UNIT 1:
WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS -pH, TURBIDITY
TDS, BOD, COD and heavy metals
Hardness-Types- Boiler troubles
Water softening method -Internal and External Treatment
Desalination –Reverse osmosis
Municipal water treatment
UNIT 3:
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
Preparation of nanomaterials- Sol-gel, solvothermal, laser ablation, chemical vapour deposition
Types of nanomaterials- nano particle, nanoclusters, nanorods, nanotubes and nanowires
Types of nanomaterials- nano particle, nanoclusters, nanorods, nanotubes and nanowires
Application of nanotechnology in electronics, energy science, medicine and agriculture.
Application of nanotechnology in electronics, energy science, medicine and agriculture.
UNIT 4:
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
UNIT 5:
Introduction- nuclear energy- differences between nuclear fission and fusion
light water nuclear 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.
Super Capacitors- Storage principle, types.
