Batteries-Characteristics – Classification-Primary battery-Alkaline battery-Secondary battery-Lead acid battery-Nickel cadmium battery-Modern batteries-Zinc-air battery-Lithium ion battery-Solar cells-principle and working-Fuel cells-construction and working of H2-O2 fuel cell
Electroanalytical techniques- Conductometry ( Titration of mixture of acids against strong base)-Potentiometry ((Fe2+ against K2Cr2O7) - Spectroscopic Techniques-Basic principle and instrumentation of UV-Visible, AAS and Flame photometry - Estimation of sodium by flame photometry-Basics of Chromatography-Types- GC and HPLC
Basics-Distinction between nanoparticles and bulk materials- General methods -Top down and Bottom up approach- Chemical precipitation method -Wet chemical method-Chemical vapour deposition-Types (Nanoclusters, Nanorods, Nanotubes and Nanowires) - Application of nanotechnology in electronics, energy science and Medicine.
Engineering plastics – properties-Thermosetting and Thermoplastics – Polymers – PE - PVC –Teflon – Nylon-6:6.-Fabrication- Injection moulding- Composites: FRP - Biodegradable polymers.
Semiconductor-Types-Super conductors-Liquid crystals –classification, thermotropic and lyotropic liquid crystals, structure of liquid crystal forming compounds, Chemical properties, Applications of liquid crystals-LED applications
Reference Book:
B. Sivasankar “Engineering Chemistry” Tata McGraw-Hill Pub. Co. Ltd, New Delhi (2009). R. Sivakumar and N Sivakumar, “Engineering Chemistry” Tata McGraw-Hil, Pub .Co. Ltd. New Delhi.2009 Dr.Sivanesan and Nandagopal, “Engineering Chemistry-I” V.K. . Pvt. . 2011. P.C.Jain&Monicka Jain, “Engineering Chemistry” ,Dhanapat Rai Publising Company Pvt. Ltd. 2017. Engineering chemistry (NPTEL e-Web book ) by B.L.Tembe, Kamaluddin and M.S. Krishnan
Text Book:
O.G.Palanna, “Engineering Chemistry”Tata McGraw-Hill Pub .Co. Ltd, New Delhi.2017. Wiley, “Engineering Chemistry”, John Wiley &Sins. InC, USA (2014]
