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General Chemistry:

Introduction to Chemical Sciences, Basics includes: Periodic properties,
Effective nuclear charge, penetration of orbitals, variations of s, p, d and
f orbital energies of atoms in the periodic table, electronic
configurations, atomic and ionic sizes, ionization energies, electron
affinity and electronegativity, polarizability, oxidation states,
coordination numbers and geometries, hard soft acids and bases,
molecular geometries Structure of an Atom, Formation of molecules –
Kossel – Lewis approach to Chemical Bonding, Lewis Representations
of Simple Molecules and Ions, Types of Bonds.

Water Technology:

Introduction, Sources of water, Impurities in water, Hardness of Water,
Boiler Problems, Softening of water (External & Internal treatments),
Domestic water treatments, Waste water treatments, Desalination of
Brackish water.

Polymers and Fibers

Introduction, Classification based on Source, Structure, Molecular
forces. Polymerization and its mechanism. Definition of Rubber, Types
of Rubber, Vulcanization of rubber. Application of Rubber.
Biodegradable Polymers, Commercially important polymers- PE, PP,
PS, PVC, ABS, PMMA, Glyptal and their uses.
Types of fibers – Natural, semi synthetic, synthetic fibers. Physical
properties of fibers and uses of Cellulose acetate, Viscose Rayon, Nylon,
Polyesters acrylic, Glass fibers and Liquid Crystals.

Nano material:

Introduction, Sources, Properties and application of fullerenes, fullerols,
Metal based nanoparticles, Carbon nanotubes and nanowires. Synthesis:
Top down and Bottom up approaches, Nanoelectronics. Applications of
nanomaterial in catalysis, textile and medicine.

Fuel and Combustion:

Definition, Types of fuel and their applications.
Calorific Value, Characteristics of good fuel. Analysis of coal – ultimate
and proximate analysis, LPG, Natural gas, Biogas, Refining of
Petroleum by Fractional distillation, Octane and Cetane Number,
Unleaded Petrol and Diesel.

Chemical aspect of Biotechnology:

Introduction, Scope, importance and application, Benefits through
biotechnology – Agriculture, Food quality, Medicines, Fermentation
processes: Preparation of Ethanol and Acetic acid, Enzymes and its
application in industries, Importance of Biofuels, Bio fertilizers, Bio
surfactants and Bioreactors.

Analytical Techniques:

Measurement and understanding of pH,
Conductance, and Potential, Spectroscopic techniques: Principles of
Spectroscopy and Selection rules. UV-Visible Spectroscopy and its
Application, Vibrational and Rotational spectroscopy (IR) of diatomic
molecules and its application.