CHRIST UNIVERSITY- BANAGALORE - 560029

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, KENGERI CAMPUS

First Semester- B. Tech. 2017 (ODD)
COURSE HANDOUT SECTION D

Subject Code : CH 132

Course Title : Applied Chemistry
Faculty : Nobi K.Daniel / Dr. A.V. Vijayasankar
Email : nobi.daniel@christuniversity.in / av.vijayasankar@christuniversity.in

1. Course Description:

This paper contains five units

1. Chemical Energy Sources

2. Electrochemical Energy Systems
3. Corrosion Science
4. Surface Chemistry & Catalysis
5. Material Characterization & Water Technology

2. Scope and Objective:

A sound knowledge of Basic Science area develops an engineering graduate to solve many technical
problems encountered in daily life, particularly in the area of engineering. Keeping in view the recent
developments in Science and the present needs in Industries, the curriculum of Engineering Chemistry plays
a key role, so that the Engineers or Technicians may have a better knowledge of Chemistry, especially
regarding the application of the subject in various fields of Industries. The syllabus is made in such a way
students are able to develop knowledge, skill and scientific attitude. It will enable them to distinguish,
differentiate, analyze and solve engineering problems.. Engineering Science introduces student to those
areas of Science which, from a modern point of view, are most important in connection with practical
problems.

3. TEXT BOOKS

1. Dr. B.S. Jai Prakash, Chemistry for Engineering Students, Subhas Stores, Bangalore, Revised
Edition 2009.
2. M. M. Uppal, Engineering Chemistry, Khanna Publishers, Sixth Edition, 2001.
3. Jain and Jain, A text Book of Engineering Chemistry, S. Chand & Company Ltd. New Delhi, 2009.

4. REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Alkins P.W. Physical Chemistry ELBS IV edition 1998, London.

2. M. G. Fontana, Corrosion Engineering, Tata Mc Graw Hill Publications 1994.
3. Stanley E. Manahan, Environmental Chemistry, Lewis Publishers, 2000.
4. B. R. Puri, L. R. Sharma & M. S. Pathania, Principles of Physical Chemistry, S. Nagin Chand &
Co., 33rd Ed.,1992.

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 5. Kuriakose J.C. and Rajaram J. Chemistry in Engineering and Technology Vol I & II, Tata Mc
Graw Hill Publications Co Ltd, NewDelhi, 1996.
6. G. Ertl, H. Knozinger and J. Weitkamp, "Handbook of Heterogeneous Catalysis" Vol 1-5, Wiley -
VCH.
7. B. Viswanathan, S. Sivasanker , A.V. Ramaswamy, "Catalysis : Principles & Applications" CRC
Press

