B.E. (Chemical Engineering) Applied Chemistry Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
The University has moved this degree onto NEP 2020 one year at a time. The first and second years are NEP 2020 syllabi; the third and fourth years are still examined on the REV-2019 'C' Scheme, which is what the University sets for them this year.
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Syllabus for Applied Chemistry
Module 1: Fuels and Combustion printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Content
- A) cFuel: - Definition, Characteristics of good fuel. B) Calorific value (Definition, Types, Determination, Dulong’s formula, Numerical) C) Coal: - Analysis of coal – Proximate analysis, Ultimate analysis, Numerical) D) Combustion of coal – Numerical
Module 2: Corrosion printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Content
- A) Introduction: - Definition, Types of Corrosion – i) Dry or Atmospheric Corrosion, ii) Wet or Electrochemical corrosion (In Acidic medium, In Neutral medium) B) Factors affecting rate of corrosion:- i) Position of metal in galvanic series, ii) Purity of Metal, iii) Nature of Corrosion product, iv) Temperature, v) pH of medium, vi) concentration of medium, vii) moisture, viii) Relative Cathodic and Anodic area, ix) overvoltage C) Methods to control corrosion: - i) Selection of metal, ii) Proper Designing, iii) Cathodic protection, iv) Use of Corrosion Inhibitors, v) Metallic Coating D) Corrosion in Electronic devices
Module 3: Alloys printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Content
- A) Purpose of making alloys. B) i) Gibbs Phase rule – Statement, Terms involved with examples. ii) Reduced phase rule, Two-component system (Pb-Ag) & Numerical. iii) Merits and Limitations of Phase rule.
Module 4: Introduction to Polymers printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Content
- A) Macro-molecular science, basic concept of polymers, Chemical bonding in polymers, Classification of Polymers. B) Properties of Polymers:- i) Molecular weight - Number average molecular weight, Weight average molecular weight, Numerical, ii) Crystallinity - Crystalline and amorphous polymers – Glass transition temperature, iii) Mechanical Properties: Hardness, tensile strength, creep, fatigue, impact resistance (introduction), iv) Electrical properties: dielectric strength, insulation resistance, surface resistivity (Introduction), v) Optical properties: refractive index, transmittance, photoelectric property, colour
Module 5: Introduction to Composites printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Content
- A) Definition, Characteristics of Composites, B) Constituents of Composites – Matrix Phase and Dispersed Phase (Definition and Functions) C) Classification of Composites
Module 6: Green Chemistry for sustainable development printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Content
- A) Comparative study of synthesis of following industrially important molecules by conventional and green route:- i) Indigo dye, ii) Adipic acid, iii) Carbaryl B) Green Solvents: - characteristics and applications of Supercritical solvents and ionic liquids C) Green Fuels:- Synthesis and Advantages of i) Biodiesel, ii) Ethanol
Recommended Books
- 1 Engineering Chemistry, Jain and Jain, Dhanpat Rai Publication
- 2 A textbook of Engineering Chemistry, S. S. Dara, S. Chand and Company
- 3 Polymer science: Vasant Gowarikar, Wiley Estern Ltd, new Delhi
- 4 Green Chemistry: V. K. Ahluwalia
- 1 https://archive.nptel.ac.in/courses/103/106/105106205/
- 2 https://courses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ch41/preview
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Chemical Engineering) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2024-25. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Modules are numbered in sequence here; in the syllabus itself, Module 1 is printed as Module Detailed Content; Module 2 is printed as Module Detailed Content; Module 3 is printed as Module Detailed Content; Module 4 is printed as Module Detailed Content; Module 5 is printed as Module Detailed Content; Module 6 is printed as Module Detailed Content. The PDF above is the syllabus's own page, unaltered.
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