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6. A. Fitzgerald (Ed.). (2015). Emulsifiers: Properties, SIC3044 INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
Functions & Application. Nova Science Publishers
Inc. Historical overview of chemical industries.
Introduction of Industrial Revolution 4.0 in chemical
industries.
SIC3043 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AND
INSTRUMENTATION Challenges on the synthesis of chemicals that are
beneficial, profitable and responsible for the safety,
Trace Analysis.Introduction, techniques and health and environment. Research and
limitations, considerations in implementation of development from laboratory scale to commercial
trace analysis. Industrial technologies related to scale on the production of selected chemicals.
chemical process of adsorption, extraction, Economic aspect, fixed cost, variable cost,
purification and distillation. revenue, management and patent right.
Forecasting the profitability for pioneering
Type of chemical processes: batch/continuous, industries on the production of selected chemicals
steady/ unsteady state, simple/multiple reactions. through interpretation of break-even chart.
Process characteristics include yield, selectivity,
desired/undesired products. Definition of industrial chemistry covering raw
materials: Oil crops, coal, petroleum, natural gas,
Spectrometry. Atomic absorption spectroscopy rubber, wood, metal.
(AAS): atomization techniques such as flame
atomization, electrothermal (graphite furnace) Assessment Weightage
atomization, hydride generation technique, glow Continuous assessment 50%
discharge atomization, cold vapour technique. Summative assessment 50%
Atomic emission spectroscopy (AES): flame, arc-
spark and plasma AES (ICP-AES), References:
atomic fluorescence spectroscopy (AFS): principle, 1. A. Jess & P. Wassercheid.: Chemical Technology:
instrumentation, excitation sources, advantages, An Integral Textbook. Wiley-VCH: Germany, 2013
limitations. 2. R.C. Valencia. The Future of the Chemical Industry
by 2050. Imperial College Press, 2013
Separation Methods. Advanced aspects on theory 3. A. Heaton. The Chemical Industry.3rd edition.
and process of separation in GC and HPLC, van Springer, 2012
Deemter equation, general resolution equation and
HETP, types and selection of stationary phases in
GC, capillary GC, reversed phase HPLC, effects of SIC3045 INDUSTRIAL POLYMER CHEMISTRY
mobile phases in HPLC separations,
instrumentation in GC and HPLC, detectors in GC Part A: Introduction to Polymer
and HPLC, hyphenated techniques: GC-MS and Polymerization processes and mechanism
LC-MS. Basic principles of capillary (stepwise & addition polymerization).
electrophoresis.
Copolymers: Structures and properties of
Instrumentation techniques for characterization copolymers. Monomer reactivity ratios. Plastic
Introduction to current characterization techniques Crisis: Earth is Choking
and detailed discussion in the instrumental Discussion about current plastic crisis faced
techniques: X-ray diffractometry, Infrared, Raman, around the globe, including ongoing efforts to
UV-vis, and multinuclear magnetic resonance - address the issue, as well as challenges. Green
phosphorus spectroscopy, elemental analysis and polymers: Reducing impact to the environment
magnetic susceptibility
Part B:
Assessment Weightage Polymers and Industries
Continuous assessment 50% Discussion on the application of polymers in two
Summative assessment 50% different industries:

References (i) Latex and Rubber Industry
1. G. D. Christian, Analytical Chemistry, 7th Edition, Introduction to types of lattices and compositions,
John Wiley & Sons, 2008 as well as SMR grades and vulcanization.
2. A. Skoog, D.M. West, F.J. Holler & S.R. Crouch, Properties of rubber and latex: Theory and
Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, 9th Ed., measurement Applications and recent
Brooks/Cole Publ, 2014. developments
3. Harris, D.C. (2015) Quantitative Chemical (ii) Miscellaneous Industry (based on relevance and
Analysis, 9th Edition importance). Introduction to the types of polymers
involved in the industry.Properties of the polymers

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