SYLLABUS
INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
UNIT I: Survey of Indian Industries and mineral resources in
India
Fuels:Classification, characteristics of fuels. Solid fuels: coal –
classification; analysis of coal-proximate analysis and ultimate
analysis; calorific value-determination, carbonisation of coal.
Liquid fuels: Petroleum – characteristics, Gasoline aviation
petrol-knocking in internal combustion engines, antiknock
agents; unleaded petrol-octane number, cetane number.
Gaseous fuel: advantages over solid and liquid fuels; water gas,
producer gas, carburetted water gas – preparations – uses.
Natural gas: LPG-composition, advantages application; gobar
gas-production, composition, advantages, application.
Propellants – rocket fuels (basic idea)
UNIT II: Cosmetics
Skin care: powders, ingredients; creams and lotion-cleansing,
moisturing, all purpose shaving cream, sunscreen; make up
preparations.
Dental care: tooth pastes – ingredients.
Hair care: shampoo-types, ingredients, conditioners-types,
ingredients.
Perfumes: natural-plant origin-parts of the plant used, chief
constituents; animal origin-amber gries, civetone and musk;
synthetic-classification-esters-amylsalicylate alcohols –
citronellol; terpeneols-gereniol and nerol; ketones-muskone,
coumarin; aldehydes-vanilin.
Soaps and detergents
Soaps-properties, manufacture of soap-batch process;
types-transparent soap, toiler soap, powder soap and liquid soap –
ingredients.
Detergents-definition, properties-cleansing action; soapless
detergents – anionic, cationic and non-ionic (general idea only);
uses of detergents as surfactants. Biodegradability of soaps and
detergents.
UNIT III: Sugar industry
Manufacture from sugar cane; recovery of sugar from molasses;
testing and estimation of sugar.
Food preservation and processing
Food spoilage – causes, Food preservation – methods – high
temperature, low temperature, drying, radiation; Food additives –
preservatives, flavours, colours, anti-oxidants, sweetening
agents; hazards of using food additives; Food standards – Agmark
and Codex alimentarius.
UNIT IV: Abrasives
Definition, characteristics, types-natural and synthetic; natural
abrasives – diamond, corundum, emergy, garnet, quartz –
composition, uses; synthetic abrasives – carborundum, aluminium
carbide, boron carbide, boron nitride, synthetic graphite –
composition and uses.
Leather industry
Structure and composition of skin, hide; Manufacture of leather –
pre-tanning process – curing, liming, beating, pickling; methods
of tanning-vegetable, chrome – one bath, two bath process;
finishing.
Paper industry
Manufacture of pulp – mechanical, chemical processes; sulphate
pulp, rag pulp; manufacture of paper – beating, refining, filling,
sizing, colouring, calendaring; cardboard.
UNIT V: Lubricants
Definition, classification-liquid, semi-solid, solid and synthetic;
properties-viscosity index, flash point, cloud point, pour point,
aniline point and drop point; greases-properties, types; cutting
fluids, selection of lubricants.
Cement industry
Cement – types, raw materials; manufacture-wet process,
constituent of cement, setting of cement; properties of
cement-quality, setting time, soundness, strength; mortar,
concrete, RCC; curing and decay of concrete.
Intellectual property rights
Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights – Patents – Factors for
patentability – Novelty, Non obviousness, Industrial applications –
Patent offices in India: Trademark – Types of trademarks –
Certification marks, logos, brand names, signatures, symbols and
service marks