| Course Name | Industrial Chemistry |
| Course Code | 25CHY634 |
| Program | Master of Science in Chemistry ( M. Sc. Chemistry ) |
| Credits | 3 |
| Campus | Amritapuri , Coimbatore , Mysuru |
Water TreatmentSoftening of water, ion exchange process, lime soda process, modified lime soda process, zeolite process, chemical and physical method of sterilization, desalination, boiler problems. Corrosion of boiler units, industrial water treatment, water analysis.
FuelsCalorific value, determination of calorific value, classification of fuels, solid fuels, properties of fuels, classification of coal, coking and non-coking coals, advantages and disadvantages of solid fuels. Liquid fuels,gaseous fuels, analysis of fuel gases, distillation of petroleum. Processing & purification of petroleum and petroleum products, flash point, fire point, knocking, ant knocking, cetane number, octane number, natural gasoline, cracking, polymerization, alkylation, isomerization, rocket fuels, fossil fuels, nuclear fuels.
Energy ResourcesRenewable and non-renewable sources of energy, conventional and non-conventional sources of energy, solar energy, solar technology, solar photovoltaic cell – application, PV lantern system, Radiotelephone system, application of solar energy, environmental implication, nuclear energy, nuclear fuel cycle in India, energy conservation and waste heat boilers, fuel cells, hydrogen cells.
Paints and PigmentsWhite pigment, blue, green, yellow, black and red pigments – manufacture, physical properties, characteristics, Manufacture of paints, setting of paints, requirement for good paints, emulsion paint, latex paint, luminescent paint, fire retardant paints, heat resistant paints, varnishes, manufacture of varnishes, enamels, lacquers.
Explosives and Toxic Chemical WeaponsIntroduction, classification. Deflagrating or low explosives. Characteristics of explosives, nitrocellulose, PETN, DNB, TNB, TNT, Picric Acid, nitroglycerine, dynamite, cirdite, gun powder, RDX, EDNA, HMX, tetryl, pentyl, hexyl, dinol. Toxic chemical weapons, screening smokes, incendiaries, pyrotechniques, explosives in India
TEXTBOOKS1.B. K. Sharma, Industrial Chemistry, Goel publishing.2.James A Kent, Riegels Hand book of Industrial chemistry, 10th edition, Kluwer Academic/Plenum publishers, 2003.REFERENCES1.Alan Heaton, An Introduction to Industrial chemistry, 3rd edition, Blackie Academic and professional, 1996.2.Chris A Clausen and Guy Mattson, Principles of industrial chemistry, 2nd edition Wiley, 1978.3.Jonathan Steed, Core Concepts on supramolecular chemistry and nanochemistry, Wiley Eastern Publishers, 2006.
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