Engineering Chemistry

This book, now in its second edition, is written specifically to address the course curriculum in Engineering Chemistry for the first-year students of all branches of engineering. Though most of the topics covered are customarily taught in several universities and institutes, the book follows the sequence of topics as prescribed in the two-semester course syllabus of engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu.

The book exposes students to fundamental knowledge in
• Treatment of water, polymers and composites
• Applications of surface chemistry and the concept of nuclear energy and energy storage devices
• Engineering materials and nanomaterials
• Electrochemistry and principles involved in corrosion and its inhibition, and protective coatings
• Analysis of fuels and combustion, phase rule, and important analytical techniques

KEY FEATURES
• Several worked examples to help students reinforce their comprehension of theory
• Numerous short and descriptive questions at the end of each chapter to test and foster students’ conceptual understanding of the subject.
• Chapter-end problems to help students become proficient at problem-solving.