Chemical Engineering - Teerthanker Mahaveer University

Course Code: ECH-502
Semester-V
ORGANIC CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
B.Tech (CHE) Syllabus Applicable w.e.f. Academic Session 2012-13[01112012]
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Unit I
Coal and Coal chemicals: Types of coal, different uses, distillation of coal, treatment of products, low
and high temperature carbonization of coal, coal tar distillation,
Petroleum: Origin, classification, composition of crude oil, production of crude oil, distillation of crude
petroleum, refining-methods, uses of products, (Lectures 08)
Unit II
Extraction of vegetable oils: Purification, acid value, hydrogenation of oils,
Iodine value: Manufacture of fatty acids and soaps, saponification value, detergents- classification and
manufacture. (Lectures 08)
Unit III
Paints and varnishes: Constituents of paints, functions of paint, manufacturing procedures, Pigmentsmanufacture
of lithophone, varnishes, (Lectures 08)
Unit IV
Manufacture of pulp: Kraft process and sulphite process, production of paper.
Manufacture of cane sugar: Refining, manufacture of starch, dextrin and dextrose, production of
ethanol by fermentation, manufacture of pencillin, (Lectures 08)
Unit V
Polymerisation: Different methods, manufacture of polyethylene, phenol formaldehyde, SBR, synthetic
fibres, rayon, 6-nylon, 6,6-nylon, polyesters. (Lectures 08)
Text books:
1.`Dryden’s out lines of chemical Technology’ by Gopala Rao, M. & Marshall Sitting, .Affilated East
West Press Pvt.Ltd.
2.`Shreve’s Chemical Process Industries’ Austin,G.T,,. Mcgraw Hill Publishers
Reference book:
1.`Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology’ by Kirk.R.E & othmer,D.F., Inter Science.
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