Lecture Notes

Dear Students the Lecture Notes has been uploaded for the following topics:
INTRODUCTION,
WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS -pH, TURBIDITY,
TDS, BOD, COD and heavy metals,
Hardness-Types- Boiler troubles,
Water softening method -Internal and External Treatment,
zeolite process,
Desalination –Reverse osmosis,
Municipal water treatment,
Basics-Distinction between nanoparticles and bulk materials,
General methods -Top down and Bottom-up approach,
Preparation of nanomaterials- Sol-gel, solvothermal, laser ablation, chemical vapour deposition,
Types of nanomaterials- nano particle, nanoclusters, nanorods, nanotubes and nanowires,
Application of nanotechnology in electronics, energy science, medicine and agriculture.,
Fuels-types-Coal-classification,
manufacture of metallurgical coke by Otto-Hoffmann Method,
Petroleum – fractional distillation,
-Synthetic petrol-Fischer and Bergius method ,
Knocking- Octane number and Cetane number,
Gaseous Fuels- Biogas, CNG and LPG,
Calorific Value-Gross and Net calorific value ,
Flue gas analysis by ORSAT Method,
CO2 emission, issues and carbon foot print,
Introduction- nuclear energy- differences between nuclear fission and fusion,
light water nuclear reactor,
breeder reactor,
solar energy conversion- principle and working of solar cells,
Batteries- Types of batteries, primary battery- dry cell,
Secondary battery- lead acid battery and lithium-ion battery,
Electrical vehicles- working principles; Fuel cells- H2-O2 fuel cell,,
Super Capacitors- Storage principle, types.