition, causes, significance), hardness of water types of hardness,
units of hardness, ill effects of hard water in steam generation in boilers (scale & sludge formation),
numerical on hardness, treatment of hard water (ion exchange and reverse osmosis).

Unit 2: Instrumental methods of chemical analysis
Introduction, advantages and disadvantages of instrumental methods-----
A)Spectrometry: Introduction, Laws of spectrometry (Lamberts and Beer-Lambert’s law),Single beam
spectrophotometer (schematic, working and applications).
B)Chromatography: Introduction, types, gas-liquid chromatography (GLC), basic principle,
instrumentation and applications.

Unit 3: Advanced materials 
A)Polymers: Introduction, plastics, thermo softening and thermosetting plastics, industrially important
plastics like phenol formaldehyde, urea formaldehyde and epoxy resins, Conducting polymers and
Biopolymers( Introduction, examples and applications.)
B)Composite materials: Introduction, Composition, properties and uses of fiber reinforced plastics
(FRP) and glass reinforced plastic (GRP).

SECTION II

Unit 4: Fuels
Introduction, classification, calorific value, definition, units (calorie, kcal, joules, kilojoules), characteristics of good fuels, comparison between solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, types of calorific value (higher and lower), Bomb calorimeter and Boy’s calorimeter. Numerical problems on Bomb and
Boy’s calorimeter.

Unit.5: Corrosion: 
Introduction, causes, classification, atmospheric corrosion (oxidation corrosion), electrochemical corrosion (hydrogen evolution and oxygen absorption mechanism), factors affecting rate of corrosion. Prevention of corrosion by proper design and material selection,cathodic protection, Protective coatings-
hot dipping (galvanizing and tinning,), electroplating.

Unit 6: Metallic materials & Green Chemistry 
A)Metallic materials: Introduction, Alloy- definition and classification, purposes of making alloys.
Ferrous alloys: Plain carbon steels (mild, medium and high), stainless steels. Nonferrous alloys: Copper
alloy (Brass), Nickel alloy (Nichrome), Aluminum alloy (Duralumin and Alnico).
B)Green Chemistry: Definition, Twelve principles of Green Chemistry.