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SYLLABUS

Unit - 1

Water and Its Treatment Hardness of Water – Types – Expression of Hardness – Units – Estimation of Hardness of Water by EDTA – Numerical Problems – Boiler Troubles (Scale and sludge) – Treatment of Boiler Feed Water – Internal Treatment (Phosphate, Colloidal, Sodium Aluminate and Calgon Conditioning), External Treatment – Ion Exchange Process, Zeolite Process – Desalination of Brackish Water – Reverse Osmosis.

Unit - 2

Surface Chemistry and Catalysis Adsorption: Types of Adsorption – Adsorption of Gases on Solids – Adsorption of Solute from Solutions – Adsorption Isotherms – Freundlich's Adsorption Isotherm – Langmuir's Adsorption Isotherm – Contact Theory – Kinetics of Surface Reactions, Unimolecular Reactions, Langmuir - Applications of Adsorption on Pollution Abatement. Catalysis: Catalyst – Types of Catalysis – Criteria – Autocatalysis – Catalytic Poisoning and Catalytic Promoters - Acid Base Catalysis – Applications (Catalytic Convertor) – Enzyme Catalysis – Michaelis – Menten Equation.

Unit - 3

Alloys and Phase Rule Alloys: Introduction – Definition – Properties of Alloys – Significane of Alloying, Functions and Effect of Alloying Elements – Nichrome and Stainless Steel (18/8) – Heat Treatment of steel Phase Rule: Introduction, Definition of Terms with Examples, one Component System – Water System – Reduced Phase Rule – Thermal Analysis and Cooling Curves – Two Component Systems – Lead-Silver System – Pattinson Process.

Unit - 4

Fuels and Combustion Fuels: Introduction – Classification of Fuels – Coal – Analysis of Coal (Proximate and ultimate) – Carbonization – Manufacture of Metallurgical Coke (Otto Hoffmann Method) – Petroleum – Manufacture of Synthetic Petrol (Bergius process) – Knocking – Octane Number – Diesel Oil – Cetane Number – Natural Gas – Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) – Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG) – Power Alcohol and Biodiesel. Combsution of Fuels: Introduction – Calorific Value – Higher and Lower Calorific Values – Theoretical Calculation of Calorific Value – Ignition Temperature – Spontaneous Ignition Temperature – Explosive Range – Flue Gas Analysis (ORSAT Method).

Unit - 5

Energy Sources and Storage Devices Nuclear Fission – Controlled Nuclear Fission – Nuclear Fusion – Differences Between Nuclear Fission and Fusion – Nuclear Chain Reactions – Nuclear Energy – Light Water Nuclear Power Plant – Breeder Reactor – Solar Energy Conversion – Solar Cells – Wind Energy. Batteries, Fuel Cells and Supercapacitors. Types of Batteries – Primary Battery (Dry Cell) – Secondary Battery (Lead Acid Battery, Lithium-Ion-Battery), Fuel Cells – H2 - O2 Fuel Cell.