Water - Water quality parameters: Definition and significance of colour, odour, turbidity, fluoride, pH, TDS, BOD, COD and heavy metals(arsenic) -Hardness-Types- Boiler troubles- Water softening method -Internal and External Treatment-Demineralization and zeolite process- Desalination –Reverse osmosis- Municipal water treatment

Corrosion- causes- factors- types- chemical, electrochemical corrosion (galvanic, differential aeration), corrosion control - Corrosion inhibitors -material selection and design aspects - electrochemical protection – sacrificial anode method and impressed current cathodic method. Protection method - Electroplating (Au) and electroless plating of nickel.

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, electrochemical deposition and electro spinning -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- Combustion- Calorific Value-Gross and Net calorific value - Definition -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.