5. Course Plan:

Lecture no Unit Topics to be covered No. of Teaching

hours Method
1,2 I Chemical Energy Sources- 2 Chalk & board,
Fuels Detailed introduction, definition, classification, PPT and Videos
importance of hydrocarbons as fuels. Calorific value-
definition, Gross and Net calorific values.
3,4 II Electrochemical Energy Systems (Electrode potential 2 Chalk & board,
and cells) PPT and Videos
Background of electrochemistry- Faradays Laws, molar
and equivalent conductance. Origin of Single electrode
potential Stern Adsorption and Helmholtz electrical
double layer and Guoy- chapman layer. Definition of
Single electrode potential, sign conventions. Derivation
of Nernst equation (Before class we would teach the
students the terms such as oxidation, reduction, redox
reactions, electrode, electrolytes, electrolytic
conductivity, ionic mobility etc.)
5,6,7 I Determination of calorific value of a solid / liquid fuel 3 Chalk & board,
using Bomb calorimeter. Petroleum cracking-fluidised PPT and Videos
catalytic cracking. Reformation of petrol. (Prior to the
class teach the students thermodynamics, latent heat,
sensible heat, structure of a heterogeneous catalyst,
vapor phase reactions etc.)
8.9 II Standard electrode potential-definition and 2 Chalk & board,
determination. Construction of Galvanic cell PPT and Videos
classification - primary, secondary and concentration
cells. EMF of a celldefinition, notation and
conventions. (Before class we would teach the students
the differences between electrochemical and electrolytic
cells)
10,11 I Knocking - mechanism, octane number, cetane number, 2 Chalk & board,
prevention of knocking, anti-knocking agents, unleaded PPT and Videos
petrol. Synthetic petrol Bergius process and Fischer
Tropsch process. Power alcohol. (Before starting the
class we would give an idea about Internal combustion
engines, compression ratio, differences between four
stroke and two stroke engines, Industrial importance of a
catalyst, structure and its working)
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12, 13,14,15 II Reference electrodescalomel electrode, Ag/AgCl 4 Chalk and
electrode. Measurement of single electrode potential. board and PPT
Numerical problems on electrode potential and EMF
Revision . Ion-selective electrode- glass electrode,
determination of pH using glass electrode. Related
numerical. (Prior to class we would explain briefly
about importance of reference electrodes, its
construction, Frenkel mechanism etc)
16,17,18 I Solar Energy: Photovoltaic cells- Introduction, 3 Chalk & board,
definition, importance, working of a PV cell; solar grade PPT and Videos
silicon, physical and chemical properties of silicon
relevant to photovoltaic, production of solar grade
(crystalline) silicon and doping of silicon. Revision
(Before class we would explain the importance of
photovoltaics, different types of PV cells such as bulk,
bilayer and inverted heterojunctions, its fabrication,
electron transport and hole transport layers, thin films,
ITO, Metallurgical methods, Secondary crystal growth)
19,20 II Conversion and Storage of Electrochemical Energy
-Battery Technology - Batteries-Basic concepts, battery Assignment
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characteristics. Classification of batteriesprimary, (Self study)
secondary and reserve batteries.
21,22 III Corrosion Science - Detailed introduction with live and 2 Chalk & board,
common examples. Definition, Chemical/Dry corrosion PPT and Videos
and Electro-chemical theory of corrosion.
23,24 II Classical BatteriesConstruction working and 2 Assignment
applications of Znair, Nickel-Metal hydride and (Self study)
Lithium-MnO2 batteries Revision
25,26,27 III Types of corrosion, Differential metal corrosion, 3 Chalk & board,
Differential aeration corrosion (pitting and water line PPT and Videos
corrosion), stress corrosion. Factors affecting the rate of
corrosion. (Prior to class we teach electrochemical
series)
28,29,30 II Fuel Cells - Introduction, types of fuel cells-Alkaline, 3 Assignment
Phosphoric acid and Molten carbonate fuel cells. Solid (Self study)
polymer electrolyte and solid oxide fuel cells.
Construction and working of H2O2and Methanol-
Oxygen fuel cell
31,32 III Stress corrosion. Factors affecting the rate of corrosion 2 Chalk and
Inorganic coatings Anodizing and Phosphating, board and PPT
33,34 IV Surface chemistry & Catalysis: Introduction - 2 Chalk & board,
Terminologies in surface chemistry Adsorption - PPT and Videos
Characteristics.(Before the topic, we would teach them
common terms, differences between surface chemistry
and surface engineering, Thermodynamics of
adsorption, Thermodynamic feasibility of a chemical
reaction)
35,36,37 III Metal coatings Galvanization and Tinning, Corrosion 3 Chalk and
Inhibitors, Cathodic and Anodic protection, Corrosion board and PPT
Inhibitors, Cathodic and Anodic protection. Revision
38,39 IV Classification, Application , Factors affecting 2 Chalk & board,
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 Adsorption Surface Area, temperature, pressure and PPT and Videos
nature of gas, desorption Activation Energy life time,
Adsorption isotherms- Freudlich, Langmuir, BET
40,41,42 V Water Technology - Impurities in water, Water analysis 3 Chalk and
- Determination of different constituents in water - board and
Hardness, Alkalinity, Chloride, Fluoride, Nitrate, presentation by
Sulphate and Dissolved Oxygen. Numerical problems students
on hardness and alkalinity.
43,44 IV Introduction, classification- Homogeneous and 2 Chalk & board,
Heterogeneous, Active Sites-Single & dual- Solid PPT and Videos
catalysts. (Before the topic, we teach them the working
of a heterogeneous catalytic system, Support, active
component, active site, Conversion of homogeneous to a
heterogeneous system, Immobilization)
45,46,47,48 V Biochemical Oxygen Demand and Chemical Oxygen 4 Chalk and
Demand. Numerical problems on BOD and COD board and
Sewage treatment. Potable water, purification of water - presentation by
Flash evaporation, Electro dialysis and Reverse students
Osmosis. Hazardous chemicals with ill effects.
49,50 IV Classification- Supported, Unsupported, Metal Organic 2 Chalk and
Frameworks Imprint catalysts, Hybrid catalysts, shape board and PPT
selective catalyst, Photocatalysis application in
pollution control
51,52.53 Terminologies in material preparation- Precursor, 3 Chalk & board,
calcination, Ageing, agglomeration regeneration - PPT and Videos
preparation methods -precipitation, co-precipitation, sol-
gel and hydrothermal techniques, Catalytic activity
53,54,55,56,57, V Material characterization: Theory and Applications of 6 Chalk & board,
58 Xray Photo electron Spectroscopy(XPS), Scanning PPT and Videos
Electron Microscopy (SEM), Powder Xray diffraction
(pXRD)
Revision of the entire topic

NB: The above-mentioned 55 lecture hours are along with the tutorial hours. Along with the above lectures
and tutorials remaining 5 hours (one hour for each unit) will be utilized for conducting, examinations after
the completion of each unit. Units I, IV and V (partially-Material Characterization Methods) will be
lectured by Dr. A.V. Vijayasankar and II, III and a part of V (Water Technology) by Prof. Nobi K.Daniel
1. Home assignments will be announced in the class 10 days before the dead line. Assignments are not
allowed to submit after 9:00 am to the faculty in charge on the last submission day.

