Engineering Chemistry

Dr Renu Bapna, Advisor, All India Council for Technical Education is a gold medalist (M.Sc Chemistry) and Ph.D from Rajasthan University with over 30 years of experience in teaching, research and technology administration. She has published various research papers in esteemed journals in the field of solution chemistry and has presented papers at various forums at national and international level. She has been on the editorial board of various research journals and governing council of various universities. She has been involved in policy formulation, coordinated development and review of technical education at national level in different capacities.

Dr. Renu Gupta received her Ph.D. from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. She has published a number of research papers in various prestigious journals. She has taught chemistry in different streams at undergraduate and post graduate level including engineering chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, physical chemistry etc. She is the author of several standard books in Chemistry which includes Practical Engineering Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Engineering Chemistry.

Engineering Chemistry is written in a simple language with logical flow of topics which gives the students clear, comprehensive, concise and up-to-date information of the subject and serves as an interface between theoretical principles of basic chemistry and their practical applications in engineering. The book, comprising 14 chapters, covers the fundamentals of engineering chemistry including fuel and combustion, electrochemistry, fuel cells and solar energy to corrosion and control, liquid crystals and high polymers.
The emphasis is on relevant concepts. Theories and principles have been explained with suitable illustrations, adequate examples, and neat and labeled diagrams. The review questions at the end of the chapter provides a thorough revision of concepts learnt while solved numericals, wherever required, have been added for better understanding of applications of the subject.

This book, a concise yet thorough introduction to chemistry, would be useful to students aspiring to become proactive engineers and will certainly enlighten the teachers.

ISBN: 9780230330764
Author: Renu Bapna & Renu Gupta
Published by: Macmillan India Ltd
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