| Lectures: 4 Periods/Week | Sessional Marks: 30 |
| University Exam: 3 Hours | University Examination Marks: 70 |
UNIT-I
Rubbers:
Classification, natural rubber, monomers of synthetic rubber, manufacture of SBR.
Synthetic Fibers:
Classification, manufacture of nylon 6,6, polyester fiber, viscose rayon fiber.
Petroleum Refining:
Constituents of petroleum, Products of Refining, petroleum refining process- Cracking,
reforming, polymerization, alkylation, isomerization, hydro-cracking, esterification
and hydration.
UNIT-II
Plastic industry:
Classification of plastics, outlines and manufacture of phenols, formaldehyde, vinyl chloride
and vinyl acetate, manufacture of phenol-formaldehyde resin and polyvinyl resins.
Paints and Varnishes:
Constituents of paints and varnishes and their manufacturing procedures.
UNIT-III
Sugar and starch industry:
Manufacture of cane sugar, production of starch from maize.
Fermentation industry:
manufacture of alcohol from molasses, manufacture of penicillin.
Pulp and paper industry:
Methods of pulping, production of sulphate and sulphite pulp, production of paper-wet
process. Cellulose and its derivatives.
UNIT-IV
Oils, soaps and detergents:
Definitions, constitution of oils, extraction and expression of vegetable oils, refining and
hydrogenation of oils, continuous process for the production of fatty acids and soap,
production of detergents.
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