2. Evaluation Scheme:

CIA 1/ Component 1
A closed book descriptive test will be conducted after completion of Unit 1(Chemical Energy
Sources)
Question paper contains three theory questions and one numerical problem each carries 5 marks
Maximum Marks : 20
Time : 1 hour
Tentative date : 20-08-2017
Venue : Class Room
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CIA1/ Component 2

Q1. An assignment on the following topics to be submitted as hard copy to the faculty in charge before the
dead line.

Voltage and Capacity

Energy density
Cycle life electricity
Storage density
Energy efficiency

Q2. Explain the cathodic reaction, anodic reaction, net cell reaction, and merits and demerits of the
following batteries with the help of a neat labelled diagram.

Leclanche cell

Nickel cadmium cells

Zinc air battery and nickel metal hydride battery

Li-MnO2 / lead storage battery

Alkaline battery

Fuel cells

Tentative date : 16-08-2017

NB: Mention the references (name of the book, publisher, name of the author, chapter no, page no.) referred for
preparing the above assignment.

CIA II:

Mid semester examination after the completion of half of the syllabus

Maximum Marks: 50Time: 2 hour

CIA III/ Component 1

A closed book descriptive test will be conducted after completion of Unit IV (Surface Chemistry and
Catalysis)
Question paper contains three theory questions and one numerical problem each carries 5 marks
Maximum Marks : 20
Time : 1 hour
Tentative date : 20-10-2017
Venue : Class Room

CIA III/ Component 2

A closed book descriptive test to be conducted after completion of Unit 2 (Corrosion and its control)

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 Question paper contains three theory questions and one numerical problem each carries 5 marks

Maximum Marks: 20Time: 1 hour

3. Chamber Consultation Hours: To be announced in the class.

4. Make-up Policy: In all cases prior intimation along with the leave letter signed by the parent/ guardian
must be given to faculty in charge of the concerned subject. In case of any kind of illness a Doctors
certificate is mandatory.

5. Notices: Notices regarding the course will be displayed on the general notice board of Block II/ III or it
will be announced by the faculty concerned.

CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL

List of Experiments

PART-A
1. Determination of viscosity coefficient of a given liquid using Ostwalds viscometer.
2. Determination of copper by spectrophotometric method.
3. Conductometric estimation of an acid using standard NaOH solution
4. Determination of pKa value of a weak acid using pH meter.
5. Potentiometric estimation of FAS using standard K2Cr2O7 solution.
PART-B
1. Determination of Total Hardness of a sample of water using disodium salt of EDTA.
2. Determination of Calcium Oxide (CaO) in the given sample of cement by Rapid EDTA method.
3. Determination of Carbonate, Bicarbonate and Chloride contents in water.
4. Determination of Iron in the given sample of Haematite ore solution using potassium dichromate
crystals by external indication method.
5. Determination of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) of the given industrial waste Water sample.

Week No Title of Experiment Remarks

1. General Instructions
2 Determination of viscosity coefficient of a given liquid
using Ostwalds viscometer.
3 Determination of Total Hardness of water using EDTA
by complexometric method.
4 Estimation of copper by colorimetric method using
spectrophotometer.
5 4)Determination of Calcium Oxide (CaO) in the given 5 is a
sample of cement by Rapid EDTA method. demonstrat
5) Determination of Iron in Hematite Ore using ion
K2Cr2O7 solution by external indicator method. experimen
t
6 Estimation of a given acid by conductometric method
7 Theory Mid Semester Practical Exam
8 Practical Mid Semester Practical Exam
9 Determination of pKa value of a weak acid using pH
meter.
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10 Potentiometric estimation of FAS using standard
K2Cr2O7 solution
11 9)Estimation of a given acid by conductometric 10 is a
method demonstrat
10) Determination of percentage of Copper in brass ion
using standard sodium thiosulphate solution. experimen
t
12 Repeat
13 Record signing and finalization of marks
14 Practical End Semester Practical Exam

Instructors in charge

Dr. Santhosh. N
Dr. Mothi K M
Dr. A V Vijaysankar
Prof. Nobi K. Daniel
Dept. of Sciences & Humanities
Faculty of Engineering
Christ University
III -Block, II Floor